A question asked relatively often but not really covered in any detail I believe.
The K20 and K24 Accord's have a 'for life' fuel filter, but as anyone knows, there is no such thing. And for less than £40, it's hardly a part that's going to break the bank.
My wife's FR-V (2.0 vtec K20) has been feeling a little sluggish recently. We cleaned out the throttle body which made quite a remarkable difference, and i thought it's probably wise to do the fuel filter also.
Point of caution, if you clean out the throttle body you will need access to someone with a HDS to reset the throttle body. Otherwise you will find your revs hunt between 1.5k=2k RPM constantly when the engine warms up. I have a HDS.
Although carried out on an FR-V, the Accord has a near identical setup so the pics should come in useful for anyone wishing to do this.
it's not extremely difficult but you need to ensure you are not too heavy handed, and as the filter is inside the tank please ensure you take all necessary safety precautions i.e. no naked flames, sparks etc and disconnect the battery first.
I've not really done a guide as such but the pics should help as a point of reference.
If i'm honest, the change in filter has helped somewhat. It's returned that sharp throttle response feeling and you can just feel it rev a little cleaner. Well worth doing IMHO.
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The K20 and K24 Accord's have a 'for life' fuel filter, but as anyone knows, there is no such thing. And for less than £40, it's hardly a part that's going to break the bank.
My wife's FR-V (2.0 vtec K20) has been feeling a little sluggish recently. We cleaned out the throttle body which made quite a remarkable difference, and i thought it's probably wise to do the fuel filter also.
Point of caution, if you clean out the throttle body you will need access to someone with a HDS to reset the throttle body. Otherwise you will find your revs hunt between 1.5k=2k RPM constantly when the engine warms up. I have a HDS.
Although carried out on an FR-V, the Accord has a near identical setup so the pics should come in useful for anyone wishing to do this.
it's not extremely difficult but you need to ensure you are not too heavy handed, and as the filter is inside the tank please ensure you take all necessary safety precautions i.e. no naked flames, sparks etc and disconnect the battery first.
I've not really done a guide as such but the pics should help as a point of reference.
If i'm honest, the change in filter has helped somewhat. It's returned that sharp throttle response feeling and you can just feel it rev a little cleaner. Well worth doing IMHO.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=690166414387662&id=148037185267257