Fuel filter torque?

David_K · 05-29-2008, 03:56 AM

I was talking to a customer at work today (Autoparts store) and he wanted to know the torque specs for this banjo bolts on his fuel filter.

I told him to check his repair manual. Then mentioned that I just did mine and I just "snugged it up" until I thought it was good.

He said something about needing to align the holes in the bolt with the hose. I told him it probably wasn't a big deal, I've never done it for brakes or anything else, and I've never had a problem. It should all just flow around everything.

Now its 1am, and I've been online doing car stuff all night.... and I'm thinking here.... Does it really matter? or should I just go to bed and forget about it?

Gairloch · 05-29-2008, 05:58 AM

As long as it doesn't leak and it doesn't break you're fine.

TomsMR2 · 05-29-2008, 07:29 AM

its sort of the same setup as an oil drain plug.. no one ever torques those

most filters like that have a notch that holds the hose in place so it doesnt flop around , but thats not really relevant to how tight the bolt needs to be.

David_K · 05-29-2008, 12:35 PM

So its like I figured. Torque isn't required to "line up the holes".

Thanks.

05-29-2008, 03:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
David_K Spoiler Free FTW Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Fuel filter torque? I was talking to a customer at work today (Autoparts store) and he wanted to know the torque specs for this banjo bolts on his fuel filter. I told him to check his repair manual. Then mentioned that I just did mine and I just "snugged it up" until I thought it was good. He said something about needing to align the holes in the bolt with the hose. I told him it probably wasn't a big deal, I've never done it for brakes or anything else, and I've never had a problem. It should all just flow around everything. Now its 1am, and I've been online doing car stuff all night.... and I'm thinking here.... Does it really matter? or should I just go to bed and forget about it? Last edited by David_K; 05-29-2008 at 04:05 AM.

05-29-2008, 05:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,426 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	As long as it doesn't leak and it doesn't break you're fine. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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05-29-2008, 07:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
TomsMR2 Formerly Tom Brokaw Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,040 Thanks: 8 Thanked 152 Times in 129 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	its sort of the same setup as an oil drain plug.. no one ever torques those most filters like that have a notch that holds the hose in place so it doesnt flop around , but thats not really relevant to how tight the bolt needs to be.

05-29-2008, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
David_K Spoiler Free FTW Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	So its like I figured. Torque isn't required to "line up the holes". Thanks.