WRITEUP- Changing a fuel filter on a V6 4Runner
07-03-2004, 01:02 AM
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WRITEUP- Changing a fuel filter on a V6 4Runner
Someone had to do it, given all the recent talk about it. 
This was an easy one to do (and to write):
http://www.4runners.org/writeups/fuelfilter/index.html
Despite the writeup, I didn't end up changing mine out b/c I got the wrong part from the parts dealership that i ordered from (problem solved by dealer---thank you)
Enjoy,
Bob
This was an easy one to do (and to write):http://www.4runners.org/writeups/fuelfilter/index.html
Despite the writeup, I didn't end up changing mine out b/c I got the wrong part from the parts dealership that i ordered from (problem solved by dealer---thank you)
Enjoy,
Bob
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07-06-2004, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob_98SR5
If you give it a few good shakes, more should come out.
Hey Bob, do you have any plastic covering up the fuel filter? When I did mine, I had to remove a plastic shroud-faux skid plate-thing first.
07-06-2004, 10:38 AM
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OK. I just mentioned it in case someone e-mails you and says they can't find it. They may need to remove that plastic piece, but hopefully people will realize that. I think mine was on with 3 bolts maybe? I never put it back on b/c it had partially rotted out around one or two of the bolt holes.
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07-06-2004, 12:17 PM
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Another suggestion for the writeup is the use of a bit of teflon tape on the threads of the fitting to get a nice seal, but avoiding blocking/plugging the line.
07-06-2004, 02:47 PM
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another suggestion since bob is ignoring my IM's:
Tighten it as hard as you can!! Reason I was sprayin everywhere was because I thought by holding onto the filter and tightening it with a 14mm wrench was enough, until I finally listened to my dad and held the filter nut with an adjustable wrench and tightened the ˟˟˟˟˟ outta both fittings with the 14mm wrench.
Tighten it as hard as you can!! Reason I was sprayin everywhere was because I thought by holding onto the filter and tightening it with a 14mm wrench was enough, until I finally listened to my dad and held the filter nut with an adjustable wrench and tightened the ˟˟˟˟˟ outta both fittings with the 14mm wrench.
07-06-2004, 03:54 PM
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double nimrod!
dude, i wasn't ignoring you. i was at the gym. nerrrrd!
and rob, im not advising anyone to tighten the S out of anything! are you sure you aligned everything properly before tightening down? i didn't have to excessively tighten down anything. ill see if i can dig up the torque specs but it wasnt bad at all.
bob
dude, i wasn't ignoring you. i was at the gym. nerrrrd!
and rob, im not advising anyone to tighten the S out of anything! are you sure you aligned everything properly before tightening down? i didn't have to excessively tighten down anything. ill see if i can dig up the torque specs but it wasnt bad at all.
bob
07-06-2004, 04:55 PM
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yea i'm pretty sure everything's aligned. It's just that when I used the double wrench method, i got a few more threads in and that tightened up everything. I guess I'm just a weakling.......
07-18-2004, 06:25 AM
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Nice writeup, I did mine a few weeks ago and what bothered me was when i pulled the filter down and set it on the ground, black fuel drained out of it, looked like someone had mixed fuel and coal. I think anyone that thinks this is not a 30k mile item is nutso 
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Replaced mine last night. That is cake! Definately use goggles/glasses and latex gloves. That undercoating is a bi*ch to get off! Thanks for the writeup Bob!
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