Fuel Filter

[elitecloud]

i've tried doing the fuel filter myself, and can't seem to get in there at all

it's too tight of a fit to get my hands / wrench in there

i have the 3400 btw

any tips or anything you guys can give me? the shop wants like 40 bucks to change it out, and i really don't NEED it changed, it's just that i havn't had it changed since i owned it so i thought it would be a good idea for matinence to do it....

help plz thanks

[AGT]

never been done then you need it changed...every 15,000 miles

[AftermathAlero]

Uhh.. you need to change it every 15 or 30k. I'd do every 15k miles. You need better tools or different ones if you have it. like offset wrenches. Where it they angle out. Normal wrench may or maynot fit cuz of the limited space down there. real easy. Just go by an offset wrench.

[natedawg9640]

sorry for piggybacking off your thread but is it a pain in the ass to change the fuel filter on the 2.4? i've never done it and i want to casue my milage is dropping too... and where is it?

[AGT]

Originally posted by AftermathAlero@Feb 6 2006, 09:46 AM
Uhh.. you need to change it every 15 or 30k. I'd do every 15k miles. You need better tools or different ones if you have it. like offset wrenches. Where it they angle out. Normal wrench may or maynot fit cuz of the limited space down there. real easy. Just go by an offset wrench.
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Yeah or pipe wrenches. Plus the Gm fuel filter tool would be great to have.

[AftermathAlero]

the gm filter tool is only for the 99 models. when they used the push in clip instead of the new design clip that doesn't require it from 2000 -current.

[AftermathAlero]

Originally posted by natedawg9640@Feb 6 2006, 10:20 AM
sorry for piggybacking off your thread but is it a pain in the ass to change the fuel filter on the 2.4? i've never done it and i want to casue my milage is dropping too... and where is it?
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nah its same for both engines.. same location. Its under the car around the backseat location. You'll see the round sucka. So to explain in it.. its in the middle of the middle of the car location. LOL

[jamcllw]

I have to remove this big black box looking thing to get to my fuel filter. I can see it from underneath the car but can't get any tools at it until the box is removed.

[doubleN0alero]

anybody have a how to for this..could be interesting

[natedawg9640]

i may go at it...

[Oldsman]

Originally posted by double0alero@Feb 6 2006, 01:11 PM
anybody have a how to for this..could be interesting
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we don't have one here but gagt.com does.