2001 Saturn SC2 Fuel Filter Change
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Katrina, my 2001 Saturn SC2, is having some problems lately. She's been running rough and losing power. I decided to try some routine fixes first- adding gas dryer to the gas, giving her a tune up, etc. Unfortunately, none of that had any effect. I decided that since I've never changed the fuel filter in the 10 years that I've owned her, I'd try that next. So here is the process of changing the fuel filter in a 2001 Saturn S-series vehicle.
I'd like to add a shout out to Richpin on UA-cam. He's got a great video about this process which you can see at this link:
• Fuel Filter Replacement
And just in case you're wondering, no- changing the fuel filter didn't fix the rough running issues. :(
You definitely deserve a lot more likes and recognition your videos are so helpful keep doing what you're doing
Thank you so much!!! For what it's worth, almost all the feedback I get is very positive. Comments like yours and others mean everything to me, so seriously, thank you very very much!
There was a lot of good information: the bolts are 10mm and you will need a box wrench to remove them and if you do not have two picks, then to short push pins will work to remove the plastic brackets. Also being at the age I am at, it is good to take pictures of how it comes apart. Thank for the video 👍
Hey, Thank YOU for all the helpful additional info! You rock!
This, EGR, and plugs are happening on my 98 SW1 this weekend. She lugs a bit at low RPM if I upshift a bit early. ECTS, clutch hydraulics, thermostat and rad just got done. Then I get to swap the doors and interior from my SW2 I got (bought the two as a pair). I’d fix that one but it has frame damage.
SW1 has 225k miles and is an absolute rattle trap but is great otherwise
Wow! Good job! My poor Saturn didn't make it to 200k. CLOSE, but not quite there. Once the engine went, I considered doing a swap, but I decided to take the opportunity to try something I'd been wanting to do for a while, so I bought a totalled 2014 Dodge Charger off an auction site and rebuilt it. It's a little sad though. I loved my little Saturn. She was a great car!
Good job on everything you've done! You could probably teach me a thing or two. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!
@@ClayCarlino dude thank you so much for the response!!! After all of the work she still hesitates a bit so I’m going to guess fuel filter, if not I have a bit more to diagnose. EGR was FILLED with carbon, the pintle wouldn’t even open. Plugs were fouled too, but the car burns oil so that was expected.
How’s the dodge treating you? Super cool that you took on the challenge!
@@ThatOddGarage Saturn's are notorious for burning oil. Mine burned about half a quart per tank of gas. It might not be a bad idea to do a compression test. The last repair I did on mine was changing the fuel filter. Then after that didn't solve my problems I did a compression test and found my 4th cylinder was bad.
As for the Charger, it's been GREAT! It's the car I wanted without having to have a car payment. It hasn't given me any trouble (knock on wood) so far either, although I do need new tires. It was kind of scary, and more than a few of my friends and neighbors thought I was crazy when they first saw the car, but there is nothing like the feeling of pulling it out of the garage the first time under it's own power!
Thanks again for your comments! I hope your car has a long and happy life!
This makes me think, I haven't changed the filter on my '01 SC2 in14 years. You showed that it isn't that hard to do. Thanks!
No problem! I'm always glad when my video are helpful to someone.
Thanks, very helpful!👏
Glad to help! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!
Ended up being the problem? I have a Saturn SL2 that's very sluggish. It idles perfectly but sluggish on the road
What an amazing video seriouslyyyy.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!
MUCH easier than the gen 2s, which is kinda buried under the battery. I myself don't even think to remove the bolts as, like you saw, they have a habit of breaking. Could argue that makes it more difficult, but you only need the case tabs barely apart to pop the filter out.
Under that battery?! Wow. That's a pain! I'm glad mine was much easier to get to. Thanks for commenting, and thanks for watching!
thanks clay, rough idle, changed plugs, air filter, and fuel treatment, smooth idle, engine cuts out 4000 rpm, now fuel filter and thanks to you not so afraid to proceed, mine is called lil red, many thanks to the commentators, all are helpful and much appreciated, best wishes to all, please make more videos on sc series, xoxo
The world needs more people like you.
Thanks man my 99 is running rough
Thanks! I hope this helps. Good luck and thanks for commenting!
Amazing video!!!
I just my filter, always had hard starts had put my foot on gas pedal while starting it.
I changed the starter, spark plugs wires all throttle body sensors.
Still had starting issues just changed my filter problem went away started up without issues.
There's has few minor issues.
Next replacement is coolant sensor and coil packs and either changing ground plate for coil packs or cleaning it.
Have you changed these or your car is gone.
