changing the fuel filter

[s2driveruk]

Ok, so after 163,000 miles I think its time to change this.

Couple of questions though:

1) am i likely to dump a load of petrol all over the drive?
2) The car is 'homefried', will a fresh filter produce any odd fueling/pressure issues as it was upgraded on the original filter?
3) How easy is it to change myself?
4) Any idea on cost/partnumber

Cheers guys!!!!

David

[martinjs]

David,
its quite easy to do on the superior coupe , unlike the avant..lol
I got mine from halfords believe it or not, think its the only part they have listed for the S2.
just 1 banjo bolt each end to undo, both slightly different sizes so will only go on 1 way. You should get new copper washers with the filter.
Crimp the line from the tank with a g-clamp and you shouldnt spill much fuel.
dead easy.

HTH
martin

[s2driveruk]

cheers Martin! didn't expect to be taking a walk to Halfords!!!

David

[Erikb]

It is pretty easy to do it yourself when you have a coupe, i believe it is more work when you have a avant.(took me half an hour) There will come a small amount of petrol out of the filter but not much. I dont think the performance will rise, only when the old filter is full with dirt(mine wasnt). I believe I paid around 20 euro at the stealer.

kind regards,

Erik de Bruijn

[s2driveruk]

after 12 years on the car, i expect mine to be full of rubbish and restricting the flow. Will post some pics once I have changed it.

Does anyone know if there is an inline oil/particulate filter for the turbo?

Cheers,

David

[SteveH]

David, The main oil filter is used to filter oil to the turbo. Mark H added a small inline filter to his setup, ask him for details.

[Billman]

Any advice for a filter change on the Avant??