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devonkyle77 · 02-24-2006, 02:02 PM

i have a stock ka with a full exhaust and have all intentions of swapping the car within a year, but i think my fuel filter needs replaced. i have heard the z32 tt is a "upgrade". will that be ok on a stock motor in the meantime?
how much should i expect to pay for a fuel filter?

*NemeGuero* · 02-24-2006, 02:23 PM

Yah, it'll be fine. A fuel filter is a fuel filter.

devonkyle77 · 02-24-2006, 02:36 PM

dont need to buy anything special. just get the fuel filter and put it on?

moo moo · 02-24-2006, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devonkyle77

dont need to buy anything special. just get the fuel filter and put it on?

Yepp.

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Dopefish · 02-24-2006, 02:44 PM

Easiest fuel filter install ever has been my Nissans... love it, Now my Mazda, what a bitch that is....

Yep, the Z32 filter has a higher capacity, although my local part slingers list the same part number for most Nissans to the same Z32 filter now. It has larger volume overall which makes for a good buffer but the connections are identical to the OE filter.

~Kris

devonkyle77 · 02-24-2006, 02:49 PM

i know this is a dumb question, but i honestly dont know. where is the fuel filter?
and what tools are needed to replace it.

devonkyle77 · 02-24-2006, 02:55 PM

and does it matter what brand i get? oem nissan, fram, purolater, beck, wix?

*NemeGuero* · 02-24-2006, 02:56 PM

the fuel filter is on the intake side.
Follow the fuel lines down and you'll see it.
You WILL spill a little bit of gas, so be ready.
Just unscrew the line.. loosen the clasp holding the old filter, replace.

tools:
screw driver
wrenches

Get OEM.

dct223 · 02-24-2006, 02:58 PM

if ur facing the front of your car looking at your engine bay.. it will be on the left side strut tower... clipped on. You will se a line going to your fuel rail... you just need a philips skrewdriver to losen the clamps..

z32 TT fuel filter is iono.. 15-20 bux? or less???

i recomend you pull your fuel pump fuse... start the car and let it die... crank a few times to try and get all the fuel out of the lines.. but there will still have fuel coming out once u take out the old fuel filter, so make the swap quick, and keep it in a safe environment cus of the gas spilling....

you should notice your car red lines a little quicker at high rpms....

kensreliableb18b · 02-24-2006, 02:59 PM

should replace the fuel line while you're at it since they're fairly old

*NemeGuero* · 02-24-2006, 03:09 PM

He's got an s14a.. lines can't be that old.

kensreliableb18b · 02-24-2006, 03:12 PM

wouldn't hurt to change them, right?

devonkyle77 · 02-24-2006, 03:16 PM

just ordered it from courtesy parts
21.16 shipped.

devonkyle77 · 02-24-2006, 03:25 PM

btw, they said tt and na filter are identical.

*NemeGuero* · 02-24-2006, 03:26 PM

yah, why wouldn't they be?

g6civcx · 02-24-2006, 03:42 PM

Rubber lines start going bad after 5 years or so. You should go ahead and swap them out. It costs like $5 and will take you literally 2 minutes. Get new hose clamps as well. I hate the OEM clamps.

kensreliableb18b · 02-24-2006, 05:10 PM

if you do change the lines just be sure to get fuel injection kind

EchoOfSilence · 02-24-2006, 05:16 PM

All of my lines are the original ones. Surprising thing is i don't plan to change them.

kensreliableb18b · 02-24-2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EchoOfSilence

All of my lines are the original ones. Surprising thing is i don't plan to change them.

wow, no cracking ey? you're pretty lucky then.

g6civcx · 02-24-2006, 05:21 PM

You pay your money and you take your chances.

EchoOfSilence · 02-24-2006, 05:27 PM

no no, i mean I'm a lazy ass and i keep forgetting. I'll get fucked up one day. my radiator hoses are cracking already, and I still put 2500 miles more on the car. I'm being stupid.

for the rubber lines, can you get them from a dealer or can you get it by the foot and just cut to length? I don't even know where to start

NinjaGaiden · 02-24-2006, 05:32 PM

get a foot and cut to length

*NemeGuero* · 02-24-2006, 06:35 PM

All parts sells them off of a spool.

Irukandji · 02-24-2006, 06:50 PM

filter : $10 at kragen (for a Fram)
use your old lines.. spend your money else where.

