Fuel filter

[hyparks]

Hi everyone.
How do you get the fuel filter out of the canistor below the high pressure fuel pump?
Does it just unscrew? If so mine is tight/seized on. Can I just use an oil filter removal tool?

Thanks

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[jmo]

Yes - it unscrews. Be sure to drain it first via the small plug at the bottom of the canister. To unscrew it, some people grab it with 2 oil filter wrenches, I personally used a large pair of channel lock pliers - the canister is pretty beefy. yes they are on there tight, I think CC has a gorilla at the factory that puts them on. Several discussions threads on this topic if you search.

JMO

[hyparks]

Thanks for that.
I did do a search and found plenty on people wanting to change the filter and which filter to use but not one that said how it comes off.

Thanks again

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[Jono]

oh man good luck with that one. 2 oil filter wrenches if you are extremely lucky. if you are not so lucky, you better have a vice that is bolted to a bench well, and have the bench bolted to the floor. no joke. i had to go to a shop that had such a bench, and we had to use a 3 foot long pipe for leverage with the wrench. I can't remember what we exactally used for a clamp after we bent every oil filter wrench.

[hyparks]

Sounds like I'm in for some fun then.
Thanks for the info.

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[NCH2oSki]

Get a pair of Giant Channel locks, and you are good to go. Leverage and grip is the key. Wrap one of those rubber kitchen jar opener things around the fcc to reduce marks from the channel locks.

[Quinner]

Assuming you get if off, You may want to pour some fuel back in the FCC before reinstalling, if it is completely drained it will take quite a few (like 50+) cycles of the key before there is enough fuel pumped in there to start it up.

[hyparks]

Thanks guys. Won't get chance now until Thursday. Will let you know how I get on. Thanks again

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[AirTool]

Be careful not to bend the mounting brackets. Others have given up and taken the whole assembly off.

Also, I didn't prime with fuel and mine fired up on the first crank. The low pressure pump fills the FCC pretty fast. At least it did on mine.

[DanielC]

If it takes fifty cycles of the key to fill the FCC, you have a bad low pressure fuel pump, or some other issue.

[AirTool]

If it takes fifty cycles of the key to fill the FCC, you have a bad low pressure fuel pump, or some other issue.

I agree as I mentioned above. Thinking about it more...I don't think our pumps cycle until two seconds after the start button is held down. That is what I've heard and it matches my experience starting my 206. It will never start before two seconds of cranking. When I do my FCC filter this winter, I'll check it with a volt meter.

The GM autos are different.

When you turn the key on, it runs for two seconds.
When the engine is cranking, it runs continuously
When the engine is turned off, it runs for 10 more seconds then stops.

That FCC should fill up immediately while cranking, the LP pump never lost prime and its volume is high.

[dantheman]

if you will put a LIGHT coating of anti-sieze lubricant on the threads before re-installing it will help get it off next time.

[AB]

I cut the top of a PowerAid plastic bottle (larger size 20oz?) off and hold it below the pump to drain. It is about the width of the cannister. When it gets about half full, stick your finger in the drain hole and dump the bottle in a container that is located close to you. Then it will fill about halfway again and your cell is drained without a lot of spillage. The nut usually drops into the bottle. I reuse the gas in a lawn mower after checking for water. The clear bottle lets you see if there is any water in the fuel. The cell is a water seperator and filter.

Make sure to use good pipe thread stuff on the plug when reinstalling, it has to be automotive grade resistant to gasoline. Be careful of the O-ring that the fuel filter rests up against at the top of the cell. A toothpick is good to use if you are taking it off and checking it.

[Miljack]

Best way I found was to remove the FCC from the boat, and mount the cylinder in a vice. Get two bolts for the top mount and thread all the way in (make sure the bolts are long enough so that you can use a pry bar on them), and then take a long pry bar and loosen it up.

The first time I removed mine was the first time the FCC had been serviced. I lubricated the threads, and thought that I didn't tighten up too much, but I had to do the same thing the next time I serviced the FCC.

I think the teflon tape/lubricant is the way to go on the threaded FCC's, new versions now use a "V band" type of clamp...

[hyparks]

Thanks everyone for all your responses. Will hopefully try tomorrow.
If it don't come off I will remove the whole fcc and get it in the vice.
Thanks again and I will post my results.

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