DoubleX
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• Colmar, PA, USA |
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• Registered on 3/3/2005 |
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 Posted:5/21/2007 19:20 |
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So, I have a '02 V10 Excursion. It has 52,000 on it and I thought I'd change the fuel filter. I'm sure it would be easy, if I could find on the damn truck.
Can someone give me a hint where it's hidden?
I'm going back out to see if it's back at the tank, didn't think of that till just now.
Once I find it, can I just replace it, or will there be pressure in the line I need to release?
Thanks in advance.
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LANDYOT
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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Posted:5/21/2007 19:27 |
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Crawl under your X just below where the driver's feet would be located. Then look up at the inboard side of the driver-side frame rail. You should find a silver colored can-shaped thingamabob with a metal tube connected at each end.
You'll need a special tubing disconnector-tool available at most auto parts stores. When I've changed mine, I did not pre-release the fuel pressure at the fuel rail ... but I did keep a 5-gallon bucket handy to catch the gasoline that did leak out.
PS - DO NOT SMOKE while changing the fuel filter.  |
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DoubleX
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• Colmar, PA, USA |
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Posted:5/21/2007 19:30 |
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Thanks, I'm on my way to get the disconnector tool, I was wondering what those plastic clips were for.
What ever happened to the days of hose clamps? The kind with the screw? |
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LANDYOT
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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Posted:5/21/2007 19:36 |
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| Quote: | | What ever happened to the days of hose clamps? |
Hose clamps on a fuel line? They're on my '06 Harley and all other carbureted vehicles. BTW, all Harleys are now fuel injected starting with the '07 model line.
My kit car uses a filter with threaded ends. I like that style, but you'd be well advised to use "tube nut wrenches" in lieu of regular open-end wrenches. |
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DoubleX
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• Colmar, PA, USA |
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Posted:5/21/2007 19:54 |
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As a kid we always used hose clamps on rubber fuel lines, not those spring steel ones, but regular hose clamps.
The fuel line was a hose and we needed to clamp it, thus a hose clamp did the trick.
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monsta
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• The Big Island, HI, USA |
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Posted:5/23/2007 02:08 |
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If you do decide that you want to release the fuel pressure then simply pull the fuel pump fuse while the truck is running. It'll die in 2 seconds. 
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DoubleX
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• Colmar, PA, USA |
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Posted:5/23/2007 20:19 |
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DONE!
That was easy. You do need a special tool to get the fuel lines off, it cost me $8 at Pep Boys. Don't think I could have gotten the fuel line off without it.
As for the fuel line pressure, I didn't do anything to release the pressure, there was not much fuel that ran out of the lines, more came out of the filter itself.
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shiepo
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• carson, CA, USA |
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• Registered on 6/23/2011 |
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Posted:7/23/2012 19:38 |
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i am owning a shop for bulk orders of parts to have customers discounted autoparts online and its for trucks too. i used to make sure that all of my customers are satisfied for this. if you are having a trouble on your fule filter and need to change pm me. |
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