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mark tlumacki (Zaralexanderus)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 08:33 am: | 
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Disco I has 60K, book says time to replace, Warnings in book say to depressureize fuel system? How do I do this. Thanks! |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 08:39 am: |
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Mark,
If you pop the hood, look on the passenger side (assuming a LHD vehicle), and locate the fuel rail that supplies fuel to the injectors (between the rocker cover and the plenum, on top of the engine block). There's a black cap that looks just like a tire-valve. Take the cap off and push the pin, just like you're letting air out of a tire.
FWIW, it's not under THAT much pressure if the car has been sitting for awhile.... I've done it both ways, w/ and w/o depressurizing, and it made no noticable difference in changing the filter (amount of leakage, etc.) (it was a cold truck both times, though...)
-L |
Bill K (Bill_K)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 11:35 am: |
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Mark, depressurizing your fuel will be the least of your worries. With 60k on the fuel filter, you should be ready for corroded filter threads. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 11:53 am: |
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the easiest way is to pull the fuse for the fuel pump, start the truck and then let it run untill it stalls (only takes a few seconds).
-Carter |
my96disco (Trevorh)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 12:26 pm: |
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Mark,
I did it the way Leslie said. I did it first thing in the morning, and just undid the fuel lines and had a rag handy to clean up the fuel that came out. The amount that came out was minimal, although enough to warrant not smoking while doing the install :-)
But the biggest PITA for me was the bolt for the clamp holding the filter. Its position, and rust were the problem, but I probably could have helped things along by spraying it with penetrating lubricant the night before.
All in all one of the easier DIY jobs on the Disco.
Trevor |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 12:38 pm: |
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Easier? Are you kidding? I did one on a Rangie and it took a couple of hours! If the fittings are rusted, you're looking at one hell of a pain in the ass.
I know, some folks get them out right off the bat, but I have yet to encounter one!
Cut the pipe and use hose barbs!
Peace,
Paul |
Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 01:56 pm: |
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I'll second it being a pain in the ass. Took about an hour. However, after seeing the crap that was in there, I have no regrets about doing it. Might even do it every 30k or so from now on. |
Axel Haakonsen (Axel)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 08:05 am: |
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If you do it often enough, you won't have a rust issue. I change mine every 30k or so, never had a problem. |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 08:16 am: |
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I never had a problem with the fittings, either...
Hmmm............
-L |
Bill K (Bill_K)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:25 am: |
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Axel, when I first got my disco, at 80k miles, the filter was totally rusted in there. I took it to a shop to get it off and they couldnt do it. Then I took it to the dealer, who happened to have a kit for replacing that section of fuel line (what a coincidence). It cost me $115 to get the filter replaced. I went to change the filter myself at 100k miles and guess what? Corroded again! This time I managed to get it off myself but it was a bitch. I am considering replacing this filter with one that has barbed ends. |
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