Land Rover Repair: land rover fuel filter, silicone grease, unit assembly

Question
hi were is the fuel filter on a (w) reg 1.8 petrol land rover pls cheers chris

Answer
Hi Chris,

its incorporated within the fuel pump. You can still get to it...
Filter - main
Remove
1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
2. Remove sender unit.
3. Disconnect 2 Lucars from top of pump unit assembly.
4. Release 3 slots in top of pump unit assembly from lugs in base.
5. Carefully manoeuvre top of pump unit assembly away from base, ensuring that fuel feed hose does not become strained.
6. Collect compression spring from fuel filter.
7. Carefully release 3 sprag clips securing fuel filter.
8. Release fuel filter from inlet and outlet connections.
9. Remove fuel filter.
10. Collect 'O' rings.

Refit
1. Lubricate NEW 'O' rings with silicone grease and fit to ports.
2. Carefully fit fuel filter to ports and push fully home, ensuring that sprag clips engage fully.

WARNING: Ensure earthing spring fitted to fuel pressure regulator is correctly located.

3. Position spring to fuel filter recess and engage in top location.

WARNING: Ensure that filter earthing tag is correctly located to contact the base of fuel filter.

4. Engage pump top to base, ensuring that slots engage correctly with lugs.

WARNING: During refit, ensure that all electrical connections are made correctly. Earth tag on fuel pump negative terminal must not become distorted.

5. Fit sender unit.
6. Connect battery earth lead.

Done.

Best of luck,
JohnMc