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Old 01-13-2008, 12:36 PM   #1
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Fuel Filter?

I have a 01 V6 alero and im wondering where this fuel filter is? Is it in the rear by the tank? Also how hard is it to change/get to. Thanks
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Old 01-13-2008, 01:11 PM   #2
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its easy to access, it is located under the car on the driver side almost in line with the back of your driver's seat if i remember correctly. two hose to disconnect. I'm not sure what hold it there tough
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the #6 bolt torque..its impossible to get...unless I use telekenesis
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Old 01-13-2008, 01:13 PM   #3
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I think that the filter is located about halfway up the car on the drivers side and it's not to hard to change if you got the right tools.
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Old 01-13-2008, 01:57 PM   #4
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It's up there, in front of the tank.

Easy to get with the right tools
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Old 01-13-2008, 02:21 PM   #5
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k thanks so much !
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Old 07-09-2009, 01:21 AM   #6
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the filter is a bitc* to get off. If you dont unclip the first hose and break it you gotta fabricate some type of you own hose. And believe me it aint easy because of the amount of pressure in them lines. So all in all dont screw it up the first time unlike i did
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Old 07-09-2009, 01:27 AM   #7
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Its not a bitch, its easy. But just like anything else you have to be mechanically inclined, doing something for the first time is always a learning experience.
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Old 11-25-2009, 12:48 AM   #8
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What's the best way to de-pressurize the fuel system before changing the fuel filter?? Just wrap a bunch of rags around the wrench end, and S-L-O-W-L-Y release the nut?
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Old 11-25-2009, 12:58 AM   #9
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there is a pin on the fuel rail to release the pressure
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Old 11-25-2009, 11:27 AM   #10
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/\ He is right but there will still be quite a lot of fuel in the line so make sure you use some rags around it and do not be directly under when you remove it. Gas in the eye hurts like hell.
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the gm manual method of de-pressurizing says to pull the fuel pump fuse and crank the car until it doesn't fire at all anymore. I personally just pulled the line of and let it drain the little bit there is onto the floor since i was on a hoist where the floor is dirty anyways.
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I did it the same way.
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there is a pin on the fuel rail to release the pressure

can someone tell me where that is???

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I just put a bucket underneath lol, it was at most a litre of fuel lost. my line was rusty so it broke a little higher up from where the nut is so I had to make a new line, nothing major
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talking about the nut.

Know what kind of nut it is?
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did it 2 days ago, no need to relieve pressure, who doesn't like a fuel spray in the face?

i forgot to lol
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Do it after it's been sitting for several hours, although I guess that's not feasible if you're using a hoist, then you can do the fuel rail or crank it without the fuel pump. Either way watch your face cause you'll get gassed, then when you get the new one in, turn the key on, wait a couple seconds, then turn it off then on again, just to be sure you get fuel in the lines, and don't have to crank the heck out of your engine get it to start.
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well thats prob why I had no issues, mine was sitting on the hoist for 5 hours before I had a free chance to work on my own car at work to do it.

the nut is a 7/8 if I remb correctly I dunno its been 4 or 5 weeks
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Thanks.

All this help me, to get over it without hassle
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yea best to relieve the pressure, other wise your gonna get gas spraying
at ya at aleast 40 psi in yourface
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