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Just thought we might as well put this in the DIY section so people can stop asking.

You will need:
14mm Flare Nut Spanner for the bottom flare nut
19mm Spanner for the top bolt
12mm Spanner or socket
10mm Spanner or socket

Step 1. Remove the bottom rear seat cushion, and you will see a plate in the centre held on by four screws. Remove these four screws and then disconnect the connector from the fuel pump. Start the engine and allow it to stall on its own.

Step 2. Remove the intake pipe and battery to gain better access to the fuel filter.

Step 3. Undo the bottom flare nut using a 14mm flare nut spanner. (I did this from under the car but it is possible to do it from above.

Step 4. Undo the top eyebolt using a 19mm spanner.

Step 5. Remove the two 12mm bolts holding the bracket to the firewall.

Step 6. Remove the old filter and bracket from the car and loosen the 10mm bolt that holds the fuel filter in the bracket, Put the new filter into the bracket and tighten up the bolt.

Step 7. Put the new filter and bracket back into the car and tighten up the two 12mm bolts.

Step 8. Tighten up the bottom nut with the 14mm flare nut spanner.

Step 9. Place the two new copper washers you should have received with your new filter onto both sides of the eyebolt and then tighten it up to the filter using the 19mm spanner.

Step 10. Reconnect the fuel pump, intake pipe and battery then start the car and check for leaks.

Vectose wrote:Just thought we might as well put this in the DIY section so people can stop asking.

You're funny

I think for DIY approval it might need pics

Daniel2019 wrote:I think for DIY approval it might need pics

Yeah, too many Gen Y here for text only approval.

Thanks for the write up Vectose.

It was a pretty straight forward job. The hardest part is just trying to get access to it. If you have huge forearms it could be a real prick of a job.

Tips:
- Depending on the size/shape of your intake pipe, you may not have to remove it to gain access.
- Getting the 14 mm flare nut and the 19 mm banjo bolt off may require a fair bit of force.
- The fuel filter and lines will still have a bit of fuel in them so use paper towels or a rag or something to catch it as you loosen the nuts.
- When you bolt the new filter back onto the firewall, make sure the rigid metal fuel line (the one with the flare nut) is sitting in the filter.

I took a couple of pics, just to help anybody who can't find the filter itself.

I used a Ryco Z441 fuel filter.

mr_andersen wrote:Thanks for the write up Vectose.

It was a pretty straight forward job. The hardest part is just trying to get access to it. If you have huge forearms it could be a real prick of a job.

Tips:
- Depending on the size/shape of your intake pipe, you may not have to remove it to gain access.
- Getting the 14 mm flare nut and the 19 mm banjo bolt off may require a fair bit of force.
- The fuel filter and lines will still have a bit of fuel in them so use paper towels or a rag or something to catch it as you loosen the nuts.
- When you bolt the new filter back onto the firewall, make sure the rigid metal fuel line (the one with the flare nut) is sitting in the filter.

I took a couple of pics, just to help anybody who can't find the filter itself.

I used a Ryco Z441 fuel filter.

Yeah I had to take my engine out to get to it because of my massive forearms.

Sahin wrote:Yeah I had to take my engine out to get to it because of my massive forearms.

fkn

He did almost take out the engine yesterday on mine.... supposedly there's a Japanese guy out there who has almost same strength if not more than Sahin.

That bolt was tight! But I still got it undone without a breaker bar

What will I do without you mate?

Sahin wrote:That bolt was tight! But I still got it undone without a breaker bar

Your arm is a breaker bar!

Nice DIY!

Just a thought, why remove the back seat?

Cant you just find the fuse and pull that instead?

Would be a hell of a lot easier then pulling the back seat out.

clif wrote:Just a thought, why remove the back seat?

Cant you just find the fuse and pull that instead?

Would be a hell of a lot easier then pulling the back seat out.

The back seat's pretty quick and easy to remove if you think about it

Lol no the bottom part of the seat is two clips and you pull it out in less than 4 seconds...

Sahin wrote:Lol no the bottom part of the seat is two clips and you pull it out in less than 4 seconds...

Ejector seat

I used a lot of colourful words getting that top bolt out. Thought I was going to tear the bracket off the firewall.

LOL ok having done this over the weekend I see why, the fuse box is in japanese lol much easier just rip that back seat out.

Plus that bolt holding the bracket was a bitch!

Just get the filter off, it only drips out only, no need to do all that fuse crap.