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(Message started by: Kjetil S on Jul 9^th, 2006, 6:38pm)

Title: Fuel filter location
Post by Kjetil S on Jul 9^th, 2006, 6:38pm

Hi all.

Just wondering where, exactly, is the fuel filter located (16v)?

I seem to recall that it was located on a mounting bracket next to the right rear wheel on my 2.4 granny, but I'm not sure.

Knowing where it is will probably make the whole operation a bit quicker to complete ;D

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Octavian_P on Jul 9^th, 2006, 6:52pm

Hi there, the fuel filter it's kind-of-next-to the fuel tank, and i think it's like on the granny, but not sure if it's left or right, i never did any difference between right or left ;D

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Daven on Jul 9^th, 2006, 7:28pm

Passenger side of a Right hand Drive - behind rear wheel!

Dave

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Kjetil S on Jul 9^th, 2006, 8:45pm

Changed it now!

Drivers side on my LHD, so Daven, you were right :)
Actually located directly above the rear axle.

Oh, btw. For some reason, the fuel lines seems to align a little better if the mounting bracket is mounted the correct way (which I discovered the hard way ;)) For anyone wondering, the metal piece aligning the fuel filter to the bracket should be on the back side of the filter, not in the front ;D

Will take it for a test drive now, and see if it made any difference.

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Kjetil S on Jul 9^th, 2006, 9:39pm

update:

It does seem to pull stronger, especially in the hills, so then it wasn't a complete waste of 30 minutes ;D

Don't know when it was last changed, but looking at the coat of dirt on the old filter, and knowing how well the previous owner had taken care of her, it could have been there a while.

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Octavian_P on Jul 10^th, 2006, 7:53am

Before changeing the filter my scorpio was having a bit of trouble accelerating, when i needed lots of power it would accelerate in stages ...... :)......now it's ok....the old filter had...... ehem.....rocks inside, rust, sand......and god knows what.... ;D

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Kjetil S on Jul 10^th, 2006, 3:59pm

Rocks???

Rust I can understand, and perhaps even sand, but rocks???

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by mr._floppy on Jul 10^th, 2006, 6:29pm

It sure is a awkward place to put a in-line fuel filter.

but, after a while one gets used to the Scorpio's little

foilbles. :-/

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Octavian_P on Jul 10^th, 2006, 7:05pm

on 07/10/06 at 15:59:48, Kjetil S wrote:

Rocks???

Rust I can understand, and perhaps even sand, but rocks???

Yes you understand corectly..... small pieces of rocks......let's say a verry big kind of sand......

....thats why gasoline in romania it's of verry good quality....it's learning your car to run on water, mud, dirt, rust, sand......and ......yes...rocks
:P

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Kjetil S on Jul 10^th, 2006, 8:24pm

If I ever take my car to Romania I think I'm going to bring my own petrol ;D

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Octavian_P on Jul 10^th, 2006, 8:50pm

Neeeahh, it's not so bad, you get used to it, it's like playing a lotto ticket, ....."does it have watter, does it not.....does it have rust, does it not"...... :P

PS: there are also a few gas stations that have good quality fuels (that my scorpio likes to get), but there are other like OVM insetad of OMV, or LOL insetad of MOL etc. etc..... now thoes are the real "jerks".

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by jonnycab on Jul 11^th, 2006, 1:06am

on 07/10/06 at 07:53:28, Octavian_P wrote:

I've heard of Rock Oil before....but Rock Petrol? }{ }{

Seriously though Octavian. What kind of music do you listen to when you're driving?...it wouldn't be Rock Music would it? }{ }{ }{

Title: Re: Fuel filter location
Post by Octavian_P on Jul 11^th, 2006, 8:41am

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You got me there, i kind of like driving onto rock-music }{