man, i just did this and all i can say is wow, i wasnt prepared for the amount of gas that came out of the line!!! real easy to replace, got one from advanced auto parts for 15$ as dirty as it was i plan on doing this every 50k, i currently have 112k

 

It's a marketing ploy, they tell you it is a lifetime so when it clogs real bad it takes the fuel pump out (due to added stress of pumping through a dirty filter) so they can turn around and charge you a pretty penny to change the filter and put in a new fuel pump...

 

Next on my list..

 

i have 143k on mine and the diff/tranny fuild too im afraid to change it dont feel like snapping a line or something may let the dealer screw it up and fix it on there dime

 

If you do it carefully it aint to hard. There are special wrench designs if I recall that are made for those annoying fittings-work much better than a standard wrench.

 

Anyone been successful at changing the filter on a 2.7? It seems damn near impossible!

 

Don't know about the 4Runners, but my Tacoma was not

fun. It will be much easier for me the second go round.

The way I did it was to take of the tire and work through the wheel well.

A stubby 17mm ratchet or stubby wrench is handy in removing the fittings from the filter.

If you have some long extensions and sockets with magnet inserts, and a swivel socket, it helps in getting the bolts loose from the block and back on.

 

i used to have a 2.7. You need to take off the tire, get a nice mini chair and a crap load of extensions.

 

Flare nut wrench. I can't remember what size it was now though...

 

Has anyone done what i would consider to be a true test of the 'lifetime filter'. How about taking fuel pressure at at the engine to determine if the filter being 'dirty' has actually reduced the fuel below spec. When I did mine, the filter was indeed a bit dirty as noticed in the gas that came back out the inlet side. But this does not mean that the fuel filter was 'bad'! Maybe there is enough surface area in there and the filter media will allow for 500k miles worth of gas?

Any thoughts?

 

I think it all depends on how many tanks of dirty gas you get. In a perfect world the gas getting sucked up from the bottom of your tank wouldn't have any impurities that needed filtering.

 

A good fuel pressure gauge reading before and after should do the trick.

 

or better yet Chevrolet's 100k mile tune up... i did a tune up on my moms suburban at 65k and plugs where horrible!

 

Never done this before. Is there a DYI on this? I hav edone this before on other cars and just clamped the rubber section from the tank...remove and let whats in the filter and line drain. Is this bascially the same?


I am taking off on a trip and bought the filter to change before I go, but my wife filled the tank. Damm!

Any good suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

 

um... as long as you turn the truck off you can just remove the old one, and install the new one, and very little gas will drip out, less than a tenth of a gallon. however, friendly word of advice, keep that wrench in your truck for a couple days just incase you dont get it tight enough on the first try, mine wiggled loose the day after i changed it and thank god i had my tools in the truck!