where is the fuel filter??

[hovo1788]

hey guys i have a 93 ex 2dr with an h23. i cant find the fuel filter. also should i buy the fuel filter for the car the motor came from or for the 93 ex.

thanks guys
-steve

p.s: is there a new member intoduction section. i kinda wana introduce myself but i dont know where to do it.

[bcjammerx]

I think you're looking for the beginner off topic for intro's

I would use the filter for that engine...if it'll fit...I don't know though if it will.

as to where...damn it's been forever since I changed mine...hint hint time to change it I guess. I'm pretty sure it's on the driver side by the firewall. Look there...if you don't see it...then I'm wrong

I would invest in a haynes manual...best money you will spend!

[vietkid_2006]

For the Accords if you're looking from outside of the car facing towards the engine.

It's located on your left side straight on the firewall sort of by the Intake manifold.

[batever]

hey guys i have a 93 ex 2dr with an h23. i cant find the fuel filter. also should i buy the fuel filter for the car the motor came from or for the 93 ex. .

I would say buy one of each (if they are different) and return the one that isn't correct, except that a lot of dealerships have a return policy that you only get 80% of your money back, because of a 20% restocking fee.

So I would take the covers off and have a look at which one, maybe take a picture and even get the part # off of it if possible, then go to the dealership and see which one of the two matches.

Get them from the dealer because they come with the correct aluminum sealing washers (you need two or three 6mm internal diameter aluminum washers and at least one, if not two , 12mm internal diameter washers for the fuel filter and for the service bolt on the fuel rail) unlike some aftermarket ones (I discovered the hard way). Aluminum sealing washers are extremely hard to come by in my neck of the woods, but I hear motorcycle dealerships sometimes have them. I believe you can't use copper washers because the copper is a catalyst for some kinds of chemical reactions with the gas that sludge up your fuel.

If you are going to try to reuse your old aluminum washers, I've heard it's best to anneal them first to soften them (put them on a firebrick and run a propane torch in a circle around them until they get aropund 600/650 Degrees fahrenheit then let them cool slowly again). This removes work hardening and makes them soft again.

The problem is, how do you know you've gotten to 650 deg F?

Easier to just get new aluminum sealing washers.

[cloudasc]

The fuel filter is shaped like a canister. It has metal lines running to it. It should be located on the passenger side firewall, between the map sensor box (the black box with a whole bunch of vacuum lines coming out if it), and the intake manifold.

[HardInThePaint]

And have fun taking that bitch out its kind of a pain.

[cb7 dohc]

The fuel filter is shaped like a black round canister on the firewall passenge side right by the intake

[Sarthos]

Seeing how its got a motor swap it's impossible to say for sure, but it should be on the passenger's side, between the fusebox and the throttle body. Just don't get it mistaken with the evap canister, in case the filter was relocated, removed, or replaced with an in-line filter. The difference is the fuel filter will leak fuel if you remove the bolt, the evap canister won't

[hovo1788]

And have fun taking that bitch out its kind of a pain.

^^^ have you tried to change a fuel filter out of a cd5? that was a total pain in the ass.


u guys are right bout the fuel filter, if its on the firewall does that mean its an accord fuel filter?


thanks for all the help guys

[cloudasc]

If its on the firewall in the stock location, then yes its an accord fuel filter.

[hovo1788]

ok thanks guys

[crazymikey]

yup,like they all said, passenger firewall.

Not very hard to swap. I think I had mine changed in 20-30 mins.

[93CB7Bruh]

lol i just changed my fuel filter last week. Damn fuel line broke in the process. What a bitch!

[renegade28x]

yup,like they all said, passenger firewall.

Not very hard to swap. I think I had mine changed in 20-30 mins.

Took me 30 minutes just to get it undone...i feel weak

[cloudasc]

When I tried to do mine, i spent 10 minutes or so on it, and all it seemed like I was doing was bending the fuel lines... i don't feel so alone now... instead of breaking shit, I just took it to my repair shop, so if they break shit, they pay for it... lol