Fuel Filter Replacement Woes

[Ward P]

i cleaned mine yesterday and it come out easy the hardest part is the end filter takes a bit to remove it i use pointy nose pliers and a lot of patience.

pointy nose pliers, lots of tugging, grunting and groaning and swearing!!

. . . I eventually gave up cleaning my fuel pump, cut that bastard of a screen out and threw the paper filter away. I found that the o-ring expanded and got harder and harder to get back in with each pump clean. (Replaced the screws with allenheads after the very first time) Now I haven't opened it up in over 100,000kms. I run a small inline filter between the tank and the pump. Never had a problem since.

That other small "cup" screen is still accessible, and you can get to it without removing the pump. FYI - There are also 4 little screens between the fuel rail and the injectors- but these have always been clear when ever I've checked them.