You won't notice a single difference, i only got one because my old one was crapped up.

g6civcx · 02-24-2006, 08:03 PM

You won't notice the differences between filters. You will only notice when it's clogged and causes you to lose fuel pressure.

You can re-use your old lines or get new lines. They're not that expensive and you can get fuel lines anywhere. Just cut them to fit. Just remember to look them over once in a while to make sure they're still on right and not leaking.

ni[x]it · 02-24-2006, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g6civcx

You won't notice the differences between filters. You will only notice when it's clogged and causes you to lose fuel pressure.

Just an FYI, The stock "z32" fuel filter outperforms several "performance" fuel filters. Twinturbo.net member Greg(dallas) was shooting for 650rwhp but couldnt get past 450. Turns out, it was his awesome looking billet K&N fuel filter.

The stock Z32 fuel filter has shown to allow enough fuel to deliver many 600+rwhp TTz's and a few 800+rwhp Z's.

Since this discovery, I use the TT fuel filters on all my cars.

DRFT · 02-25-2006, 06:27 PM

a little off topic, but what size fuel lines should i get?

g6civcx · 02-25-2006, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ni[x]it

Just an FYI, The stock "z32" fuel filter outperforms several "performance" fuel filters. Twinturbo.net member Greg(dallas) was shooting for 650rwhp but couldnt get past 450. Turns out, it was his awesome looking billet K&N fuel filter.

The stock Z32 fuel filter has shown to allow enough fuel to deliver many 600+rwhp TTz's and a few 800+rwhp Z's.

Since this discovery, I use the TT fuel filters on all my cars.

When evaluating a fuel filter, look at flowrate, filtration, cost, burst strength, and maybe a few other things. When you're running relatively low pressure, you won't notice.

ni[x]it · 02-27-2006, 11:16 AM

-6AN (3/16") size fits the stock fuel rails.
Besure you get the proper fuel line. If it's less then $2.00 a foot, it is NOT
fuel injection rated fuel line. The cheap stuff (<$1.00) will usually get
a 'wart' in the line followed by a burst.

02-24-2006, 02:02 PM	#1
devonkyle77 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: md Age: 41 Posts: 3,091 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: devonkyle77 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	fuel filter ? z32 tt filter ok on stock ka? i have a stock ka with a full exhaust and have all intentions of swapping the car within a year, but i think my fuel filter needs replaced. i have heard the z32 tt is a "upgrade". will that be ok on a stock motor in the meantime? how much should i expect to pay for a fuel filter? __________________ WTB-NARDI wheel & NRG 2.8 QR

02-24-2006, 02:23 PM	#2
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Yah, it'll be fine. A fuel filter is a fuel filter. __________________

02-24-2006, 02:36 PM	#3
devonkyle77 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: md Age: 41 Posts: 3,091 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: devonkyle77 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	dont need to buy anything special. just get the fuel filter and put it on? __________________ WTB-NARDI wheel & NRG 2.8 QR

02-24-2006, 02:44 PM	#5
Dopefish Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 39 Posts: 304 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Easiest fuel filter install ever has been my Nissans... love it, Now my Mazda, what a bitch that is.... Yep, the Z32 filter has a higher capacity, although my local part slingers list the same part number for most Nissans to the same Z32 filter now. It has larger volume overall which makes for a good buffer but the connections are identical to the OE filter. ~Kris __________________ It never got fast enough for me. -Hunter S. Thompson

02-24-2006, 02:49 PM	#6
devonkyle77 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: md Age: 41 Posts: 3,091 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: devonkyle77 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i know this is a dumb question, but i honestly dont know. where is the fuel filter? and what tools are needed to replace it. __________________ WTB-NARDI wheel & NRG 2.8 QR

02-24-2006, 02:55 PM	#7
devonkyle77 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: md Age: 41 Posts: 3,091 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: devonkyle77 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	and does it matter what brand i get? oem nissan, fram, purolater, beck, wix? __________________ WTB-NARDI wheel & NRG 2.8 QR

02-24-2006, 02:56 PM	#8
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	the fuel filter is on the intake side. Follow the fuel lines down and you'll see it. You WILL spill a little bit of gas, so be ready. Just unscrew the line.. loosen the clasp holding the old filter, replace. tools: screw driver wrenches Get OEM. __________________

