Fuel Filter - how often to change?

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George
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Post Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:35 pm

How often should a fuel filter be changed?

What are the symptoms of a worn out one?

TIA :)
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Post Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:51 pm

most petrol cars is every 2 years I think, maybe 20,000 miles?
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Post Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:07 pm

Service item - cheap enough to replace every couple of years at the latest - especially if like most zoners you run round with £5's worth of unleaded sloshing around in the bottom of the tank winkeye winkeye
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Post Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:25 pm

Every inspection 2.
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Post Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:53 pm

*adds fuel filter to ever increasing basket from ECP*

Many thanks. :)

Easy to swap over or fiddly mess? Don't think I've ever done a fuel filter before.
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:04 am

Depends where it is - if its the one mounted at the bottom of the passenger side inner wing in the engine bay its fiddly to get at.

If its the one under the car near the tank on the passenger side its easy.
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:15 am

Do mine every year regardless
if there wern't people like me,
with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:45 pm

capri_rob wrote: If its the one under the car near the tank on the passenger side its easy.
I believe this.
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Post Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:18 pm

George wrote:
capri_rob wrote: If its the one under the car near the tank on the passenger side its easy.
I believe this.
Wear gloves and avoid lying directly under the filter or you WILL get a faceful of unleaded - I speak from experience :o:
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite