For those of you that have been holding back for one reason or another - wait no longer! The fuel filter literally took me 10 minutes to replace - on my back, with no jack.

You will need a deep well 10mm socket or 10mm wrench, 14mm wrench, and a towel to "catch" the fuel that comes out. I also wore latex gloves to keep the gas smell off me (I hate that smell).

That's it, piece of cake!

BTW: I am at 73.5K miles.

PS: I got my filter from TOR (Todd) here on the boards. He is a great guy to work with, and the shipping was fast!

Just do it!

 

Hmmmm...
I'm at 43K, I should probably wait at least another 22K before I even think about this.
But encouraging news all the same

 

Wow you are fast.

 

only comment: Write-up

Cuz I don't even know where the dang thing is located

 

Hmm, I thought someone was doing a write-up on this already.

Well, you cant miss it Rob. It is right under the drivers seat (under the vehicle of course).

I can take some pics for you if it is something you want to do.

 

This is probably a stupid question because I've never done a fuel filter change... I know it's just good routine maintenance, but is there a noticeable difference afterwards? Just curious.

 

No, I felt no difference. However, the fuel that I dumped out of the old filter was brown.

 

this is probably a stupid question but i was wondering if you had to bleed off any air out of the fuel line and if so how? i heard somewhere that the air bleeding procedure was the big hassle and that was why most people avoid it like the plague it seems that the beeding thing is merely a mith?
thanks
kerry

 

yea, whats H-man said,,,, i wanna know also, im needing mine replaced NOW, lol
Ric

 

Just a myth on the 3rd gens. Just remove, catch excess with a towel, and replace with the new.

 

thanks

 

Hey '96- you're one of those lucky enough to live in a rust-free environment. For the rest of us schmoes, its going to take a bit longer- even with box-end wrenches I still came close to stripping the nuts on the filter, but a pair of vice grips saved my a$$.

 

It's the same on the Tacoma, easy as one two three, I prolly replace mine too often at 20k? but i figure it's cheap and if it helps my injectors then it's worth it

 

Yeah, good point. But I wouldnt exactly call it "lucky" to live here. Heck, I would much rather move back to Seattle at the sacrifice of a couple bolts and some bloody knuckles.

What would you rather have, a house in hell or a pesky fuel filter?

 

hmmmm...
I'm not sure which I'd rather have...

You got more pics other than your garage?

 

96 runner,,
thankx man,, i love this board,, i just saved ( thankx to 96 runner) $100 wooohoooo took all of 30 mins. and she is runnin, THANKX again
Ric

 

How did you do that without gas spewing all over the place??? When I did mine I swear I lost half the tank!!! And gas burns your arm pits bad!!!:cry:

 

eeeeewwwwwwww

Realistically, how much gas would you say you lost?

 

Christian,

A pic would be great.

Bob

 

And it burns if you get it in your eyes too!!



For those talking about bleeding the fuel system to get the air out, I believe that is only with diesel engines. Air in the injectors of a diesel will be a MAJOR pain to get out usually....


On my 3.slow, I just turned it over after the swap. It took probably 15 seconds, then came roaring back to life.