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Offline Steve30

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Fuel Filter for GTD
« on: 27 October 2010, 14:48 »
Can some tell me the procedure to fit a new fuel filter please guys on my GTD thanks Steve  :undecided:

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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #1 on: 27 October 2010, 14:52 »
At a guess you need to pull the hoses off, remove, insert new one, attach hoses and then crank dat ting till it fills the filter and fires up. Did this on my TDI Polo on sunday.

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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #2 on: 27 October 2010, 15:06 »
I'm more suprised that you need one.... :undecided:

why are you changing so soon?

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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #3 on: 27 October 2010, 15:07 »
Which hoses there are loads of them? Thanks

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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #4 on: 27 October 2010, 15:08 »
I'm more suprised that you need one.... :undecided:

why are you changing so soon?

I put bloody petrol in by mistake on sunday, nightmare

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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #5 on: 27 October 2010, 15:10 »
Get us a pic of your engine bay. Should be canister type thing with 4 hoses on.

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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #6 on: 27 October 2010, 15:12 »
Get us a pic of your engine bay. Should be canister type thing with 4 hoses on.

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Yes there is, ive seen that , but those clips are difficult to get off?

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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #7 on: 27 October 2010, 15:18 »
Oh ok, makes sense now.

There are usually at least 3, one is from the tank, one go's to the pump, and the other returns back to tank. There could be another one with is a water drain off. Fortunately you don't have to worry about them being pressurised, and this doesn't happen until the fuel hits the pump.

They are usually mounted on the bulkhead on the back left (as you look at the bay) although they could have moved it, as I haven't seen a mk6 engine bay, but it is pretty distinctive.

something like this i would imagine...


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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #8 on: 27 October 2010, 15:23 »
Can't view Slick's pic so I might be re-posting

Assuming the MK6 engine is similar to the 170bhp engine in the A3 then its the bottom left hand corner of the picture as you look at it






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Re: Fuel Filter for GTD
« Reply #9 on: 27 October 2010, 15:30 »
Get us a pic of your engine bay. Should be canister type thing with 4 hoses on.

Nick

Yes there is, ive seen that , but those clips are difficult to get off?

Unless they've changed the spring clip design you can get them off with a pair of long nose pliers or even better a pair of mole grips.

Nick