Lifetime huh?

 

eww, did you flood your engine recently?

 

Yeah, when I got mine from the dealer the tech was like.. hmm they say its a lifetime filter.. Im like. No, there is no such thing as a lifetime filter.

too bad the lines on mine are rusted and stripped. Some doofus tried to use vice grips or something on them..

 

lol...the tags on the truck say like March 2001 Its been sitting for a LONG time. I put 5 gallons of fresh gas in it and it ran "marginally" okay. Wouldnt go over 30mph though. I drained the gas tank already, and I'm in the process of swapping injectors and cleaning the intakes (both pieces!)

But no, I did not flood my engine

 

Thats should be very good evidence for some people on here that think the fuel filter on our trucks is a life time part, ITS NOT.

 

Yeah, I thought it was life time and did not replace the one on my 2wd

 

Oh man! I think I need to change mine.

 

Should I punch myself in the face b/c I've had a new fuel filter sitting in my garage for a year now?

 

same.. i really need to get mine done

 

Fuel filter is always on my list for first things to do when I buy a used vehicle

 

how do you change it?

 

undo the lines on each end, remove old fuel filter, put new one in and tighten lines.

What motor do you have?

 

Step 1: Remove the engine

Step 2: Locate fuel filter

Step 3: replace

Fuel filter on the 22re, at least, is a pain to get to. I've been told you can access it from the passenger wheel well...but I didn't see a way to do this. I replaced mine while the head gasket was off. This is most likely not a 15 minute project and should be saved for a weekend project if you have other things to do on the engine.

 

Best time to do it is either during a clutch replacement, or head removal. The filter is located above the starter, under the intake assembly, behind alot of hoses and stuff. Royal pain to get to.

I replaced mine last fall when I did the clutch, 167,000 miles on the o.g. and it was fairly clean, but I'm glad I replaced it.

 

Yeah, that's why mine isn't done yet. I bought a new filter shortly after buying my rig and then later found out where it was hidden.

 

lol.

I love the way the Suzuki sidekicks have them. They are right in front of the gas tank and changing the fuel filter is a 5 minute job. Of course, when I changed it it turned into 15 minutes because I had to clean up after i got sprayed in the face with gasoline because I forgot to remove the battery cable and relieve fuel pressure in the system.

 

i can do mine in about 15min's lol.

i love my body lift

 

I ask what motor it is because that will allow us to tell you where the fuel filter is located.

On the 3.0 assembly. the fuel filter is located on the inside of the frame rail right near the passenger side torsion bar adjustment.

Not exactly sure on the 22re location.

 

so if i were to do it this weekend, what should i be aware of that can break?

 

you will want to consider having the hard lines on either side to replace as well as the fuel pump bracket since that probably should be done as well.