Fuel Filter Replacement - Complete
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COYS
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How many of those banjo bolts do I need? I understand the washer is x2 per banjo bolt. Thanks.
2 bolts and 2 washers per bolt.
Formulaonehd
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A word of advice while doing this . excercise patience the rear banjo bolt is hard to line up on the filter with the hard fuel line bending it away from a horizontal (those who have done it will understand) but I would also say while our at it, pull your starter motor out and check contacts and plunger
I chose to swap my fuel filter as a "while your in there" item when my starter took a s***. Also did an oil change at the same time so no oil filter and no starter made for a reasonabley straight forward job.
Just finished oil change, starter swap and fuel filter change. This write up really helped. Didn't have an issue with the sensors, taking the driver's side tire off made all the difference. Hitting the fuel line bolts with PB blaster helped out too.
Wasn't very hard at all it took about 2 hours all together.
Wasn't very hard at all it took about 2 hours all together.
This was a good resource for me. I just changed out my fuel filter today. Followed the tips here and it went better than expected. I think the hardest part for me was getting the washer between the filter and the banjo bolt before threading it back in place on the outlet side. It was a one handed maneuver since I couldn't possibly get two hands in there to do it. Using several extensions to get to the back bolt was a great idea. Taking off the front wheel to make access easier along with removing the oil filter made things much more accessible and I didn't need to remove the knock sensor.
Nice work! after I had my old one out I soaked it in water for a little bit then used a cut off wheel and sliced it open. It had a lot of gunk in it. sludge. Also appears the PO installed a Bosch fuel filter. does it make a difference? I dunno but I feel better knowing I put uncle Toyota back in there. I also swapped in tank filter at the same time which had debris on it.
Amen! Happened to me (slightly bent the hard line). Almost NEVER got the filter to line up with it again and I don't know how many times I dropped the crush-washers off the Banjo bolt. Arrrghhhh!
txgringo
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Great write up. I did this yesterday while I had the upper intake manifold off to sort out the P401 code. One trick I found useful was to use a clothes pin (or whatever similar small clip you have available) to trap the 2nd crush washer after you have the banjo bolt inserted in the fuel line. This made connecting the front line WAY easier, but I didn't find it necessary for the rear since it was a little easier to get my big-fat-roundeye fingers in there.
I did mine yesterday. It wasn't too bad. I chose not to go through the fenderwell. The trick for me was removing the one bolt that holds the ignition coil and lay it aside which allowed me good access under the intake to get to the banjo bolts. Then I used a 3 foot extension to get to the mounting bolts from the ground underneath the truck.
I just replaced my fuel filter (LX450 - 2" lift) for the first time and thought I would share my insights.
I did not remove the left front wheel, I did purchase a 24 inch - 3/8" socket extension which allowed me more precision along with 3/8" swivel adapter than adding a bunch of extensions together, well worth it in my opinion. I did remove the oil filter as some suggested but do not see the need to do so and would not if I ever decided to do this again. Removal of the fuel filter was pretty straight forward from under the truck and broke banjo bolts loose from the top beforehand as previously suggested. I pushed the fuel line down under the truck to torque the first (front) banjo bolt on the new filter and then pushed it back up through to mount the filter to the engine block, then mounted the rear banjo bolt. By far the most difficult thing for me was mounting the outside bolt to the engine block, took me about an hour. Maybe this would have been easier had I removed the drivers wheel but do not think so (?). It definitely would have been easier had I slotted the inside tab of the filter like many suggested (I would definitely do this next time), this would have allowed me to get the filter in place to screw in the outside bolt (I think). The problem I was having with screwing in the outside bolt first was trying to hold the filter up, align the hole and screw the bolt in with one hand, having to stretch my arm as far as I could from under the truck! Definitely, get extra crush washers, I only had 4 and consider myself very lucky I did not lose any, I was sure I was going to.
Good luck,
Scott
I did not remove the left front wheel, I did purchase a 24 inch - 3/8" socket extension which allowed me more precision along with 3/8" swivel adapter than adding a bunch of extensions together, well worth it in my opinion. I did remove the oil filter as some suggested but do not see the need to do so and would not if I ever decided to do this again. Removal of the fuel filter was pretty straight forward from under the truck and broke banjo bolts loose from the top beforehand as previously suggested. I pushed the fuel line down under the truck to torque the first (front) banjo bolt on the new filter and then pushed it back up through to mount the filter to the engine block, then mounted the rear banjo bolt. By far the most difficult thing for me was mounting the outside bolt to the engine block, took me about an hour. Maybe this would have been easier had I removed the drivers wheel but do not think so (?). It definitely would have been easier had I slotted the inside tab of the filter like many suggested (I would definitely do this next time), this would have allowed me to get the filter in place to screw in the outside bolt (I think). The problem I was having with screwing in the outside bolt first was trying to hold the filter up, align the hole and screw the bolt in with one hand, having to stretch my arm as far as I could from under the truck! Definitely, get extra crush washers, I only had 4 and consider myself very lucky I did not lose any, I was sure I was going to.
Good luck,
Scott
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Late to this thread but this has been an outstanding write up, thanks!
I'm at 220,xxx miles and will probably change mine out soon. I'm bookmarking this thread.
Thanks!
@DirtyPepper it's not hard. I did mine mostly laying on my back with extensions. Need a little bit wobble so you go around things. I didn't take the tire off at all as i couldnt get to the driver side at all when i did it. Hardest part for me was the banjo connections and dealing with the washers. I didn't even notch the filter like many suggested as i didn't need it.
Next time i do it... Going to do it the same way as it took me maybe 2 hours and that is record time compared to some on here . There have been some people who have done it ins 25-45 mins but they are more talented than I.
Next time i do it... Going to do it the same way as it took me maybe 2 hours and that is record time compared to some on here . There have been some people who have done it ins 25-45 mins but they are more talented than I.
Was kinda hoping to maybe find the actual fuel filter P/N in the thread about changing fuel filters...? 
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FZJ80 Fuel Filter Part Number differences
It's been a while since I changed one last but ordered the 23300-69045. Opened it and the filter inside has 23300-66040 Anyone else run into this and is it correct? Don't have the old one off yet to compare it to
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