Replaced My Fuel Filter Today

[ganuza]

Cake Walk thanks to great write ups on here and to 'Old Guy' for his advice.

It took all of 20 minutes. One thing to mention that I didn't read in the DIY's:
Prime the pump after the install by turning the key in the ignition to just before it cranks and then back to 'off'. Do this 5-10 times and the fuel pump should have fuel running through it again. Then start the car.

Thanks again

[eclimax13]

great....but how bout some symptoms of before and what if you noticed any improvements

[ganuza]

I am the second owner of my 2003 1.8tq tip, and I don't have any maintenance records that I can find.

I read that the fuel filters should be replaced every 40,000 to 60,000 miles and so it was just a precautionary replacement for my own maintenance schedule. I didn't have any symptoms...yet, but others have had issues with fuel pumps possibly aggravated by clogged fuel filters.

The gasoline that I poured out of the old filter looked clean (no sediment), but I think it was worth changing out for my peace of mind.

[G Men 08]

i changed mine a few months back, at around 45k (ive owned her since 39k)... im guessin it was the first time it had been changed cause it was nasty.. hard to blow through and the "fuel" that came out of it was not the prettiest of colors lol or should i say shades

[ganuza]

^^^^ lol...and you put your mouth on that???? ^^^^

[G Men 08]

always do for an expierement if you wanna call it haha oh well, done it with probably 5 filters from different cars and im still kickin... for now any wayslol