juniorlude
09-04-2008, 06:19 PM
How to replace the 4th gen fuel filter.
Tools needed:
- 14mm, 17mm Open-closed wrench
- 10mm, 12mm, 17mm, Socket w/ medium attachment.
- Flathead Screwdriver
- Water pumps
- Pinch Clamp
- Metal Bar (for torque)
- Shop Rag
Skills Needed:
Common Sense
Intermediate Level
WARNING: DO NOT SMOKE WHILE DOING THIS MAINTENANCE ROUTINE BECAUSE OPEN FLAME AND GASOLINE MIXED TOGETHER WILL COMBUST.
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENTS THAT MAY OCCUR FROM PERFORMING THIS HOW TO. IF YOU FEEL THAT ANYTHING IS INCORRECT PLEASE NOTIFY ME, AND I WILL CORRECT IT AS NECCESARY.
1. Relieve fuel pressure by two ways:
- The first is to loosen your gas tank cap.
- Second loosen the fuel pressure service bolt at the end of the fuel rail with a 12mm socket, and a 17mm wrench holding the nut below it. Give it about a minute to relieve the fuel.
- Remove the vacuum hose from the intake manifold that goes from the fuel pressure regulator to the intake manifold and use a pinch clamp to pinch it.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z317/junior8811/0904081714-1.jpg
Note: Make sure you use a shop rag underneath the bolt on the fuel rail to soak up the fuel that is drained.
2. Remove Air Intake, this makes it easier and gives you more room. I have a short ram intake so all I had to do is remove the two clamps with a flathead screwdriver.
3. Loosen and remove the fuel feed pipe with a 14mm wrench.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z317/junior8811/0904081715-1.jpg
4. Loosen and remove the 17mm banjo bolt. The banjo bolt was a pain to remove for me because it was super tight. The way I removed the banjo bolt was I went ahead and removed the fuel filter from the bracket using a 10mm socket and extension to remove just the passenger side bracket bolt.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z317/junior8811/0904081715a-1.jpg
Then I used the water pumps to grab hold of the tab that the fuel feed pipe screwed into and used a 17mm wrench and a torque bar to loosen the bolt.
Note: Make sure you use a shop rag underneath the fuel filter when removing both the fuel feed pipe and banjo bolt.
5. Next go ahead and take this time to clean up the banjo fitting and fuel feed pipe connections to make sure they are free of debris.
6. Next I went ahead and fitted the new fuel filter in the bracket and bolted back the bracket bolt at 7 lb-ft.
7. Now go ahead and screw in the fuel feed pipe at 28 lb-ft.
8. Next bolt the banjo fitting back on. Make sure you replace the washers. The new fuel filter should have come with two new washers. One of them goes between the fuel filter and the fitting, and the other goes between the bolt and fitting. Torque this down to 20 lb-ft. I could not get a torque wrench to this bolt so I just tightened it as tight as I could.
9. Put the air intake back on.
10. Tighten fuel rail service bolt at 9 lb-ft, and tighten gas tank cap back on.
11. Before you start the car you should cycle the key a few times, and after each time, check for any possible fuel leaks from the service bolt, banjo bolt, and fuel feed pipe.
The Honda service manual recommends that you replace your fuel filter every 4 years or 60,000 miles.
Tools needed:
- 14mm, 17mm Open-closed wrench
- 10mm, 12mm, 17mm, Socket w/ medium attachment.
- Flathead Screwdriver
- Water pumps
- Pinch Clamp
- Metal Bar (for torque)
- Shop Rag
Skills Needed:
Common Sense
Intermediate Level
WARNING: DO NOT SMOKE WHILE DOING THIS MAINTENANCE ROUTINE BECAUSE OPEN FLAME AND GASOLINE MIXED TOGETHER WILL COMBUST.
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENTS THAT MAY OCCUR FROM PERFORMING THIS HOW TO. IF YOU FEEL THAT ANYTHING IS INCORRECT PLEASE NOTIFY ME, AND I WILL CORRECT IT AS NECCESARY.
1. Relieve fuel pressure by two ways:
- The first is to loosen your gas tank cap.
- Second loosen the fuel pressure service bolt at the end of the fuel rail with a 12mm socket, and a 17mm wrench holding the nut below it. Give it about a minute to relieve the fuel.
- Remove the vacuum hose from the intake manifold that goes from the fuel pressure regulator to the intake manifold and use a pinch clamp to pinch it.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z317/junior8811/0904081714-1.jpg
Note: Make sure you use a shop rag underneath the bolt on the fuel rail to soak up the fuel that is drained.
2. Remove Air Intake, this makes it easier and gives you more room. I have a short ram intake so all I had to do is remove the two clamps with a flathead screwdriver.
3. Loosen and remove the fuel feed pipe with a 14mm wrench.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z317/junior8811/0904081715-1.jpg
4. Loosen and remove the 17mm banjo bolt. The banjo bolt was a pain to remove for me because it was super tight. The way I removed the banjo bolt was I went ahead and removed the fuel filter from the bracket using a 10mm socket and extension to remove just the passenger side bracket bolt.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z317/junior8811/0904081715a-1.jpg
Then I used the water pumps to grab hold of the tab that the fuel feed pipe screwed into and used a 17mm wrench and a torque bar to loosen the bolt.
Note: Make sure you use a shop rag underneath the fuel filter when removing both the fuel feed pipe and banjo bolt.
5. Next go ahead and take this time to clean up the banjo fitting and fuel feed pipe connections to make sure they are free of debris.
6. Next I went ahead and fitted the new fuel filter in the bracket and bolted back the bracket bolt at 7 lb-ft.
7. Now go ahead and screw in the fuel feed pipe at 28 lb-ft.
8. Next bolt the banjo fitting back on. Make sure you replace the washers. The new fuel filter should have come with two new washers. One of them goes between the fuel filter and the fitting, and the other goes between the bolt and fitting. Torque this down to 20 lb-ft. I could not get a torque wrench to this bolt so I just tightened it as tight as I could.
9. Put the air intake back on.
10. Tighten fuel rail service bolt at 9 lb-ft, and tighten gas tank cap back on.
11. Before you start the car you should cycle the key a few times, and after each time, check for any possible fuel leaks from the service bolt, banjo bolt, and fuel feed pipe.
The Honda service manual recommends that you replace your fuel filter every 4 years or 60,000 miles.