ford bantam fuel filter question

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does anyone drive a ford bantam...as one of the ladies in my team has one, and she has some sort of issue that requires her to change the air and fuel filter.

air filter is easy to change, and i would have thought the fuel filter as well, but according to her mechanic the fuel filter sits on a difficult place to change - thus he wants to charge her a lot to change it.

is this true?
or where approximately is it located

i would have thought it's easy to change
 
I do not own a ford bantam and am not a car genius, but know a little bit. The ford bantam should be fuel injection so there will be a fuel pump in the tank, then usually a fuel filter under the car, if you look under the car you will see 2 fuel lines, from previous experience they are normally blue pipes, follow them towards the rear and you should find a round object that they go into, that is your filter.

In case you are wondering there are 2 lines as one sends the fuel and the other is for the returning fuel that was pumped but not used by the injectors.

Also can you elaborate the problem a bit more, my opinion is that changing the 2 aren't going to solve the problem unless they were really filthy, like in never been changed in 5 years filthy.
 
i would take it somewhere else , i dont know anything about ford bantams , but i have changed my air filter and fuel filter before, took no more then 10 minutes. and the results of the diagnoses being she must change her air and fuel filter sounds like a shot in the dark if you ask me :p , but i wouldnt know about that
 
D3x! said:
I do not own a ford bantam and am not a car genius, but know a little bit. The ford bantam should be fuel injection so there will be a fuel pump in the tank, then usually a fuel filter under the car, if you look under the car you will see 2 fuel lines, from previous experience they are normally blue pipes, follow them towards the rear and you should find a round object that they go into, that is your filter.

In case you are wondering there are 2 lines as one sends the fuel and the other is for the returning fuel that was pumped but not used by the injectors.

Also can you elaborate the problem a bit more, my opinion is that changing the 2 aren't going to solve the problem unless they were really filthy, like in never been changed in 5 years filthy.
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well, according to her the car has not had proper service in 3-4yrs as she is a single mom, and money is real tight. according to her, the bakkie splutters (if thats a word) when the accelerator is pressed almost like car would just before it runs out of petrol. the airfilter was dirty as hell, or still is, we cleaned out what we could with our fingers but this, and hopefully if its the fuel filter will be changed over the w'end
 
wizdumb said:
well, according to her the car has not had proper service in 3-4yrs as she is a single mom, and money is real tight. according to her, the bakkie splutters (if thats a word) when the accelerator is pressed almost like car would just before it runs out of petrol. the airfilter was dirty as hell, or still is, we cleaned out what we could with our fingers but this, and hopefully if its the fuel filter will be changed over the w'end
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did you clean the oil and replace the oil filter as well? and spark plugs? You might as well do it all at once, and if doing it yourself it isn't really that pricey.
 
If it's a carb Bantam the fuel filter is down below the carb, to the right, looking at the engine. It's mounted on the firewall and apart from some skinned knuckles should be easy to change.

If this poor car hasn't been serviced in 3 years almost anything could cause it to splutter, but a decent service should do the trick.
 
Fazda said:
If it's a carb Bantam the fuel filter is down below the carb, to the right, looking at the engine. It's mounted on the firewall and apart from some skinned knuckles should be easy to change.

If this poor car hasn't been serviced in 3 years almost anything could cause it to splutter, but a decent service should do the trick.
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i think her's is fuel injection, then it doesn't have a carb does it?
 
so i'm going with that D3x! said about the 2 fuel lines, although i'm not gonna down to the basement and get on the floor to see if it's true...so i just conveyed message

btw how difficult would it be to change the fuel filter, if a non-mechanical person would would try
 
wizdumb said:
so i'm going with that D3x! said about the 2 fuel lines, although i'm not gonna down to the basement and get on the floor to see if it's true...so i just conveyed message

btw how difficult would it be to change the fuel filter, if a non-mechanical person would would try
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It is fairly easy, just some clamps on the pipes.
 
wizdumb said:
so i'm going with that D3x! said about the 2 fuel lines, although i'm not gonna down to the basement and get on the floor to see if it's true...so i just conveyed message

btw how difficult would it be to change the fuel filter, if a non-mechanical person would would try
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When you are down there, quickly check to see if it's fuel injection or not....
 
Please take a photo of that engine bay and post it here, I would like to see that mess. Not serviced for three to four years......eish. :erm::o
I will then post a photo how a twenty year old Jetta engine looks like and looked like all its life. ;):D
 
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Stokstert said:
Please take a photo of that engine bay and post it here, I would like to see that mess. Not serviced for three to four years......eish. :erm::o
I will then post a photo how a twenty year old Jetta engine looks like and looked like all its live. ;):D
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*life - sorry :D
 
wizdumb said:
does anyone drive a ford bantam...as one of the ladies in my team has one, and she has some sort of issue that requires her to change the air and fuel filter.

air filter is easy to change, and i would have thought the fuel filter as well, but according to her mechanic the fuel filter sits on a difficult place to change - thus he wants to charge her a lot to change it.

is this true?
or where approximately is it located

i would have thought it's easy to change
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Old thread I know, but I thought I'd post in case it's useful to anyone else. I've just done my mom's 2005 1300i bantam (Rocam) and the fuel filter was the easiest I've ever done.

It's at the back of the car just behind the fuel tank. You can access it by lying on your back underneath the rear of the vehicle - it's in the middle roughly between the wheels. There is a bracket with a flat machine screw holding it in place and the two hoses are easy to take off by hand - you just squeeze the caps on the end to release and pop them off.

The Fram replacement filter I got from Midas had two rubber caps on the ends, I just used them on the existing filter after pulling the hoses off to stop the fuel leaking out - they're pretty big filters and have a fair amount of fuel in them. Pop the new filter in nice and tightly, tighten the bracket screw and pop the hoses back on. You may need to prime the fuel line after making the change (turn the engine over a few seconds before it starts).
 
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Lol was just about to ask if fuel injected or carbureted when I noticed the ninja edit for the "i" after the 1300 :D
 
wizdumb said:
we cleaned out what we could with our fingers
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I'm sorry,but this just killed me....how can you clean dust that is trapped in the microns of the filter with your fingers?

Yea i know there are big pieces like leaves ETC, but the main thing that causes a filter to be dirty is dust, here is a pic do-filter-replacement-lexus-ls-800x800.jpg Now tell us how you cleaned the dust with your fingers.

But if you wanted to "clean" it rather than just replacing it, try a bucket of water and sunlight washing soap (for clothes).
 
Rickster said:
I'm sorry,but this just killed me....how can you clean dust that is trapped in the microns of the filter with your fingers?

Yea i know there are big pieces like leaves ETC, but the main thing that causes a filter to be dirty is dust, here is a pic View attachment 34562 Now tell us how you cleaned the dust with your fingers.

But if you wanted to "clean" it rather than just replacing it, try a bucket of water and sunlight washing soap (for clothes).
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I'm quite sure the op isn't going to respond more than a year later. Just saying.
 
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