replaced fuel filter, what a pain in the arse.

just come in from a "quick" fuel filter change, who puts a fuel filter by the rear wheel

Firstly the bolt holding it on had completely rusted and so it rounded off when I tried to undo it, no problem as the strap simply crumbled away in my hand when I moved it so I ground off the bolt.

next the bolt union connecting the pipe to the filter would only undo on one side, the other side simply rounded off, I had to cut the rubber pipe and then undo it all in a vice.

Then I had to fix my pipe by using a piece of my ariel inside the pipe and a couple of tiny jubilee clips I had lying around.

Then I had to fix my ariel

Then I had to fill the filter with fuel (normally I just fill the filter with fuel as they are mounted vertically on other vehicles however Land Rover have decided to mount this one horizontally) however this was easy as I had recently wired my pump to my sidelights (long story!) so I just had to turn the lights on with one of the jubilees loosened off until it started slightly leaking.

Then I tightened the jubilee and turned her over, she started straight up and continued to rumble away for the 5 minutes I left her running.

Then I got a big plastic cable tie and secured the filter back to the chassis.

Why is it everything Land Rover that should take 10 minutes takes more like an hour and leaves you covered in ****?

v8 then they are a pain ,why didnt you just refit and turn ignition on ,no need to fill filter

Didnt know to to tell you the truth mate, my audi is notorius for not wanting to start after fitting the fuel filter if you dont do it, Ive just always done it with fuel filters (and oil filters), my mate at my local VW/Audi told me to do it when I first changed one on my Golf.

v8 is just pumped on an open return circuit ie fuel circulates all the time ,pump primes system for 4 secionds when you switch ignition on

Perhaps a flare nut spanner would have saved the rounded union, I have a filter sitting on the shelf so when I find out the size of the spanner I require I may change my filter, but then maybe not if it's not broke don't fix it as they say

Aaaah, so in theory if I left my fuel pump (sidelights) on the pressure wouldnt build up and cause a leak/rupture in the pipe (something ive been wondering recently).

Yeah mine used to prime for 4 seconds until recently the relay just decided to stop clicking, Ive put it down to the relay but havent bought a new on yet.

Tbh im thinking of keeping the fuel pump wired as it is and adding a push button start so that I then have the option of bypassing the immobilizer if it ever starts to play up whilst im up the mountains. (its intermittent atm even with the spyder bypass plugged in). The only problen I see is that I have bypassed the inertia switch.

discool said:

Perhaps a flare nut spanner would have saved the rounded union, I have a filter sitting on the shelf so when I find out the size of the spanner I require I may change my filter, but then maybe not if it's not broke don't fix it as they say

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From what I gathered it was a 20mm on the filter (had to use an adjustable, those nuts didnt round) and a 16mm that turned into a 15mm when rounded on the pipe nut, I tried grinding a bit off my 16mm ring spanner but that didnt help I couldnt get it on without grinding so much off it would have been no better that my open ended.

I have to work with what Ive got around me unfortunately as I live rurally, All my work is done with limited tools and outside .