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trdnerd
09-07-2006, 09:30 AM
For a year or so I have had a fuel problem. Ive taking my car to the shop so many times with zero success. Well today I decided to take matters in my own hands and started to work on the car.

Come to find out my fuel filter seal was in two pieces and had a big slice down it so it wasn't holding pressure or even getting enough fuel into the engine. I replaced it for 83 cents today and now I can't be happier. No more bogging and messed up a/f ratios.
I can't tell you how much money I wasted with shops that couldn't figure this out. It was plain as day as soon as I pulled the pump.

Wooo whooo :) Sorry but Im so happy I had to tell someone besides my wife. :thumbup:
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 09:34 AM
How could somone not notice this
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m185/Nmazzas/fuelfilterseal.jpg
Boosted2.0
09-07-2006, 09:34 AM
Sweet and congratz!

Of all the places you took it no-one ever checked the fuel pressure?
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 09:38 AM
Sweet and congratz!

Of all the places you took it no-one ever checked the fuel pressure?

Thanks Boosted. They kept telling me either my fuel pump was dying or that something was wrong with the injectors.
Jesse IL
09-07-2006, 10:28 AM
Man, I should check my pump. I'm trying to remember the details of the install, but I've been suffering from some fuel issues that I was trying blame on either the injectors or Power FC.
SickCelica696
09-07-2006, 10:42 AM
Sweet and congratz!

Of all the places you took it no-one ever checked the fuel pressure?

Thanks Boosted. They kept telling me either my fuel pump was dying or that something was wrong with the injectors.

You need to find a new shop haha.. although our car's don't have a place to hook a pressure gauge up, a competant place has the adapter set for doing it. I would always check the pump first.
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 10:58 AM
Jesse its worth a try. It only took me about 20 mins.

I hear you SickCelica. I still have to blame it on myself for being lazy and not doing stuff myself.
Shizuma
09-07-2006, 11:03 AM
Good fix! I went ahead and changed out my fuel filter when I swapped pumps so that wouldn't happen...
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 11:16 AM
Good fix! I went ahead and changed out my fuel filter when I swapped pumps so that wouldn't happen...

Thanks bro. I didn't need to change the filter yet, I only have 30k miles on the car but atleast I know how now.:thumbup:
Shizuma
09-07-2006, 11:38 AM
my bad, thought you replaced the whole thing :faint:
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 11:42 AM
my bad, thought you replaced the whole thing :faint:

Just the fuel filter seal, its a rubber piece that goes on the top of the fuel pump. :)
cell2001
09-07-2006, 01:39 PM
trdnerd where did you get that rubber piece from ?, i have to replace mine because is broke.
Boosted2.0
09-07-2006, 01:43 PM
Toyota dealers sell it - Part number is 23239-21020
cell2001
09-07-2006, 02:53 PM
i have a Walbro 255 pump and the rubber piece is smaller on the toyota fuel pump than the walbro.
mukalicious
09-07-2006, 03:38 PM
where is that piece at? i just changed my pump and i dont remember anything on top of the pump??
cell2001
09-07-2006, 04:06 PM
inside the plastic case where the top of the pump goes in, next to the wires conector on the pump.
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 07:02 PM
Yea toyota sells them for 83 cents and yes It goes on the top of the pump where the top of pump slides inside the plastic case. I guess you could call it the pumps nipple:)

The seal fit the walbro 190 just fine. It just slides on top but dosen't go all the way down the nipple. It will fit the 255 as well.
Toyota dealers sell it - Part number is 23239-21020

Thats correct.
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 07:45 PM
Anyone know how to reset or tell me how to get my gas guage to work? Its stuck at 1/4 tank and wont go up or down on the guage.
Boosted2.0
09-07-2006, 08:53 PM
Anyone know how to reset or tell me how to get my gas guage to work? Its stuck at 1/4 tank and wont go up or down on the guage.


The float arm for the sender is probably mechanically hung up on something in the tank
Boosted2.0
09-07-2006, 08:54 PM
Toyota dealers sell it - Part number is 23239-21020

Thats correct.


Of course it is :D
trdnerd
09-07-2006, 10:10 PM
Anyone know how to reset or tell me how to get my gas guage to work? Its stuck at 1/4 tank and wont go up or down on the guage.


The float arm for the sender is probably mechanically hung up on something in the tank

Ill check

Thats correct.


Of course it is :D

:thumbup:
SickCelica696
09-07-2006, 10:14 PM
Anyone know how to reset or tell me how to get my gas guage to work? Its stuck at 1/4 tank and wont go up or down on the guage.


The float arm for the sender is probably mechanically hung up on something in the tank

I remember something after working on mine about resetting the ecu and then filling up then it worked again...

if it was hung up it wouldn't be reading low