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Cleaning Fuel Tank and Adding Fuel Filters - EFI Vitara

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:36 pm
by =SKB=
Any tips for cleaning petrol tanks out? I might try the handful of gravel trick but if anyone has better tips or products, I'm all ears.

I also want to run a second fuel filter (the clear plastic type) in the engine bay like on my old Sierra but as the Vitara is injected I was wondering if this might be a bit dangerous.

:D

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:02 pm
by want33s
I'd use blue metal (10mm gravel) and metho to clean out the tank.

Don't use a clear plastic $2 type filter on any EFI system, they can't handle the pressure.
Fit the biggest, most common fuel filter you can find EG: V8 Falcon or Commonwhore.
Jas.

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:30 pm
by nicbeer
want33s wrote:I'd use blue metal (10mm gravel) and metho to clean out the tank.

Don't use a clear plastic $2 type filter on any EFI system, they can't handle the pressure.
Fit the biggest, most common fuel filter you can find EG: V8 Falcon or Commonwhore.
Jas.
on my vit engine i run 2 pumps in there so i run a common see through one on the low pressure and a z200 efi on the high pressure side

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:35 pm
by =SKB=
Thanks for the replies guys. Depending on how clean I get the tank I might look at the option Nicbeer is running.