How To Change A Fuel Filter In A 2006 Buick Lucerne Northstar V8

RoadBastard

Having some fueling problems but cannot seem to find any data on where the fuel filter is off all parts.

Irish

If information technology is similar my Lesabre, it will exist located on the underside alee of the gas tank. It was pretty easy to change by backing the car up on ramps and itch underneath. Kind of messy to change with the gas that will go spilled.

RoadBastard

Thanks for responding Irish. I institute out today that the Lucerne does not have a fuel filter. Isn't that crazy. Instead the dealer does some expensive fuel injection cleaning service.

92sub

It has a 'not-serviceable' fuel filter built into the fuel tank.
The injector cleaning process has nothing to do with fuel filtering but carbon deposit growth on the injector. They two aren't really related.

What are your 'fueling' bug?

polarzak

Information technology has a 'not-serviceable' fuel filter built into the fuel tank.

Serviceable by the dealer. If GM could effigy out a mode, putting air in the tires would be a dealer detail.

92sub

Serviceable only past replacing the entire fuel pump/sender module assembly to the tune of 500+ dollars.......non-serviceable if you enquire me.

Milehighassassin

Anyone effort and add together a fuel filter?

Seems similar a unproblematic solution bold the pump can handle the actress resistance.

92sub

Anyone try and add a fuel filter?
Seems like a simple solution assuming the pump tin handle the extra resistance.

That would only work if you lot removed the one in the tank. Otherwise, if contamination got in your fuel it would still get trapped past the in-tank filter and never make it to the one you added. Plus you run the risk of catching fire when your cobbled together fuel connections requite way.

Milehighassassin

Catching fire? Employ fuel fittings. Problem solved.

92sub

Catching fire? Use fuel fittings. Problem solved.

...and y'all totally ignore the fact that information technology was a pointless suggestion?? crawly.

Milehighassassin

...and you totally ignore the fact that it was a pointless suggestion?? awesome.

Not pointless. Remove the in tank filter. Or put a secondary filter on that has a higher micron rating, thus protecting the expensive injectors.

:headbang:

Or like you, you tin simply sit there and promise everything works out fine.

polarzak

Serviceable only by replacing the unabridged fuel pump/sender module assembly to the tune of 500+ dollars.......non-serviceable if you ask me.

Ya, I hold...non-serviceable in the usual sense... but annihilation is serviceable at the dealer, if you want to pay the bucks. Y'all missed my point entirely, which was GM (and the others) are making it more and more than difficult for DIYers. In years to come up, nosotros probably won't be able to do a unproblematic brake job ourselves. Pads will come as an assembly, with rotor, caliper, and peradventure even the drive shafts, and you will need special GM tool J-456743V1 to install it. Progress my azzzzzz. It is only stupid to take to go to the dealer (or even DIY) and have a perfectly practiced fuel pump/sender replaced because a $1.49 filter is clogged.

RoadBastard

It has a 'not-serviceable' fuel filter congenital into the fuel tank.
The injector cleaning procedure has nix to practise with fuel filtering but carbon deposit growth on the injector. They 2 aren't really related.
What are your 'fueling' issues?

What do you lot hateful? It'south a complete fuel system cleaning service. The fuel that goes from your tank to your pump through your lines, through your fuel rails, into your injectors and sprays out into your open intake valves to be burnt up is all apart of the same system. Yous can get debris and other accumulation into you fuel lines,fuel rails, and injector fuel inlet ports. Even fuel injectors have filter screens to weed out the stuff that gets by the filter. These cars are a pita considering they don't have an inline fuel filter to change out. You take to purchase the complete pump assembly. How reliable is it who knows? Either GM managed to eliminate the problem of fuel contamination or are they just trying to get you to buy an even more than expensive role when it goes. I say option ii.

I'm going to go with option B.