Where is the fuel filter?

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby ontarian_frog » Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:49 pm

Ever get that bad idle fixed Nemasys?


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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby Nemasys » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:07 pm

Yeah its ok now, musta been water in the fuel system, and boy there musta been alot cause it took a good 3-4 tanks before it started to stop doing it.
2004 Hatchback 2.0L Turbocharged
- T3/T4 T04E .60 A/R Compressor
- HKS SSQV, OBX Wastegate
- FMIC with 2.5" piping
- Tuned with Megasquirt II v3.57

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby ontarian_frog » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:45 pm

Gaz line anti freeze would have fixed it much faster...but glad it's all good!

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby Nemasys » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:45 pm

I used gas line antifreeze in the 1st 2 tanks too lol
2004 Hatchback 2.0L Turbocharged
- T3/T4 T04E .60 A/R Compressor
- HKS SSQV, OBX Wastegate
- FMIC with 2.5" piping
- Tuned with Megasquirt II v3.57

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby ontarian_frog » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:31 am

Jeez! We did have some fluctuating temperature lately... haha!

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby Nemasys » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:33 am

It must be due to heavy condensation in the gas tank, cause i kept it pretty low, almost at the point where the light comes on for a while and we had really cold weather followed by very mild weather, the change happened very quickly so it probly produced codensation in the tank.

I keep it above 1/2 now hahah
2004 Hatchback 2.0L Turbocharged
- T3/T4 T04E .60 A/R Compressor
- HKS SSQV, OBX Wastegate
- FMIC with 2.5" piping
- Tuned with Megasquirt II v3.57

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby Petrified.Rabbit » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:33 am

that gas additive is preventative. not a repair.

what i usually do is put a gallon of denatured alcohol into a tank if the gas is questionable. i dont not recommend this if you do not know the implications. For instance denatured alcohol is @ 114 octane, can/will break down gaskets etc..

But it will burn any moisture through the engine. I even ran a car on pure denatured alcohol once, a 16v 2.0 vw gli. man. it wouldnt idle below 1800 rpm but it drove awesome. I only did it because i bought the car sitting, i had 3 year old gas in it, and the tank said full. So i added 2 gallons. turns out, the fuel gauge didnt work and it was empty :lol:

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby AveoRob » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:12 pm

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby Petrified.Rabbit » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:03 pm

they dont call it e 10 in pittsburgh, but it says on the pump "up to ___% methanol" depending on where you go.

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Re: Where is the fuel filter?

Postby ontarian_frog » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:36 pm

up to 15% here...



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