Is this the fuel filter?

Crabman

Hi peeps, hoping someone will be able to point me towards which component is the fuel filter! I've checked the Haynes manual which only has one close-up picture, trouble is, the manual says the filter is located "on the engine bulkhead", however the only thing I see is the one with a green arrow pointing to it which isn't anywhere near where it apparently should be:

Picture 1

There's also a wider shot in case anyone can spot it under the air filter housing:

Picture 2

Any guidance would be appreciated

Crabman :beer:

uktyler

The fuel filter in my car looks like the metal canister to the left of the wrong end of the arrow in picture 1. It has a petrol line in, and one out.

Order one to fit, and then check what it looks like in relation to your engine bay.

Keith

The fuel filter is in the first photo to the left of the arrow, the thing with the weird (banjo) clip on it.

That looks like the brake servo that the arrow is pointing too

If you look at photo one, it's bolted to the bulkhead explaining the haynes explanation

Wig

Your fuel filter is the silver cannister to the left of the green arrow, which looks like it is fastened to the bulkhead and is held inplace with a spring clip. It has the fuel line coming out from the top (with a small yellow mark) vertically. If you look underneath it you will see another fuel line going into it.

When you change it make sure it is the right way around, should be an arrow pointing in the direction of fule flow (which would be upwards) or there might be a different colour cap on the in and out ends, it will tell you in the haynes or in the box it comes in.

I think the other thing could be the carbon cannister ?


Your confusion could be..... The bulkhead is the dividing wall between engine bay and car interior.

uktyler

Take care when you change the filter, the threads on these are only aluminium, and are very eay to cross thread, causing them to leak. Make sure they are lined up straight before fitting the hoses.

Wig

Should be just a piece of flex rubber fuel hose which pushes onto the tubes coming out of both ends of the filter. Then small clip is screwed to hold the rubber hose on tight.

Crabman

Cheers guys, you're right the silver cannister has to be the one and you're also correct in that I thought the bulkhead was a part of the central part of the engine bay hence looking in the wrong place :doh:

I'll phone the dealer and motor factors to find out how much it costs, I'm thinking the cost is in the same region as that for an air filter? Strangely last time I got the air filter the dealer was cheaper than all the motor factors I managed to contact

It looks like the main thing to be careful about is the fuel system being pressurised (car has fuel injection), but that seems easy to overcome - remove fuel pump fuse, start engine, wait for it to stall and then try to start a couple more times to make sure fuel lines are clean, does that sound about right?

EDIT - regarding the threading - Haynes says the fuel lines fit on and are then secured by the metal retaining clips, so I'm guessing it's simply a case of sliding it on but will check carefully.

anewman

Crabman wrote: »

I'll phone the dealer and motor factors to find out how much it costs, I'm thinking the cost is in the same region as that for an air filter? Strangely last time I got the air filter the dealer was cheaper than all the motor factors I managed to contact

As a guide a fuel filter for my car cost £10. I think an air filter for my car is about £4.

Crabman wrote: »

It looks like the main thing to be careful about is the fuel system being pressurised (car has fuel injection), but that seems easy to overcome - remove fuel pump fuse, start engine, wait for it to stall and then try to start a couple more times to make sure fuel lines are clean, does that sound about right?

Yes but would go easy on the trying to start it again. Maybe just once for a couple of seconds if that. Don't want to kill the starter by overheating it. There will be petrol in there anyway so it's probably best to have some old cloths ready and to use hose clamps on both hoses (like http://www.getgeared.co.uk/acatalog/Hose_Clamp.html ) and then loosen the clips fastening the pipes to the filter, replace and remove clamps.

Wig

Fuel pump relay I would have thought. Then start it up.

Have a basin under the car or a small icecream tub in the engine bay to hold the fuel filter over when you disconnect the lower hose, if there's any fuel in there it will want to drain out when taken off the fuel hose.

Keith

When I took out my old engine I had to depressurise the fuel system.

After spending 20 minutes trying to understand what the Haynes wanted me to do, I just undid the fuel line to the fuel rail, which instantly released the pressure!

:rotfl:

Wig

Keith wrote: »

When I took out my old engine I had to depressurise the fuel system.

After spending 20 minutes trying to understand what the Haynes wanted me to do, I just undid the fuel line to the fuel rail, which instantly released the pressure!

:rotfl:

Indeed, the pressure is not really a problem, sometimes there is very little pressure, and if there is any it will just go "psshhh" and then it will be all over. A lot of drama over nothing.