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Fuel Filter: Description and Operation

PURPOSE
Remove particles from fuel that may cause component damage and/or clog fuel passages.

LOCATION
Beneath vehicle, forward of fuel tank, left side. A nylon filter "sock" is located at the pump fuel pick-up inside the gas tank.

OPERATION
System is designed so that fuel passes through filter before reaching injection components on engine.

CONSTRUCTION
Metal canister with paper filter element.