racin-type

ok i kno where it is... but i took off the top nut connection to line to rail but the bottom one that goes to tank is super hard. and theres no reference point to keep it still and how its connected to the fire wall is not so strong afraid of rippin that off or twistin fuel line

any help or suggestions?

clutch33

I had the same problem, I got so mad, I left it alone. If you figure it out. Let me know. Thanks

moondoggy

for an EG?

Ryanwb

The bitch of it is, I can never get that stupid bracket thing back on, so I jimmy'd my own set up under the hood. Good luck! Don't forget to relieve the pressure from your gas tank or you will have gas shoot all over the place

egciviccx

i just said fock it and tried my hardest on it but it werked...i was worried about twistin the line but it really didn't twist it

egciviccx

yeah gettin the bracket back on is the hardest part

CivSOHC

I had that problem too i just got pissed and just kept crankin on it, and it evenutally broke loose. and to make things worse the first filter the shop gave me had striped threads so i had to put the old one back on drive and get a second new one and start over. and my 95 civic takes a 96-98 fuel filter. go figure i guess its a 95 and a half hope that helps

moondoggy

didnt have any problems with mine, just loosen the brackets and line and it came right off........

Caveman74

Took me 10 min to change mine this weekend. Just give it a pop with the wrench it will break loose

97civicdx

Use a flare nut wrench that holds the bottom alloy nut on all 4 corners, this avoids striping the corners. I did mine a few days ago, it takes a 17 mm to hold the filter and a 14 mm flare nut wrench to twist the bottom.

Fuster_Cluck

Here's a pic I took earlier of my 93 cx filter.



The top screw came right off, but the bolt underneath that holds the banjo line was a bitch! I ended up taking the 2 10mm nuts out to hang loose from the firewall. I just held the damn thing in my hand and used a long rachet and it popped loose.

Just use plenty of elbow grease

GENERAL LEE

come on it isn't brain surgery...

nsxmatt

92-93 had different filters than 94-00's. The pic above shows the old style and newer ones kinda mount sideways.

PatrickGSR94

iTrader: (1)

Yeah the older ones had both inlet and outlet on top, while the later ones and also Integras had the inlet hard line on bottom and the outlet banjo fitting on top. I got a set of flare nut wrenches from AutoZone to use on my fuel filter. It's alot easier if you remove that hard line fitting before removing the bracket from firewall. I doubt you'll bend or break the firewall mounting.

Lord Helmet

that's the best way to do it. break off the torque on both top and botton bolts before you remove the fuel filter, that way you don't end up trying to find leverage to break the torque off the bolt. common sense