Car 51, that filter had plenty of miles left in it. I put a new fuel filter on my first BMW when I base lined the car. I changed the filter when it had been 100k miles. I replace air and gas filters when I get a new to me car. I remember blowing the gas out of a filter. It was black. The one I cut open was a little gray. Small filters for carbed cars required more frequent changes. I din't join Bitog to obsess about automotive maintenance. I joined to gain the knowledge to free myself of worry about stuff that in the big picture matters little. The tanks in MA are very carefully regulated. with regard to groundwater. As a result the fuel quality is way better than it was when I was a kid. Back in the day, gas tanks had a water trap right at the drain plug.
