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Hi there, been having a few issues with fuel cuts the last couple of months. originally it was the AFM, but that seems to be okish now. so doing the cheap and obvious things first. fuel pump will be after this if its not solved.

so i had a look at where the fuel filter is located in my r32 gtst, and what a <expletive> place to put it. underneath the brake fluid resovoir and the plenum/block. the current filter looks like its plastic (?) and looks really faded. wouldnt be surprised if its still the original. didnt get it replaced under 100K, though i should have.

ive gone and got a replacement filter, part z387, from repco. its stainless steel...awsome.

anyway, whats the best way to get in there and change it over? less skin lost the better :lol:

cheers

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I lost skin on my Cefiro... prick of a thing... just had to yank on it real damn hard. Perhaps wear gardening gloves to avoid this issue! Obviously only yank once you have removed all the clamps. I found that the top hose came off easier than the bottom, so do that one first, and then try to rotate the old filter and hose on the solid line that runs to the underbody. Rotation seems to free it up alot easier.

JK

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thanks for the tips. i got no gloves unfortunetly, so skin will come off. did you have to remove the brake resovoir assembly out of the way? or just stick you hand in and fiddle and pull it out?

also did u empty the fuel lines before removing the filter? if you did, did you just let the fuel pump prime it by turning the ignition to on a couple of times?

thanks! (yes im still a noob)

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yes, you will bleed... r32's suck like that... so much easier in an R33.

Often the lines will be fully seized on, so in that case I would recommend some strong pliers and keep twisting until they prise off. At worse, you may have to cut a section of the line off.

Well the lines will kind of empty themselves onto the ground, so try and keep them as against the flow as possible, and a good tip is to stick a bolt into the line to stop it going everywhere.

I always prime the lines a couple of times after fitting the new filter.

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