How often should I change the fuel filter in my 2000 Chrysler Sebring LXI Coupe?
fuel filter change?
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I am at 95k right now and its been changed once that i know of i did it at about 80
You never really know unless you cut one apart and look. I did a fuel filter at 12K and buildup showed it was about 1/2 which made a 25K replacement interval realistic (which is what the manufacturer recommends). Something could happen to make it clog sooner like a batch of bad gas. With fuel filters I don't think that it is a good idea to leave them in until performance suffers, its too hard on the fuel pump.
It all depends on the fuel quality that you're buying.
Have you ever seen the gas station change the filters at the pump?
Does your car get 50 mpg or 10 mpg? This will also help explain why I know a bunch of people getting towed for clogged filters never changed between 35k and 180k miles.
All it takes is one bad tank of gas the the filter is clogged.
If the filter is easy enough and cheap enough to change, every 30k-60k is good enough.
Why be late to work for a $20 filter? Why pay for a $100 tow over a $20 filter? Why be stranded in the middle of nowhere over a $20 filter?
Why cause rush hour traffic in the high speed lane over a $20 filter?
The above are some of the incidents, on cars that I've worked on, caused by clogged filters.
Having spare filters and tools is great. But, going to a wedding in a Tux that smells like gasoline isn't!
Have you ever seen the gas station change the filters at the pump?
Does your car get 50 mpg or 10 mpg? This will also help explain why I know a bunch of people getting towed for clogged filters never changed between 35k and 180k miles.
All it takes is one bad tank of gas the the filter is clogged.
If the filter is easy enough and cheap enough to change, every 30k-60k is good enough.
Why be late to work for a $20 filter? Why pay for a $100 tow over a $20 filter? Why be stranded in the middle of nowhere over a $20 filter?
Why cause rush hour traffic in the high speed lane over a $20 filter?
The above are some of the incidents, on cars that I've worked on, caused by clogged filters.
Having spare filters and tools is great. But, going to a wedding in a Tux that smells like gasoline isn't!
My fuel filter is $104. I change it every 75k miles.
One never knows how long a fuel filter will last, in any vehicle. I go by the rule that I change it as soon as the vehicle acts like its starved for fuel or air and I've checked the air filter and the air filter is ok. That is, unless its been so long since I've changed the fuel filter that I chicken out, rather than tempt fate, and change the filter. I keep a spare filter in each vehicle and know where the filter's mounted on the vehicle and how to change it. And each vehicle has in it the tools necessary to change the fuel filter (along with numerous other tools).
ive got 180K and 22 years on my filter.
i dont think they clog up all that often.
i dont think they clog up all that often.
I change mine every 3rd oil change or every 10k miles.
i change mine once a year or 10,000 miles
i'll probably do mine at 100k then and then maybe 10-15k intervals sounds like a good plan to me...
Every 10k miles?
I changed mine after 50k miles and probably could've kept going.
It's called "cheap insurance"!quote:
Originally posted by Vilan:
Every 10k miles?I changed mine after 50k miles and probably could've kept going.
I change it every 2 years at the same time I change the air filter, transmission fluid, diff fluid, thermostat, coolant and brake fluid--usually around July 4th weekend, just because it's easy to remember and I always have a day off.
I have my fuel filter changed every 30K on my 5.3L which is about 12 months of driving. Several of the guys I worked with burned out their fuel pumps when they allowed their fuel filters to get clogged. This happened primarily during the gasoline shortage after Katrina, but changing the fuel filter is much less expensive than changing the fuel pump.
The fuel filter on my wife's 5.4L Expedition and my old Jeep Comanche are much easier to replace. I change them out myself every 20K.
The fuel filter on my wife's 5.4L Expedition and my old Jeep Comanche are much easier to replace. I change them out myself every 20K.
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...
it looks like you got differing opinions on changing the fuel filter. I went through a no start condition based on a plugged fuel filter. It didn't help that I just changed the starter too! made me think I got a dud. my fuel pump was fine. I would go with changing every 30k to be on the safe side.
The 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser is a "lifetime" filter also.
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