jp2002ls1

I decided to change the fuel filter on my 92' vette today since it was original with almost 80k miles. It was fairly easy and took about 30 minutes total including jacking the car up. My car ran great and I didn't have any problems before changing it, I just thought it was time. I was surprised at how dirty it was. Certainly could have been affecting flow even. I highly suggest doing this as cheap preventative maintenance.

BTW: I looked at the cheap Fram filters (Made in China) and they didn't appear to have as much filter area inside them. I went with the AC Delco replacement and it was made in the USA.


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JackDidley

That does look dirty. I should probably do that, its been a while.

Calderone

Mine was dirty too, i believe i had the original ACDelco,yes im talking about a 1987 filter,i swapped it and new orings i didn't feel any difference but its maintenance for sure !

bac22

This was mine with only 40K on it!

overdrawn

And mine......

bac22

Moral of the story...change fuel filters every 25K...or whatever the maintenance schedule is.

cuengineer

Y'all are inspiring me to go ahead and change mine since I don't know how long it has been in my 88, but I suspect probably a Lo-o-o-ng time. Any words of wisdom or tricks that I need to be aware of to do this since have never done it on a Vette. Thanks!

overdrawn

Unscrew the fuel line at back of the filter and push it through the clamp , then remove the wheel and take off the wheel well and there you will see the filter,unscrew top end of line, repaced the filter push it back through the holder and attach fittings, just make sure you depressurize the fuel line first, disconnect your battery, and if you have a waterheater in your garage, I would do it outside.

cuengineer

Thanks Overdrawn for the explanation - doesn't sound too bad but you never can tell about 20 some year old connections! Y'all have inspired me so much that I just got back from getting both the fuel filter and an air filter. BTW, I even followed jp's words of wisdom and splurged on the AC Delco fuel filter even though it was about $25 as compared to the name brand $11 ones. I didn't want to take a chance with it failing on the road sometime. Not inspired to crawl under the car and get messy right now but maybe tomorrow!

JackDidley

I run my car almost out of fuel, then jack it up high in front. Not messy that way.

pcolt94

Looks like I am due for a filter myself after reading the thread and looking at my XL spread sheet.

Guess I will pick up a filter this week.

Get to try out my new fuel line separator tool.

uptown193

From the looks of all those photos and with all the dirty fuel out there I think that the fuel filter should be change more often than indicated or necessary.

bac22

I did this write up a long time ago for my 96...applies down to 92's, not sure how applicable this is to older years.
http://corvette.spectraaccess.net/fuel/

F22

Did the fuel filter on the 87' (Blue One) and I guess I should do it on my 95' Red One! The pics sure tell the story! And when I win the Black One (the Carlisle ZR1), I'll do that one too! <8^)

Calderone

Don't forget to put new viton o'rings there , mine were

-010 and -011

gtphillips72

QUOTE=Calderone;1577655648]Don't forget to put new viton o'rings there , mine were

-010 and -011[/QUOTE]

I'm about to do this job and I have no idea what you are talking about.

Calderone

when i replaced my old fuel filter a couple of months ago i was not sure if i had to use orings or not on the fuel lines , when i removed it , i found out , and yes i needed new ones, to avoid a leak and play safe. They were -010 and -011 in size

Check this thread


Here's a picture of a GMTruck for reference only, both ends go with orings, not sure if your 96 will need them
but mine (87) did.

gtphillips72

Great picure. Thanks very much for the help.

gtphillips72

Is this how you do it for a 'Vert? Evidently the FF is in a different place. Something I know for sure is that it is very hard to get to.