Hey guys.. I haven't even looked for them yet but I hear they're in weird places... so if someone could help explain where the oil and fuel filters are located it would be greatly appreciated.

As you can see in my sig, I have a '97 Eclipse RS.

Thanks.

---found the oil filter, easy as pie.. should have looked before I asked, lol... still need to know where the fuel filter is. thanks again

 

Fuel filter should be located right behind your battery against the firewall. It's round, and black. it has a banjo bolt on the top of it. It's the BITCH to get that bold off. Good luck. Remove your battery, and battery well for easier access. Just undo the bolts holding in the well...There should be 4.

-brandoN^-

 

Thanks man... and two more things... what the hell is a banjo bolt? and what kind of oil filter do our lovely DSMs take?

Also.. what is it with metric threads and standard threads? I'm guessing mistu is metric threaded??

 

yeah mitsubishi cars are metric threads.

 

... well I still don't know what kind of filter to get..

 

Most cars these days have metric I don't think they use standard anymore... The oil filter you should be able to look up at your auto store. I think for the fram it's the PH 3605 But I'm pulling this outta my head so check before buying. I used to be able to spit out the Might oil filters but it's been a while and I can't anymore LOL. Like I said check the auto parts store. Also I'd look into the pureolator 1 I was using it on my truck before I got rid of it it filters out more than regular filters.

 

I looked it up on advanceautoparts.com, autozone.com, and fram.com and it was a TG16 Tough Guard (if I wanted tough guard) .. and I did, so I bought a TG16. lol

 

That's a banjo bolt. I believe the ultimate use of it is to ensure a leak does not ensue.

 

Banjo bolts are teh ones with the hole in them aren't they? And they're hollow in the center.. So you can bolt the line to the filter instead of using the flange method. I actually like the banjo bolts they are a bit easier in my opinion than trying to line up the flange JUST right then getting the threads started and hoping not to crossthread...

 

Alright, filter is on, oil is changed, and an odd something-a-nother happened... my CEL has went out... I was told by the previous owner that it was a bad sensor.. I didn't worry about it.. its been on since I got it about a month and a half ago.. never flickers.. its ALWAYS on.. change my oil... drive it around and it never comes on.. whats up with that? .. also I found out someone must have bottomed out in it before because the oil pan is slightly dented and there's a dent on my exhaust pipe right before the bend to the header. Freakin' crack head drivers.

Anyways, thanks for the help with the fuel filter location.. haven't checked yet but I'll take your word on it.