Fuel filter replacement
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:21 pm
Hi Guys, long-time reader, first time poster on the new site (can I still call it new?)...
I've got a non-starter sitting in my driveway. After returning home from a month holidays in Italy (yes- visited the Museo Storico, great stuff!) I attempted to start my GTV6. Starter cranked fine, car fires, then dies. No joy when I tried cranking again later - the starter does what it does best but it just wouldn't catch. Note that the car was running great before I left.
Assuming compression is as good as it was before I left - I checked grounds, fuses and spark, which all seemed in order. Still expecting something complicated, I looked at the fuel gauge, cringed, and wondered how the bloody hell I hadn't noticed the tank was dead empty.
I'm suspecting that during this enthusiastic/futile cranking I've dredged up some crap from the bottom of my 17-year old fuel tank (the fuel pump whines away when the AFM door is wedged open - so I'm hoping its a filter that's killing fuel pressure - is this likely?). I'm about to replace the fuel filter forward of the pump (overdue anyways. Is this as simple as it looks? I'm clearly a newby) and wondered if there's an in-tank filter I need to concern myself with as well like on the 4 cyl coupes.
Cheers and thanks in advance!
I've got a non-starter sitting in my driveway. After returning home from a month holidays in Italy (yes- visited the Museo Storico, great stuff!) I attempted to start my GTV6. Starter cranked fine, car fires, then dies. No joy when I tried cranking again later - the starter does what it does best but it just wouldn't catch. Note that the car was running great before I left.
Assuming compression is as good as it was before I left - I checked grounds, fuses and spark, which all seemed in order. Still expecting something complicated, I looked at the fuel gauge, cringed, and wondered how the bloody hell I hadn't noticed the tank was dead empty.
![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
I'm suspecting that during this enthusiastic/futile cranking I've dredged up some crap from the bottom of my 17-year old fuel tank (the fuel pump whines away when the AFM door is wedged open - so I'm hoping its a filter that's killing fuel pressure - is this likely?). I'm about to replace the fuel filter forward of the pump (overdue anyways. Is this as simple as it looks? I'm clearly a newby) and wondered if there's an in-tank filter I need to concern myself with as well like on the 4 cyl coupes.
Cheers and thanks in advance!