a 2.8 and a fuel filter.. a couple from hell!
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a 2.8 and a fuel filter.. a couple from hell!
I hate the fuel filter...
So you start reading through this forum and getting all excited about doing your own repairs and sh*t. People amke writeups, you read them, then you buy the Bentley and you're all happy in looking at the beautifuly detailed diagrams and thinking about all the amazing things you can do with your ride.
You start by changing the oil. You get all excited and you imediately buy 2 liters of brake fluid from ECS and bleed the brakes. Oh man, you're the hottest sh*t since Elvis Presley! Nothing can stop you: pads, control arms, you're ready for anything. So you go through Bentley and come across a section called fuel delivery and this small part called "fuel filter" grabs your attention: "good for the lifetime of the vehicle" you read and think "ok no worries there" but people in the forum say you should replace, so there you go again all smiley and sh*t for DIYing again and saving +100.
WRONG!!! As soon as you look at the culprit, you wonder why someone would place it in such a weird place. Writeups are your best friends though and you quickly browse throuhg all of them; work goes steadil, you drop the tank and we're cruising. But then, "it" appears, the beast, Satan... the bolt that holds the filter. Rusted for countless milennia, this 12 pt allen animal won't go down easily. You try everything from W40 to pig fat; the thing wont come off. After +2hrs in doing everything the bolt is milled. Good luck squeazing torque out of that. Bordering insanity, you decide to cut the strap and then secure the new filter with something, anything! you just wanna remove the filter and the new one will hold somehow! AHHHHH!!
I hate the fuel filter...
Sorry for the rant guys, but now i feel a lot better...
So you start reading through this forum and getting all excited about doing your own repairs and sh*t. People amke writeups, you read them, then you buy the Bentley and you're all happy in looking at the beautifuly detailed diagrams and thinking about all the amazing things you can do with your ride.
You start by changing the oil. You get all excited and you imediately buy 2 liters of brake fluid from ECS and bleed the brakes. Oh man, you're the hottest sh*t since Elvis Presley! Nothing can stop you: pads, control arms, you're ready for anything. So you go through Bentley and come across a section called fuel delivery and this small part called "fuel filter" grabs your attention: "good for the lifetime of the vehicle" you read and think "ok no worries there" but people in the forum say you should replace, so there you go again all smiley and sh*t for DIYing again and saving +100.
WRONG!!! As soon as you look at the culprit, you wonder why someone would place it in such a weird place. Writeups are your best friends though and you quickly browse throuhg all of them; work goes steadil, you drop the tank and we're cruising. But then, "it" appears, the beast, Satan... the bolt that holds the filter. Rusted for countless milennia, this 12 pt allen animal won't go down easily. You try everything from W40 to pig fat; the thing wont come off. After +2hrs in doing everything the bolt is milled. Good luck squeazing torque out of that. Bordering insanity, you decide to cut the strap and then secure the new filter with something, anything! you just wanna remove the filter and the new one will hold somehow! AHHHHH!!
I hate the fuel filter...
Sorry for the rant guys, but now i feel a lot better...
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RE: a 2.8 and a fuel filter.. a couple from hell!
hahaha I know EXACTLY how you feel. I was cursing those damn engineers for 2 hours, then I just left. Why couldn't they use a regular bolt or better yet put the damn thing in a better location. I came this >| |< close to cutting that strap. Eventually I'll go at it again. Maybe I'll secure it with some tie straps.
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