fuel filter ph1 valver

mds141 · Post by **mds141** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:30 pm

HI all where is the fuel filter on 16v ph1,pls? Haynes is it's usual standard of opaque clarity on this issue! Difficult to replace/clean? Cheers.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:48 pm

On my GTi it's above the fuel pump on the o/s rear. Probably the same on a 16v?

Vanny · Post by **Vanny** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:42 pm

As phil says, its under the boot floor. Stick your head under (support the car

) and its next to the spare tyre, above the fuel pump, on the opposite side to the exhaust. It is easier with the spare out, unless your on the back of a flat bed, with collapsed suspension, in chich case its near enough impossible regardless.

themildbunch · Post by **themildbunch** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:18 pm

Um.. and be really careful when you remove the fuel pipes..
Apart from loosing fuel they'll be tight. When I did the fuel filter on my ph1 I tugged on these too hard and split the fuel damper which had got rusty over the years.. these are in a really tricky place to change too!
You can get special fuel line pliers to help remove them.. probably worth getting..

Vanny · Post by **Vanny** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:32 am

Its worth by passing the fuel damper the second it starts to leak, there are very few people with them still connected, and i've not heard of anyone having any problems without it, the pulse damper i believe is to protect the pump rather than regulate fuel flow.

mds141 · Post by **mds141** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:04 pm

Cheers guys.

mds141 · Post by **mds141** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:49 pm

Got the fuel filter changed today pretty easy to do plenty of shit came out of it though so definitely needed doing. Thanks for advice folks.