How To Change Fuel Filter On 2012 Honda Accord

How to Alter the Fuel Filter in a Honda Accord

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The fuel filter in your Honda Accordance keeps small particles and impurities from entering the engine's fuel injectors. In one case gas is pumped from the gas tank, it travels through fuel lines and into the fuel filter before entering the injectors. If the fuel filter becomes clogged or ineffective with age, dirty fuel inbound the injectors can cause engine wear, rough running and failure to start. The fuel filter in a Honda Accord should be changed every 30,000 to 50,000 miles.

Step 1

Park the Honda Accord in a very well ventilated area. Gas fumes can be harmful. If possible, complete this job outdoors rather than in your garage.

Step 2

Open up and secure the car hood. Remove the cap from the Honda'southward fuel tank.

Step 3

Locate the fuel filter. The fuel filter for models 1990-1994 is located on the rider side firewall. The fuel filter for models 1995 and newer is located on the rear of the engine, driver side, nigh the brake master cylinder.

Step iv

Slide a fluid take hold of pan under the Accord in the full general vicinity of the fuel filter. Remove the lesser fuel line by turning the fuel line nut with a 14mm open end wrench. Turn counter clockwise to loosen. In one case that the fuel line is loose, finish unscrewing the fuel line nut with your fingers. Pull the fuel line out of the lesser of the fuel filter.

Step five

Loosen the superlative banjo bolt. Use a 17mm open end wrench to plough the banjo bolt that comes out of the meridian of the fuel filter. Turn it counter clockwise. One time you loosen the banjo commodities you can remove the fuel line.

Step 6

Remove the top banjo bolt from the top of the fuel filter with a 17mm open terminate wrench. Turn the nut on the banjo bolt counter clockwise to loosen. And then stop unscrewing the fuel line from the top of the fuel filter.

Step 7

Remove the two 10mm bolts from the clench that holds the fuel filter in place. Use a 10mm open finish wrench for this step. One time you remove the bolts, pull the fuel filter out of the bracket and discard the fuel filter into the catch pan.

Step 8

Position the new fuel filter into the subclass and screw the 10mm bolts back into the bracket. Tighten the bolts with the 10mm open end wrench.

Stride 9

Spiral the lesser fuel line into the bottom of the fuel filter. Tighten the fuel line nut with the 14mm open up stop wrench.

Footstep 10

Screw the meridian banjo commodities into the top of the fuel filter. Tighten the banjo bolt with the 17mm open cease wrench.

Step 11

Slide the catch pan out from under the Accord. Put the gas cap back on the gas tank and tighten the gas cap completely. Plough the ignition to the On position iv times to prime the new fuel filter with gas. Creepo the engine on the 5th plough.

Inspect the new filter for fuel leaks with the car running. If there are no leaks, turn the engine off and close the hood.

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