The fuel filter removes contaminants from the gasoline after it leaves the gas tank and before it reaches the fuel injectors on the 1986 Camaro. Over time, the filter can reach its limit and no longer remove those contaminants. At this point, the filter will either plug up, preventing the Camaro from running, or simply allow the contaminants to pass, gumming up the fuel injectors. Neither scenario is a good one. General Motors recommends replacing the fuel filter every 15,000 miles. Anyone with basic auto repair skills can successfully accomplish this job in under 30 minutes with the right tools.
Tools Used: Ramps, Wheel chocks, Drain pan, Box wrench set
Install the Fuel Filter
Drive the Camaro's rear wheels onto the ramps. Place the car in park and apply the parking brake before getting out. Put the wheel chocks in front of the front wheels.
Slide the drain pan under the driver's side of the Camaro and climb under with the box wrenches and new fuel filter.
Follow the fuel line forward from the gas tank to locate the fuel filter. The filter is located just forward of the rear wheels.
Grab the fuel line nut and the filter nut on the front of the filter with the box wrenches. Hold fuel filter nut steady with one wrench while you loosen the fuel line nut with the other. Repeat this on the rear filter nut and fuel line nut. Pull the fuel lines away from the filter by hand.
Remove the filter by hand and place it in the drain pan. Position the new filter in its place. Make sure the O-rings stay inside the fuel filter inlet and outlet.
Tighten the fuel line nuts to the filter in reverse of removal. Climb out and move the tools, drain pan and wheel chocks away from the Camaro.
Turn the ignition key to the run position. Wait 10 seconds and then turn the key off, then back to the run position again. Wait 10 more seconds and then start the Camaro. Look underneath for any fuel leaks before driving the Camaro off the ramps.
Tips & Warnings
Never work on a fuel system while smoking or around open flames.
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