RE: External Fuel Filter

From: Dave_Clement-LDC009@email.mot.com
Date: Tue Apr 23 1996 - 07:42:40 EDT


To: dakota@csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu@INTERNET
From: borders@dept.physics.upenn.edu@INTERNET on Mon, Apr 22, 1996 9:47 PM

At 04:38 PM 4/22/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Mark M Herrick wrote:
.>> Good question! I was just recently thinking that it was probably about time
>>> to change the fuel filter on my 94 V-6. Does anyone know where it might
>>> be hiding or is it an in tank type like Mark is referring to?
>>That fuel filter is on the left side frame rail, under the bed.
>>That is only true for FI trucks. Carb'ed trucks filter is in the usual
>>place near the carb in the engine bay.

>I beg to differ. According to the FSM for '95:
>"A combination fule filter and fuel pressure regulator is used on all 3.9L
>V-6 and 5.2L V-8 engines. It is pressed into a rubber grommet located on the
>top of the fuel pump module. A separate frame mounted fuel filter is not
>used with the 3.9L or 5.2L engines."
> It seems that the frame mounted fuel filter is only used on the 2.5L engine.

Well it looks like CC revised the fuel delivery system in 95. My 89 3.9l and
Bill Counties 94 5.2l have an external fuel filter mounted to the frame rail.

If it were my vehicle I would add an external filter and try and find away to
either eliminate the in tank filter or gut the element out of it. Having the
filter part of the fuel pump module is a sure way to discourage changing it.

Dave Clement
89 4x4
 



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