I could use a little help, I'm trying to get a fuel filter off of a 92 305 tbi.. I can't figure out which way to turn the line nuts! I've tried both clockwise and counter-clockwise, but it won't budge. I hit it with PB Blaster and I'm letting it sit for a while, but I'm still a moron.

If I'm laying under the driver's side of the car, with my head to the rear and feet at the engine, which way do I turn the nut that is on the fuel line?

Side note- The fuel lines run along the driver's side, over the transmission to the passenger side, correct?

God I hate Gravel driveways.

 

righty tighty lefty loosey..... looking right at either connection..... counter clockwise is loosen and clockwise is tighten....

 

Yep, counterclockwise as you're looking at the fitting will loosen it. They're notorious for getting stuck. Watch out you don't twist the line off, I've seen it happen.
Your fuel lines run down the driver's side of the car into the engine bay, where there are two short flexible connects to the engine. They do not cross over to the passenger side.

Dave

 

Also, it may help to use a large (12" or 15") open-ended adjustable wrench on the tube nuts instead of a flare-nut wrench. It's been *my* experience that if a tube nut is hard to move, a flare-nut wrench usually does more damage than good. Yes I know flare nut wrenches are supposed to prevent damage- but for me, the large adjustable wrench always does the job with the least damage.

Was the filter on there for a long time? If so, make sure (when you get the filter off) that the little o-rings at the end of each metal line aren't stuck inside the ends of the filter.

 

Soooo... I snapped the fuel lines clean off. I didn't have a great grip on the adjustable wrench(still a good idea to use, had a better hold on that than the line wrench), just a few fingers, cause of the way I was positioned under the car, and it slipped off my fingers. So, with full force pulling on one wrench, I broke the bracket holding the filter in place, and spun the whole thing, snapping both sides. So, now I have to figure out how to run new lines. Which it probably needed anyway, since the whole reason I checked the filter was because the fuel was dripping out of the injectors, and I could see little specks in it.

My whole plan was to get it running just enough to drive it onto some ramps, then actually fix it and replace the fuel and brake lines, since a jack and gravel make me nervous. Damn.

Anyway, thanks to everyone for the info.

 

Ouch, bummer! I've heard that parts stores sell repair kits that allow you to sleeve the lines back together; not sure of part #s or manufacturers though.

Oh and if you don't need to raise the car that high, you might be able to dig a hole in the gravel (I've had to do that a few times to get clearance)...