how often do you change your fuel filters?

**bluefields88** · 05-09-2008, 02:11 PM

well, I don't think my car's fuel filter has ever been changed, and I get around 12.7 miles to the gallon. how often do you guys change yours?

**Y2KPewterSS** · 05-09-2008, 02:31 PM

Supposed to change them every 10,000-15,000 miles.

**bluefields88** · 05-09-2008, 02:35 PM

guess I should get on that then....

**Y2KPewterSS** · 05-09-2008, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by bluefields88

guess I should get on that then....

Changing your fuel filter on schedule is cheap insurance to help out your fuel pump.

**konigandy6** · 05-09-2008, 02:49 PM

Dealer recommends every 30k or 3 years.

***doberman 152*** · 05-09-2008, 02:51 PM

doing mine sat.

**bluefields88** · 05-09-2008, 09:28 PM

I'll be doing mine next week once I get a day off work.

**Dustman** · 05-10-2008, 03:43 PM

d'oh. Add one more item for the shopping list.

**9t8z28** · 05-10-2008, 05:01 PM

Just put a new one on today with my Racetronix fuel pump. The filter had maybe 10K miles on it and the tank was really clean. It is good insurance and I don't want to have to pull the pump again.

**thearborbarber** · 05-10-2008, 06:03 PM

I change mine every spring when I get it out of storage and burn the old tank of gas.

**Mr. Hyde** · 05-11-2008, 12:37 AM

Great! I was perfectly happy here in Ignorance land until you came along.....

**bluefields88** · 05-11-2008, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. Hyde

Great! I was perfectly happy here in Ignorance land until you came along.....

sorry

**ghettosled** · 05-11-2008, 12:03 PM

i think i just changed my original fuel filter on both my camaro and 1996 camry. my camry's was pretty much welded in place.

**Empatho** · 05-11-2008, 05:57 PM

I had my filter in the trunk for almost a year, but I replaced it a few minutes ago thanks to this thread ... lol

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 05-11-2008, 06:01 PM

when I changed mine it run much better

**9t8z28** · 05-11-2008, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by ghettosled

i think i just changed my original fuel filter on both my camaro and 1996 camry. my camry's was pretty much welded in place.

What?

**KING Z28 HAWK** · 05-11-2008, 09:12 PM

Guess mine is going to get changed soon.

**konigandy6** · 05-12-2008, 02:48 AM

One of my customers at work, on a 98 jimmy, we were changing the fuel filter....for the first time. It was so rusted on, it twisted the fuel lines while trying to unbolt it. To make a long story short, she came in for a $48 fuel filter, and left with over $400 in fuel lines, and a $950 fuel pump.

**Too Fast** · 05-12-2008, 02:53 AM

^^^And it was only supposed to be a fuel filter! Been there, done that stuff with our customers. I change our filters about every 30k.

**ghettosled** · 05-12-2008, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

What?

i bought my camaro since spring of '02 with 26k miles and this is the first time ive changed the filter (now at 43k miles). and the filter location in the camry is a PIA to reach (buried in the engine compartment). ive owned this car for 2.5 years and while i was replacing the rusted-out fuel line i changed the filter. the fitler was rusted to the holding bracket and i could not disconnect the fuel line feeding in.