advice needed please

[steve s]

hi all well as someone that puts his cars in to garages for just about every thing other than putting diesel in the tank i have decided to av a go and service them both im sure i can manage the air filter and even the oil change but not to sure when it comes to the fuel filter .if i remove it then i'm going to get air in the fuel line ? and if so the car wont start ? so then what do i do. or can you take it off put a new one in with out any probs . i know this is very basic 5hit but got to start somewhere even at my age .thanks steve

[madcampbell]

I ran out of fuel in my truck a year or so ago!! on top of the fuel filter there is a little black plunger that you can pump to draw the fuel through. So I would have though that you remove the fuel filter put new one in then take off the out going fuel pipe and pump till the fuel come out of this then reconnect and off you go.

Mark

[POPEYE]

It's easy enough, first on the bottom there is a plastic moisture drain, you can drain off the fuel in the filter, then remove the old one, unclip the sensor cable to the drain off and refit the sensor/drain to the new filter, fill it with fuel and screw it on, thats about it, you should have no probe starting and if it does die then as said, pump the plunger on top, it will eventually run ok and clear, even i had no trouble doing it dont forget to check the auto trans fluid (assumeing you have an auto truck)

Forgot, you'll get a new sensor "o" ring with the new filter

[steve s]

thanks a lot for that will get service kit from milners comes with 6ltr semi synth and all for £29.

[JUDWAK]

there is an ozzy site with lots of info on servising ya own truck
http://www.toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/body.htm
not sure but i think its on there mate

[steve s]

thanks m8 it is on there