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post Apr 30, 2005 - 10:38 PM
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Is it really that hard to change your fuel filter??? My mechanic said you have to like almost remove the engine to get to it cause its buried in there. I really wanna do this myself to save the 90 dollars in labor costs... Where exactly is the fuel filter, and is it easy to get to?
 
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post May 2, 2005 - 10:00 PM
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i was going to replace my fuel filter and went to go get it from toyota and the parts guy said toyota doesnt recomend because its a life time filter and its factory sealed and pressured.

any truth to it?

Posts in this topic
- JoeyIsFunny   Changing fuel filter   Apr 30, 2005 - 10:38 PM
- - ghostdog   you might want to start looking for a new mechanic...   Apr 30, 2005 - 11:00 PM
- - lagos   maby if you have a stock air intake, that might be...   Apr 30, 2005 - 11:11 PM
- - 94GT   get a line wrench that fits that bottom fitting, o...   Apr 30, 2005 - 11:12 PM
- - rocky2006   i changed mine with no special tools or removing e...   May 1, 2005 - 12:14 AM
- - macavely   GO back to ur chop shop guy.. and smack him in the...   May 1, 2005 - 6:46 AM
- - sapperk   Be careful with the bottom fitting, When i attemp...   May 1, 2005 - 7:49 AM
- - Junior   your mechanic is a moron, he was willing to pull o...   May 1, 2005 - 10:04 AM
- - DamDirtyApes   Just be careful on the bottem.... isnt it reversel...   May 1, 2005 - 11:43 AM
- - 95gtschick   lol that's a good one. i'm pretty stupid,...   May 1, 2005 - 12:35 PM
- - JoeyIsFunny   Hahaa yeah... So its the little black cylindrical ...   May 1, 2005 - 1:36 PM
- - DeW_H0e_GT   just make sure you un-compress the fuel pressure b...   May 1, 2005 - 2:32 PM
|- - pimped6gen   after how many miles is it reccomended to change y...   May 1, 2005 - 2:40 PM
- - toyotatech3   every 30,000 miles. i would spray the bottom lin...   May 2, 2005 - 9:10 AM
- - Supersprynt   Why WD40?   May 2, 2005 - 10:44 AM
- - lagos   open the gas cap, pull the efi fuse, and crank the...   May 2, 2005 - 3:07 PM
|- - JoeyIsFunny   QUOTE(lagos @ May 2, 2005 - 3:07 PM)open the ...   May 2, 2005 - 9:56 PM
- - 94GT   I have 250k on mine, and I've changed it once ...   May 2, 2005 - 8:03 PM
- - djspike   i was going to replace my fuel filter and went to ...   May 2, 2005 - 10:00 PM
- - playr158   bs you can change it go to advanced auto, shucks ...   May 2, 2005 - 10:20 PM
- - djspike   here in where i live the dealership is cheaper i d...   May 2, 2005 - 11:57 PM
- - GT4WRC   QUOTE(JoeyIsFunny @ Apr 30, 2005 - 10:38 PM)M...   May 3, 2005 - 12:08 AM
- - Hanyo   just FYI.. my parents old car was a toyota cresid...   May 3, 2005 - 1:07 AM


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