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Expert: - 12/18/2011


Question
look 4 fuel fillter and fuel pump . im thinking there both in tha gas tank .if u can help i apprecite ya

Answer
Ricky,
The fuel filter should be located on the frame.  I have seen them near the engine and in some cases in the rear near the fuel tank.  Follow the fuel lines and you should find the fuel filter in line.  It looks like a small canister.  The fuel pump is in the tank and has a small filter attached to the bottom of it.

Filter replacement instructions:
REMOVAL
CAUTION: If the fuel filter is being serviced with the rear of the truck higher than the front, or if the tank is pressurized, fuel leakage or siphoning from the tank fuel lines could occur. To prevent this condition, maintain the vehicle front end at or above the level of the rear of vehicle. Also, relieve tank pressure by loosening the fuel fill cap. Cap should be retightened after pressure is relieved. If vehicle is warm, change the fuel filter before the pressure rebuilds.

  1. Shut engine Off. De-pressurize fuel system. Use caution to prevent combustion from fuel spillage.
  2. Raise vehicle on hoist.
  3. Remove push connect fittings at both ends of fuel filter. Install new retainer clips in each push connect fitting.
  4. Remove filter from bracket by loosening filter retaining clamp enough to allow filter to pass through.

INSTALLATION

  1. Install filter in bracket, ensuring proper direction of flow as noted by arrow. Tighten clamp to 1.7-2.8 Nm (15-25 lb in) .

NOTE: The "flow" arrow direction should be positioned as installed in bracket to ensure proper flow of fuel through the replacement filter.

  2. Install push connect fittings at both ends of filter.
  3. Lower vehicle.
  4. Start engine and check for leaks.

Carl

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Will discuss suspensions, lifts, lockers along with tire suggestions. Trail ratings and possible requirements needed for specific type of trails. Safety equipment and what you should carry with you. Certified off-road instructor. I am not a mechanic, and 4-Wheeling is a hobby, so if I can't answer a technical question it is due to my mechanical knowledge being related to vehicles that I have owned, or have worked on. I do not have manuals on all vehicles.

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40 plus years of 4 wheeling in a variety of vehicles. At the present time, my major off-road rig is a 94 Jeep Wrangler with a spring over and a 1 1/2" suspension lift. This gives me a total lift of 7" or so. I have lockers front and rear. I have removed the track bars, and sway bar for maximum articulation. I am running a stock 2.5 ltr 4 cylinder with a Jacobs ignition along with a cold air high flow filter. It has 4.56:1 gears with a Dodge NV4500 transmission along with a 3.8:1 Atlas II transfer case. This gives me a final ratio of 105:1 in low gear/low range. Other vehicles I own, are a 96 Ford F-250 with a 6" lift, posi rear end, 36" Hummer tires, 5 speed with a fuel injected 460 ci engine, an 87 Samurai with an 8" lift, Ford 9" rear end with a spool, Chevy Dana 44 front end with an electric locker, 5.88 gears, 16% reduction in high range and a 6.5:1 low range with 35" Baja Claws, and a stock 2003 Grand Cherokee Overland. Trails I have run are the Rubicon (10 times), Dusey Ershim, Fordyce Creek trail, McGrew trail, several trails in Moab, Utah along with local monthly runs.

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Certified off-road instructor - Certificates in engineering/electronics

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