Newbie post, 89 4-runner, where is the fuel filter??
11-10-2010, 01:02 PM
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Newbie post, 89 4-runner, where is the fuel filter??
Heh, yeah. So my 89 4-runner has a rough/loping idle and has been stalling at stops. I adjusted the plug gap and it helped a little, also replaced the wires again (replaced them in Feb) and I'd like to replace the fuel filter after reading on here about how it helps with high mileage vehicles. But I have failed to locate it in the engine compartment, and after tracing the fuel lines I wondering if it is, in fact, on top of the fuel tank like Haynes says it could be.
My 89 4-runner is a 4 cylinder, EFI, with about 400k miles. And I'm about 90% positive the fuel filter hasn't been changed, ever. So, is it in the engine compartment and I missed seeing it, or is it on top of the tank and I need to drop the tank to replace it?
I would also like to know of any good threads for this model because I'm getting to the point where I want to redo some things, like the interior and paint. The engine is pretty sound, I do most of the maintenance myself, and major services like timing chain, new head gasket, new starter, have been done within the last 3 years.
Thanks!
My 89 4-runner is a 4 cylinder, EFI, with about 400k miles. And I'm about 90% positive the fuel filter hasn't been changed, ever. So, is it in the engine compartment and I missed seeing it, or is it on top of the tank and I need to drop the tank to replace it?
I would also like to know of any good threads for this model because I'm getting to the point where I want to redo some things, like the interior and paint. The engine is pretty sound, I do most of the maintenance myself, and major services like timing chain, new head gasket, new starter, have been done within the last 3 years.
Thanks!
11-10-2010, 01:09 PM
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there are two I believe..
One is under the intake manifold, pain in the ass to get to
Factory Service Manual
http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/
One is under the intake manifold, pain in the ass to get to
Factory Service Manual
http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/
Last edited by Outsane; 11-10-2010 at 01:12 PM.
11-10-2010, 05:17 PM
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There is one inside the fuel tank on the fuel pump, it is the other one I want to change. I will have to wait for light tomorrow and take the brush guard off to see if I can find the sucker since it wasn't topside. Thank you for the manual link, I found a diagram that helped.
11-15-2010, 08:44 AM
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It is a PITA to get to that filter. I did mine when I did my headgasket just because I figured I had no better opportunity with the head and intake manifold out of the truck. In hindsight I should have relocated it somewhere else in the engine bay for easy access. Here is a pic from pirate4x4 of the filter location on a stock 22re...(The starter is directly below it)
If you're thinking of relocating it when you change it, there's a good thread here on YT...
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...cation-195162/
...Hope this helps.
If you're thinking of relocating it when you change it, there's a good thread here on YT...
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...cation-195162/
...Hope this helps.
11-15-2010, 08:58 AM
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There is no actual fuel filter in the tank.
What you guys are referring to is the fuel pump pickup screen.
It may technically be a filter but, it is not referred to as a fuel filter.
And the screens in the tank normally don't require changing.
What you guys are referring to is the fuel pump pickup screen.
It may technically be a filter but, it is not referred to as a fuel filter.
And the screens in the tank normally don't require changing.
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