Fuel filter help

I bought a fuel filter for my 1995 tacoma 3.4 from napa. It came eith small copper washers that do not even fit in the filter at all. Noe my filtervpisses out of the back of the filter.i have taken it off several times and it still poors out

 

Those washers are for the banjo bolts. They don't go inside the filter.

 

Ok thanks that makes sense so shy the hell is this thing poring out! Driving me nuts and I stink like gas,

 

Your mileage is going to get real bad.

 

Why is that? I have 2 tacomas. 1995 and 1998 175k and 250k both get decent Milage

 

Could the fitting be wrecked

 

R u sure connection isn't cross threaded?
Was there an o ring on the hose end of the connection that is bad or missing?
Can u get a picture of the old filter?
I'm on my phone and having a hard time finding a pic of the v6 filter.
Maybe someone will be along who has changed it.

 

Those washers go on each side of the banjo fitting they are crush washers you need them or it will leak.

 

Where do the crush washers go?

 

Bolt - washer - fuel line - washer - fuel filter

 

Is there a washer between filter and fitting? I never removed one from old one

 

Those washers crush and stick sometimes,,dig around. It might have dropped or stuck there.

Auto parts should have them if you need all 4. (2 per each end of filter).

Copper washers go on each side of the fuel line fitting(banjo bolt). Pass your bolt thru all that and then thread it into the filter.

 

So there should be 2 crush washers on each end of the fuel filter and the little copper washers to on the fitting that screws onto the fuel filter?

 

http://www.customtacos.com/tech.old/index.php?article=175

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dcwKfjMlw

 

I have done it exactly as shown .it still leaks from rear. I will have to inspect closely see if filter maybe damaged or line. Did not leak on old one,

 

Make absolutely sure there is only one washer of each side of the line. It's possible one of the old washers is stuck to either the bolt head or fuel line.

 

You might have overtightened. 14ft-lbs on those fittings as per the book. If you overtighten, you can squirm/smash washers and pinch the banjo fitting to it's bolt just by the way it is shaped. It will pinch tight to that bolt and be a real bugger to remove next time,,and it will cause it to leak. Those banjo bolts are partially hollow,,fuel passes thru them. If you wrench them down really tight you can compromise what that bolt is supposed to do.

If at 14-ftlbs you see some seepage while it runs,,then snug them up just a bit more till it stops. At some point in time,, use good judgement and stop tightening the bolt if it is still leaking. Something else might have failed.