02-24-2006, 02:58 PM	#9
dct223 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: hella NORCAL! Age: 39 Posts: 1,664 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	if ur facing the front of your car looking at your engine bay.. it will be on the left side strut tower... clipped on. You will se a line going to your fuel rail... you just need a philips skrewdriver to losen the clamps.. z32 TT fuel filter is iono.. 15-20 bux? or less??? i recomend you pull your fuel pump fuse... start the car and let it die... crank a few times to try and get all the fuel out of the lines.. but there will still have fuel coming out once u take out the old fuel filter, so make the swap quick, and keep it in a safe environment cus of the gas spilling.... you should notice your car red lines a little quicker at high rpms.... __________________ Sfourteen

02-24-2006, 02:59 PM	#10
kensreliableb18b Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: so cal - 626, 909, 562 and 949. 818 if i feel like running away Posts: 945 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	should replace the fuel line while you're at it since they're fairly old

02-24-2006, 03:09 PM	#11
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	He's got an s14a.. lines can't be that old. __________________

02-24-2006, 03:12 PM	#12
kensreliableb18b Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: so cal - 626, 909, 562 and 949. 818 if i feel like running away Posts: 945 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	wouldn't hurt to change them, right?

02-24-2006, 03:16 PM	#13
devonkyle77 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: md Age: 41 Posts: 3,091 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: devonkyle77 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	just ordered it from courtesy parts 21.16 shipped. __________________ WTB-NARDI wheel & NRG 2.8 QR

02-24-2006, 03:25 PM	#14
devonkyle77 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: md Age: 41 Posts: 3,091 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: devonkyle77 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	btw, they said tt and na filter are identical. __________________ WTB-NARDI wheel & NRG 2.8 QR

02-24-2006, 03:26 PM	#15
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	yah, why wouldn't they be? __________________

02-24-2006, 03:42 PM	#16
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Rubber lines start going bad after 5 years or so. You should go ahead and swap them out. It costs like $5 and will take you literally 2 minutes. Get new hose clamps as well. I hate the OEM clamps.

02-24-2006, 05:10 PM	#17
kensreliableb18b Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: so cal - 626, 909, 562 and 949. 818 if i feel like running away Posts: 945 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	if you do change the lines just be sure to get fuel injection kind

02-24-2006, 05:16 PM	#18
EchoOfSilence Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles/Berkeley, CA Posts: 2,238 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	All of my lines are the original ones. Surprising thing is i don't plan to change them. __________________ Petition Nissan to Make the IDx on http://IDxClub.co !

02-24-2006, 05:21 PM	#20
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	You pay your money and you take your chances.

02-24-2006, 05:27 PM	#21
EchoOfSilence Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles/Berkeley, CA Posts: 2,238 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	no no, i mean I'm a lazy ass and i keep forgetting. I'll get fucked up one day. my radiator hoses are cracking already, and I still put 2500 miles more on the car. I'm being stupid. for the rubber lines, can you get them from a dealer or can you get it by the foot and just cut to length? I don't even know where to start __________________ Petition Nissan to Make the IDx on http://IDxClub.co !

02-24-2006, 05:32 PM	#22
NinjaGaiden Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Orygun Posts: 480 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	get a foot and cut to length __________________

02-24-2006, 06:35 PM	#23
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	All parts sells them off of a spool. __________________

02-24-2006, 06:50 PM	#24
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	filter : $10 at kragen (for a Fram) use your old lines.. spend your money else where. You won't notice a single difference, i only got one because my old one was crapped up.

02-24-2006, 08:03 PM	#25
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	You won't notice the differences between filters. You will only notice when it's clogged and causes you to lose fuel pressure. You can re-use your old lines or get new lines. They're not that expensive and you can get fuel lines anywhere. Just cut them to fit. Just remember to look them over once in a while to make sure they're still on right and not leaking.

02-25-2006, 06:27 PM	#27
DRFT Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pow Pow Age: 41 Posts: 3,744 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a little off topic, but what size fuel lines should i get?

02-27-2006, 11:16 AM	#29
ni[x]it Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Illernois. Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	-6AN (3/16") size fits the stock fuel rails. Besure you get the proper fuel line. If it's less then $2.00 a foot, it is NOT fuel injection rated fuel line. The cheap stuff (<$1.00) will usually get a 'wart' in the line followed by a burst.