Well the car is gone now, but back when I had it, I changed the coil packs, spark plug wires, and spark plugs at different times. Spark plugs usually once a year. Wires twice during the 11 years that I owned the car. Coil packs on 2 occasions as well which really made a big difference at the time. I never changed my throttle body, but I did give it a good thorough cleaning about once every year or so. I loved that car. By the time the engine went it had well over 180,000 original miles on it! It was a trooper of a car, and honestly, if it hadn't have been too small to fit comfortably fit my adult friends in the back seat, I probably would have done an engine swap rather than get rid of it. Still, I did let it go, and instead rebuilt a totalled 2014 Dodge Charger instead. Good luck with your Saturn! I'm always glad to hear that other people are keeping them going! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!
Anyone know the difference between a 1999 SC1 and an SC2? The dude at autozone said I need to know which one because the fuel filter could be different.
The sc1 has a single overhead cam engine. The sc2 has the dual overhead cam. The Saturn in my videos was an sc2 so it had the dual overhead cam. If your engine looks like mine then you've got an sc2. Unfortunately, I don't think this particular video shows the engine much, but I've got plenty of others. Also a google image search could probably show you what each engine looks like.
I hope that helps! Good luck. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!
@@ClayCarlino thank you a bunch. I know I sound like an idiot but I just want to make sure. I couldn't really see it in the video. The Twin cam also means double cam? Mine says twin
@@jaydubya9135 twin cam & dual overhead cam mean the same thing. And it's not stupid. Until you learn the vocabulary, working on cars is a complete mystery! There's a whole language to stuff like this that if you don't know a specific word or term, makes finding parts and solutions very difficult.
That being said, none of it actually difficult. It's just learning the terminology. Thanks again and good luck!
@@ClayCarlino thank you sir. I have no idea what I'm doing though lol Finally got the filter. I'm seeing two different fuel pump fuses on the plastic cover. But one is just a fuel pump fuse and the other shows the square relay fuse. Anywho, I'll just take both out
@@jaydubya9135 that will definitely work! Good luck with your Saturn!
nice vid Clay
Hey, Thanks!
1:43 --- man, that's a lot of rust underneath the chassis, or that's some thick paint or undercoating, nevertheless it needs to be cleaned up 🧐
That's no undercoating! Katrina had 19 years of Pennsylvania rust under her. Sadly, I finally let her go after the engine blew. Then I rebuilt a totaled Dodge Charger, so... problem solved??? Thanks for watching and for commenting!
@@ClayCarlino --- 😊 thanks for sharing, good video 👌🏽
@@Texaca, you're welcome. Thank you!
would this be the same process for the 2000 SC1? I got an extremely high estimate from a mechanic who mentioned something about the relay? I can do it myself if it's the same
I'm not sure if the 2000 and the 2001 are the same or not. Best way to know for sure is crawl under on the driver's side and look. As for the relay, he was probably talking about pulling out the relay for the fuel pump then cranking the engine until it dies. You want to do that before disconnecting any fuel lines to purge the lines of gas and ensure they are no longer pressurized.
Whatever the case, even if there are minor differences between the 2000 and the 2001, The process should be pretty similar.
I hope that helps! Good luck. I really hope you try it out. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!
@@ClayCarlino thanks for the quick response. I took the car in to have it inspected last February and wanted to do an oil change and change the fuel filter. The guy gave me an estimate of over $300 to do the fuel filter and I thought he said it had something to do with the relay that made it so expensive, like maybe something was really difficult to reach. Maybe I heard him wrong...but I can't find anything that makes this fuel filter any different than the other Saturns around that time. I'm 66 now and always did my own oil changes, tune-ups, filter changes, etc. But my back won't allow that stuff anymore. I've been going to this place for years and never questioned their work...but I thought that was kind of odd.
@@tomowens8340 He was likely referring to the built-in pressure regulator in the filter. 98-02 s-series had them. you cannot use just any filter as problems will occur without the regulator. That said the filters are usually under $100, but getting harder to find.
@@notavailable9919 Bingo...it WAS the regulator in the filter. I broke down and decided to change it myself...bad back and all. Got it at Advance Auto for $15.99....saved over $300 doing it myself. Noticeable difference in the car's ride. Thanks for all the help!
the easy way leave the black plastic casing in take end clips out slide old one out slide in the new filter never use a 10mm socket again ?
You COULD try just leaving the plastic casing in place, but my experience has been that whenever I try to take a shortcut to avoid taking out a couple screws or a part that's in the way, I end up having to work a lot harder and waste more time on the overall job. In this case, the 10mm bolts aren't hard to reach. The easiest way is to remove them. As you can see, if they break off, it doesn't even matter. All the brake lines and stuff do a good job of supporting the filter anyway.
So yeah. That's my recommendation. If you try it your way and it works for you, that awesome! BONUS!
Thanks for commenting!
Hey man thanks for the video this will really help me with my 98 SW2. Do you have the link for the fuel filter from amazon?
