fuel filter change?

[moribundman]

I have over 150k miles and 10 years on my fuel filter. Judging by how rich my engine runs, the fuel filter is still flowing fine. It's huge, and, according to Audi, a "lifetime" filter. Removing it from a quattro is quite labor-intensive, although there is a creative workaround.

 

[flatlandtacoma]

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Originally posted by brianl703:

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Originally posted by H2GURU:
Toyota recommends every 30,000 miles and this sure seems reasonable.

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That's not what one of my co-workers with a Toyota pickup (Tacoma I believe) was told when he called the dealership. They said it is a "lifetime" filter.

...the lifetime of the fuel pump, no doubt...

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I've heard everything from 30K to lifetime as well. For reference, here's a disection of mine at 101K: http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=003877

 

[alreadygone]

As I've posted before, at my shop I'll have couple requests monthly for new catalytic converter, when I check all they need is new fuel filter. If your car has some sort of "lifetime fuel filter" this post probably doesn't apply to you. For the rest where it's a 5to50 dollar item, What have you got to loose with a yearly furl filter change?

Bob

 

[Cressida]

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Originally posted by H2GURU:
Toyota recommends every 30,000 miles and this sure seems reasonable. Spending $30 once every 2 years is cheap to avoid fuel-injection problems

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Toyota does not make any recommendations on changing the fuel filter on my Cressida. In fact they put it in a difficult to reach area so that you'll leave it alone. One expert, Jim Hopkins, said that this Toyota fuel filter was designed to go around 500k miles.

I play it safe and figure why not change every 20 years or 250k miles.

 

[Dave Hess]

I do 60-70K fuel filter changes on all the cars I ever owned.

Why are Fuel Filters sooo expensive ??

 

[Clement]

After spending $450 to get a fuel pump replaced (about 60K miles on the car) due to a clogged fuel filter, I've gotten into the habit of changing it every 30K miles. The cost savings of not changing it are not worth the potential risk of not changing it.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

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Originally posted by LT4 Vette:
I do 60-70K fuel filter changes on all the cars I ever owned.

Why are Fuel Filters sooo expensive ??

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Fuel filters are alot cheaper then having a fuel pump or injectors go bad from not changing the filter often.BTW,the filter for my 97 F150 cost' anywhere from $7.00 to $12.00,depending where I buy it.That to me is cheap insurance!

 

[JetSnake]

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Originally posted by HardbodyLoyalist:
usually around July 4th weekend, just because it's easy to remember and I always have a day off.

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You must not be an aircraft mechanic if you have holidays off.

Anyway, I changed the fuel filter on my truck that was a year old and the gas on the tank side of the filter was BLACK, with chunks and water. Don't make fun of someone that recommends changing the fuel filter once a year. Oh, and I'm talking black and not just a tint of black. It was so black you couldn't see the bottom of a white container with 1/8" of this gas in it.

 

[JAYCEE]

My Toyota has 190k miles on the filter, I guess I should change it.

 

[jmacmaster]

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Originally posted by alreadygone:
As I've posted before, at my shop I'll have couple requests monthly for new catalytic converter, when I check all they need is new fuel filter. If your car has some sort of "lifetime fuel filter" this post probably doesn't apply to you. For the rest where it's a 5to50 dollar item, What have you got to loose with a yearly furl filter change?

Bob

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What you have to lose is the same kind of thing that you lose with unnecessary oil and oil filter changes, air filter changes, coolant changes, spark plug changes, and etc., that, for example, dealerships try to foist on people. This kind of thing quickly adds up to quite a bit of wasted money. For a lot of these things, when a change is necessary depends on such things as your driving style and road conditions and your particular vehicle. I prefer to wait until the engine, or other part or system, or the check engine light, tells me that something's starting to go wrong, and then immediately identify what needs to be changed. Then, if you keep a vehicle long enough and keep maintenance records, you'll begin to find out how long you can go before its good insurance to make the change before trouble arises.

 

[JetSnake]

There was this one time right before I changed the filter that I got gas at some hole in the wall back woods gas station, I wonder if that is where the bad gas came from.

As bad as gas is now days, I don't think your ever guarantied fresh, clean gas.

 

[andyd]

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Originally posted by JetSnake:

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Originally posted by HardbodyLoyalist:
usually around July 4th weekend, just because it's easy to remember and I always have a day off.

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You must not be an aircraft mechanic if you have holidays off.

Anyway, I changed the fuel filter on my truck that was a year old and the gas on the tank side of the filter was BLACK, with chunks and water. Don't make fun of someone that recommends changing the fuel filter once a year. Oh, and I'm talking black and not just a tint of black. It was so black you couldn't see the bottom of a white container with 1/8" of this gas in it.

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hhmn, sounds like time to change gas stations to me.