cobalt123

So i followed the how to to the dot and cant get the new fuel filter to pressurize

I double and triple checked for leaks didnt find any, put the old filter back on to get that to work but it doesnt , cant start the car

Maven

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you replaced your fuel filter and the car wont run?

Do you hear the pump run for 2 seconds when you turn the key to on?

boostedss26

Pump fuse?

cobalt123

no i didnt hear any noise

the fuse worked fine right before i started the job

outtamymind

try replacing the fuse anyways and see if that makes a difference. not much you can really screw up with a fuel filter change. did you clean off the axle and everything else that got sprayed with fuel when you finished.

cobalt123

i tried to maybe i didnt get all of it, what happens if i didnt get all of it

bump, disconnected battery and left for a few minutes gonna try it again from the top

SprChrg4Life

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when you did your fuel filter, did you remove the fuel pump relay and run the car til it ran outa gas? that depressurizes the system, then you can get to the filter without pissing a ton of gas, though some will still come out a bit. pop a new filter in, replace the fuse, turn the key to start... you'll hear the pump turn on, turn the key off. turn it back to run, let it pressurize, check for leaks, should turn on no problems.

definately check that fuse, perhaps it is blown. i havent replace the fuel filter on our cars yet, does it have just 1 inlet and 1 outlet? if so it is possible you hooked it up backwards, a kid in my auto class did that, oops. post back after you check the fuse and filter.

outtamymind

ours has 2 inlets and and one outlet or vice versa i can't remember all i know is on the side with 2 ends one is bigger then the other.

cobalt123

yeah the filter has two out and 1 in, on the two prong side ones bigger than the other so no way to mix them up, on the one side you HAVE to use the quick disconect tool or it wont come out, so no way possible to mix the side up,. new day gonna try it again,. if it comes to it im gonna get a new fuse then try it but i dont think that the fuse is the problem.

i fixed it end thread

Maven

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what was wrong?

cobalt123

it was the fuse after all