[s-cars] New fuel filter won't stop leaking

Martin Kozaczek mkozaczek at gmail.com
Tue Jun 7 07:19:29 PDT 2011


One side of the filter should have a larger size opening than the other, the
two larger washers go there.  The other side will get the two smaller
washers.  Both sides get one between the banjo and bolt and one between the
banjo and filter housing.

Good luck!

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 7:14 AM, tr0910 <tr0910 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes there were 4 washers but I thought this was extra and unnecessary,  I
> received 2 new small steel washers and 2 new larger copper washers with the
> filter.  I have a small steel washer between the bolt head and the banjo and
> a large copper washer between the banjo and the filter.  Am I to have a
> large copper and a small steel on each side of the banjo?
>
> thanks
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Martin Kozaczek <mkozaczek at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> There should be four washers total, one for each side of the banjo.
>> One between banjo and filter and one between banjo and bolt.  You can
>> try to press the warped one flat with a pair of vice grips or just
>> whack it with a hammer, then clean it up with some emery cloth.
>>
>> 50% of the time it works all the time.
>>
>>


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