Ford Fokus>> The power supply system>> Replacement of the fuel filter
The petrol engine
For replacement of the fuel filter execute following operations:
- Take out a safety lock of the fuel filter;
- Start the engine and leave to idle, until the engine will not stop;
- To be convinced that топливопровод not under pressure, turn the engine a starter about five seconds;
- Remove a wire of "weight" from the negative plug of the storage battery;
- Establish a safety lock of the fuel pump;
- Lift the car and reliably establish it on supports;
- Put capacity under the fuel filter (near to the right back wheels near to a tank);

Fig. 184. Removal of system of catching of steams of gasoline



- Remove connection of pipelines of system of catching of steams of fuel (fig. 184);

Fig. 185. Removal of the submitting pipeline from the fuel pump



- Cautiously remove submitting pipeline from the fuel filter (fig. 185);
- The old filter remove from the holder, merge the rests of fuel and utilise the filter;
- At installation of the new filter pay attention to a direction of giving of the fuel, shown by an arrow on the case;
- Filter installation spend to sequences, return to removal;
- Connect a wire of "weight" to the negative plug of the storage battery, get the engine and allow to it to work 30 with;
- Carefully check up connections of pipelines on a thinness;
- Lower the car.
The diesel engine
For replacement of the fuel filter execute following operations:
- Disconnect a wire of "weight" from the negative plug of the storage battery;

Fig. 186. Removal топливопроводов from the filter



- Remove bringing топливопровод c a label of white colour and submitting with a label of red colour from the fuel filter (fig. 186).

Fig. 187. Removal of the fuel filter: 1 — a clip; 2 — the fuel filter



- Remove the fuel filter from the holder, for this purpose compress a clip 1 (fig. 187) and take out the filter 2 upwards;
- The new filter before installation fill with diesel fuel;
- Combine labels on the case of the filter and the holder;
- The installation termination spend to sequences, return to removal;
- Connect a wire of "weight" to the negative plug of the storage battery and start the engine;
- Check up the filter and connections on a thinness.