Fitting fuel filter strap

1. ldavies Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Driving my GTI Posts: 2659 Boosted 106 GTI 16V Supercharged

   #1 30th October 2015, 14:52

   changed my fuel filter few days back and didn't have a strap that holds the fuel filter into place, not even a tie rap holding it, so purchased the strap of eBay.
   
   Only took 2mins to change the filter but getting the strap to clip on is very awkward.
   One clips into the tank but the other end appears to go up past the brake lines but can't see the hole for the clip.
   Been looking at the guide/sticky on here but just wondered if anyone had any easy ideas?
   
   Thanks
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 30th October 2015, 17:50

   Tbh mate most people just cable tie it.
3. user_61020 Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v

   #3 30th October 2015, 18:09

   I tried for a while but in the end I gave up and just used thick cable ties,I would be interested to know where exactly is the fixing point as it's somewhere in a really narrow and awkward spot upwards.
4. ldavies Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Driving my GTI Posts: 2659 Boosted 106 GTI 16V Supercharged

   #4 30th October 2015, 18:49

   Cheers lads may just cable tie it then saves wasting a lot of time trying to clip something on that can't be seen lol.
5. user_98505 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 269 106 Rallye

   #5 31st October 2015, 09:17

   Peugeot/citroen say they can do it without dropping the tank out to put the strap around it. I couldn't be arsed myself and cable tied it to the brake pipes.
6. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #6 31st October 2015, 13:40

   Clean the shit out of the hole, mine was a piss ball to do just need a good clean hole wax oyl helps it slip in too
7. ldavies Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Driving my GTI Posts: 2659 Boosted 106 GTI 16V Supercharged

   #7 31st October 2015, 14:50

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Bedford126 Clean the shit out of the hole, mine was a piss ball to do just need a good clean hole wax oyl helps it slip in too

   Will give it another go then dude.
   Can you remember if the hidden hole is on the fuel tank same as the one that can be seen?