Bronco II fuel filter?

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Mar 25, 2007 | 09:01 PM

dloud2002

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Bronco II fuel filter?

Hi all, My buddy has an '86 Bronco II Eddie Bauer Special and it died on him today. He said he had to actually pump the gas pedal to get it going again(which I know you should not do on a fuel injected vehicle) and it died on him twice more before getting it home! He wants to know if a Bronco has a fuel filter. It is a fuel injected 6 cyl engine, 4 WD. If it does have one, how do we tell if it is bad and is it easy to change out? If it is easy to change out,(if it has one of course) I would really appreciate a little "how to" lesson

Regards to all Ford Truck Owners
Dave Loud

Mar 25, 2007 | 11:49 PM

powrstrkr

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The fuel filter is inside the left frame rail under the pass seat. It's in a black canister that is fairly easy to get to. You may need a strap wrench to get it off. Be prepared to get wet with gas because as soon as you start unscrewing the cap gas will start running out. I don't know if there is a way to stop it. Even parking it uphill does not seem to stop the gas gravity feeding from the tank. The filter itself is only about $5.

Mar 26, 2007 | 08:51 AM

dloud2002

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Thanks for the info

Thanks for the info. We will try that and hopefully not get covered in gas

Dave.

Mar 26, 2007 | 11:49 AM

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sounding more like a fuel pump problem then a filter problem...maybe you'll get lucky and it be just the filter. Good Luck

Mar 26, 2007 | 07:20 PM

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I have had vehicles do that before and it was a defective TFI module.

Mar 26, 2007 | 09:21 PM

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You may also want to make sure it doesn't (also) have an inline low-pressure filter vice the canister type with the replaceable element. I think the carbureted 2.8s ('84-'85) might have been the regular inline ones, though.

Like rebo said, may be the TFI module, OR, could also be the fuel pressure regulator going bad, OR, could also be a fuel pressure/pump problem.

I would also scan codes to see if something is faulted as well. You can start by replacing the filter, but if that doesn't fix it, check EVERYTHING.

Mar 28, 2007 | 02:56 AM

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Check your fuel pressure, that will narrow your troubleshooting down considerably. If it is an issue where you have to keep your foot on the gas to keep it running, for example at a stoplight; then you might have a bad TPS. Just another input from previous experience. Cheers..

Tommy