Rear fuel filter

[KevinT Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close KevinT]

Does anyone know how to change the rear filter on a 150 series? This filter is looated under the chassis between the two fuel tanks.
Seems very difficult to remove

[brogers Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close brogers]

Does anyone know how to change the rear filter on a 150 series? This filter is looated under the chassis between the two fuel tanks.
Seems very difficult to remove

no no, its realy quite easy, honestly.

I did mine last weekend, and this is what I did.

1. Drove car onto car ramps, and jacked the rear and placed on stands to level the car and have some room to work .(and left trolly jack insitu under tow bar as extra support).
2. Undid the two bolts that hold the filter bracket to the chassis.
3. My filter hose connections have connectors with a red plastic clip. You need to give the two hose clips a spray or whatever to blow out any sand or dirt so they operate reasonable easy. If you undo the filter bolts (step 2), you can move teh filter down a bit so that you can see and reach the hose clips a little easier.
4. There is a little square operning in the plastic hose clip. Insert a small fat bladed screw driver and lever the hose clip carefully whilst placing pressure on the opposite side of the clip to ease the clip undone. It unclips outwards about 5mm or so.
5. Have a rag at the ready to catch diesel, and also have the small rubber caps off the new filter handy.
6. Remove one hose from the old filter, and immediately plug it temporarily with one finger to stop fuel from flowing, and place the rubber cap on the old filter pipe to stop fuel leaking or dribbling.
7. Attach the fuel hose just removed directly to the new filter (which still has a cap on the other end so fuel doesn't run out.
8. Remove the other fuel hose from the old filter and once again plug the hose with a clean finger and place the rubber cap onto the old filter, and completely remove the old filter out of the way. (I like to drain the old filter later into a clean glass jay to see if there is any water or crud....nothing found however...phew)
9. Push the fuel hose onto the other end of the new filter so that it is in the same orientation as the one just removed.
10. Reclip each fuel hose clip by pusing the red plastic clip back into its original position.
11. Clean the two bolts and place a small smear of grease on the threads (so its easy to remove them next time) and re-install the two filter bracket retaining bolts.
12. Check for leaks etc.....job done.

Honestly, its a very simple job, espceically if you get the car up and have some room.

A mechanic told me that he lifts the car using a hoist on the chassis so the wheels and diffs and axels hang down as low as possible, and this gives him even more room bewteen the rear drive shaft and the underbody of the car to get at the filter, but I found I don't need to do that, I drive ointo my car ramps and just jack up the rear using the tow bar and place car stands under the rear axel.

Anyway, have a go. Let us know how you get on. I choose to do mine during the week, in the mroning, just in case I broke a clip or something and needed to get some help, but in the end it was a simple job. Not so easy to unclip the red plastic hose clips if they have some dirt or sand or gunk in them though, so it does pay to give them a good clean with something and maybe a blow out with compressed air.

[rwo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close rwo]

Thanks for the advice their brogers, I will attempt this myself for the first time in the near future as well.

I was only thinking about this on the drive home today (and forgot to pull the book out when I got home), but is this something Toyota do during the standard capped price servicing or is it an "optional extra" that must be specified?

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

Only as per the servicing schedule which was every 20,000 for the 120 so I assume it would be the same for 150. Check that they actually replace it. My last service they forgot to change the filter because they had recorded my car as a petrol on the service sheet. It was eventually replaced at no cost to me after I pointed out their error.

[mgreen18 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mgreen18]

Very easy to do but the number one tip I can offer for the first time is to undo the bolts that secure it to the car, that way you can slightly twist the filter around and actually see what your doing and get an idea of how the clip system works. Once you see how it operates you will be able to do it with your eyes closed.
I would advise against using anything to push in the clips if possible, servicing booklets state by hand only, but if it needs a little help first time then use a blunt object. My clips were seized with mud and a bit of sand in there so I used a blunt tent peg to push the clip down, gave them a good clean and last 2 changes have just been by hand only.
Happy driving

[brogers Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close brogers]

Thanks for the advice their brogers, I will attempt this myself for the first time in the near future as well.

I was only thinking about this on the drive home today (and forgot to pull the book out when I got home), but is this something Toyota do during the standard capped price servicing or is it an "optional extra" that must be specified?

The fuel filter under the car between the fuel taks is indeed a capped price service item (as specified in the service book) with 150 diesel, thats for sure, but as others have said, be sure to ask, and also check that it is indeed done. Once the car was out of the capped priced services, and the car is out of warranty, I have serviced this item myself. Give it a go, I do it whilst greasing the drive train, and checking under the ar etc.

[KevinT Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close KevinT]

Thank you for your help. As I only have my jack I took a look after I jacked up the Prado and supported it not much room so decided to check with the local mechanic he did it for $30.00 good value I thought