fuel filter on 1.9 120 bhp

[seando14]

ive tryed to replace the fuel filter in my cdti 120 bhp,ive tryed everything to get it open from hammering it with i chisel to putting it in a vice and trying to crack it using a rather large set of stilsons,fuel filter housing just will not budge,please help.......many thanks

[bangty 1]

have you taken the torx screw out??

[plasma]

bangty/numpty Its only the dti's (well at least on the b's not sure of dti's on the c) which have the torx screw in the middle... The CDTi's are a screw top tightened up to 20nm or so apparently but my ass are they.. They are frigging tight... Towel wrapped around it and then in the vice and then 5holes/waterpump pliers to undo the lock ring...

[seando14]

tryed that but waterpump pliers seemed to slip,when put the stilsons on would not budge,was tempted to jump on then,put that would probaly end up with a trip to the local vx stealers to give them yet again more of my hard earned cash,theres bound to be another way to do this,how do vx themselves get them opened?

[cont1204]

Heat the filter housing up. I think they're metal and obviously, metal contracts in the cold... as I discovered the other night when I tried to change the batteries in my torch after it had been in the boot of the car for a week. Could I get it off when it was cold? Not a hope in hell.

[bangty 1]

i ent no numpty i dont have a vec member and well yours are the only ones that are hard to come off as i can undo mine easy so thats why i sed undo the screw as iv never had my filter do that

p.s i dont need to remember what car has what as long as if it there and i can fix it that will do me

theres a pair of grip pliers as we call them they will get it off as they never slip gust keep on gripping ill find pic

http://www.mactools.com/productdetai...92-pliers.aspx the 1st set thats what id use they do a big set love um used all the time

[seando14]

thanks,ill be making a trip to my local halfords tomorrow to purchase a set of these,ill let you know how i get on

[bangty 1]

buy a good set as cheap sets dont work so well but saying that new and all should be fine
i have set bout foot long can grip a pole and hang off them really good but thay are mac so but trust try them and if dont work they good to have let us know how you get on

[plasma]

Got this mahoosive set of 5holes which does me.. Vauxhall use a special filter holder which clamps into the vice and then the filter fitted into it... And bangty yes I know you aint a numpty but the name almost rhythm lol

[bangty 1]

Got this mahoosive set of 5holes which does me.. Vauxhall use a special filter holder which clamps into the vice and then the filter fitted into it... And bangty yes I know you aint a numpty but the name almost rhythm lol

hmmm maybe lol my astra had a screw think thats were it came from lol ent done my filter in agessorry car to cold lol