Here's a link to one that fit my 2001 saturn sl2:
PTC PGF846 Fuel Filter www.amazon.com/dp/B001KRC69K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uqXAEb3GK9AEZ
Fair warning- you will want to check to make sure it fits your 98 sw2! Its probably the same, but then again, maybe not.
@@ClayCarlino The Wix or Saturn branded fuel filters were preferred when they were still available, because this unit has the fuel pressure regulator built into it. That is why these filters are so expensive. They have a scheduled replacement life of 100K miles.
The best you can get now is the Baldwin BF9851 or Hastings GF380. Amazon and Rockauto sell these. The Baldwin I recently purchased was made in Taiwan. I suspect that the Hastings is the same item. IIUC, Baldwin owns Hastings.
Thanks I’m gonna be home tomorrow an go ahead an change the fuel filter out I’m going to drive my car up the plastic rhino ramps an see if I have enough space to work to try an avoid putting my car on jacks an stands worth a shot thank you for your video sometimes a simple task can be confusing now I’m going to use your pick idea to not brake the clips if I have to reuse them but I did order new keepers with the filter from rock auto along with IAC TPS an throttle body gasket driving otr I fix my car up a little each home time thanks again 😂✌️👍
Well it sounds like you've got a good solid plan! I'm glad you feel inspired! I'd say good luck but you know what? You're going to do great! Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!
Ha mine doesn't have the bolts either
I guess that's the first thing to go when changing the fuel filter! Thanks for commenting!
i swear i saw this car on craigslist locally in PA
You absolutely did see it on Craig's list! What isn't shown in this video is the footage where I do a compression test and discover I've got a bad cylinder. Sadly the fuel filter wasn't the problem. 😵
Also, what did your tune up entail?
So to answer your earlier question, I did NOT disconnect the battery. Obviously you have to have the battery hooked up when you crank the engine to evacuate the fuel lines, but I can see the logic in disconnecting it afterwards just as an extra layer of safety. That being said, I didn't. There's no electrical stuff around the fuel filter, so I didn't feel the need, but on hindsight, it probably would not have been a bad idea to do so.
As for my tune up, I replaced the spark plugs and put in a new air filter and changed the oil.
Thanks for the support, and thanks for commenting. I'm always happy to answer questions if I can.
@@ClayCarlino Omg I'm so thankful for your knowledge man! I just followed your instructions for my first time changing a fuel filter in my 02 Saturn SL1. I ran into the same issue with two of my clips coming in the wrong size, funny enough. Bought a pick tool kit for $2 @ harbor freight and fuel filter for $23 at Autozone and BAM followed your AWESOME instructions, even though the thought of depressurizing the fuel lines was a bit intimidating to me at first, but your tone reassured me it'd be alright. Got it all done in about an hour and 45 minutes. Thank you so much for your help!
Also, my girl is also still lacking power. I'm gonna do a compression test next, then sound test the injectors to look for an outlier. I'm hoping she checks out okay in the compression test, and that cleaning the injectors solves the lack of power issue she's having. Uphills are a struggle, only second gear can hang. And not very steep ones either
@@auginater4200 that's fantastic! For what its worth, that video was only the second time I've done a fuel filter on the Saturn, but as you found out, it's really not a bad job. Thanks for commenting. That makes my day!
@@auginater4200 oh man, that's bad! I did a compression test on Katrina because of a rough idle and some power loss. Found out I had low compression on one cylinder. That was the point where I finally decided that even if I fixed her, she still wouldn't have enough room in the back for my friends, so I bought the wrecked charger and the rest is history. Still miss Katrina though. She was a great car!
What’s the mileage on yours? I had to do my brake line and found your BL vid due to that as sort of a scouting mission on what I was looking at. I’m growing to hate this car. Getting an exhaust a couple years back was a nightmare and I work PT for an auto parts place. The car has some rust, like yours. Wish I’d not bought it honestly but here I am now haha. It’s a work car.🤷♂️
183,000 miles! I'm sorry yours is causing you so much grief. I love mine but there's some bad news that didn't make it into this video. The engine's shot. No compression on cylinder #4, and none of the repair options seem worth the time, effort and expense. So I'm probably going to retire Katrina (my Saturn) and get something else. We'll be having a funeral service! Good luck with yours!
Sorry man that sucks. I’ll miss your Saturn videos they were good heads up before getting into anything! The brakes on mine are just giving me a fit at the moment since I replaced lines... don’t want to do master cylinder if I can avoid but I may not be able to.
That sucks! I got lucky on mine. The master cylinder was fine. Bleeding the lines when I refilled everything was painful and fought me a bit. As for my Saturn videos, there's still a couple jobs I did that still need editing, so I guess there's still that to look forward to.
Good luck on your brakes!