Free Fuel Filter Banjo Bolt "Mod"

If any of you have been on this website long you know about the fuel filter banjo bolt and how restrictive it's said to be. If you've ever changed your fuel filter and looked at the bolt you can't help but wonder how your motor gets the fuel it needs under boost. Well I thought of a VERY simple way to help that part of the fuel system flow better, and it's FREE!!

If you don't know what a banjo bolt is.....

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In our cars the bolt on the right screws into the top of the fuel filter. The fuel is pushed through the filter and up through the middle of the bolt, then out the two holes at the top of the bolt.

This setup is not optimal for fuel flow as when the fuel exits the banjo bolt it often hits a brick wall

The banjo bolt is 19mm, and it can be very tough to break loose. You may need to remove your battery to get to the fuel filter, I moved mine long ago and don't remember if you can take off the banjo bolt with it in the stock position or not.

Once you get the banjo bolt off, put a line on the top of it, indicating where the fuel exit holes are.

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Now reassemble the banjo bolt fitting and position the fuel hose so that it lines up with where the banjo bolt will rest when tightened all the way down. When it's done it should look something like this.

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While this still won't be as good as an aftermarket fuel filter or replacing the banjo bolt with -6an fittings, it's free, easy, and will obviously aid fuel flow.