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View Poll Results: How long do go on a fuel filter?
5000 miles or less
12
6.32%
up to 10,000
101
53.16%
up to 15,000
65
34.21%
Whenever it stops up i change it
12
6.32%
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How often do you change your fuel filter?

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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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How often do you change your fuel filter?

Some go a long time, and some are like me and change them often like me.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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Every 7,500 miles.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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Every second oil change or 10,000 miles!!
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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I only chagne my once a year. But then again I only drive my truck when pulling a camping trailer. I drive only 7-10k miles per year
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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I'm on my 4th filter at 114k. Change when filter gets stoped up. Truck will act up under full power. Just back off the throttle finish out the day and change that night. Takes about 10 minutes. No fuel pump problems yet.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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I usually change around 10k unless my fuel pressure stays up. Then I change when either the fuel pressure shows signs of lowering or my knuckles stay white all the time from worrying about it.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:28 PM
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None of the above (in the poll)

I change it every oil change. Yes, I know it's overkill but I am just that way.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by blown32
None of the above (in the poll)

I change it every oil change. Yes, I know it's overkill but I am just that way.
Same here, although I voted the 10k mark.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by routerguy99
I only chagne my once a year. But then again I only drive my truck when pulling a camping trailer. I drive only 7-10k miles per year
7-10k a year . you got to keep those cob wbes blown out.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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wow people actually selected the last option.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Dorkweed
Every second oil change or 10,000 miles!!
Ditto.
Easy to remember.

Of course, if I get a bad load of fuel, or notice the pressure dropping, I'll change it sooner.
Very cheap insurance.


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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by drew03
7-10k a year . you got to keep those cob wbes blown out.
I'm on the same page. About 7k to 8k a year. At this rate I'm 53 my 05 should out last me. I only had 29k in 4 yrs on my 01 I traded.
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 05:04 AM
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Before my Fass install I changed fuel filter every oil change,yah may have been over kill but cheap to do. The fall is a great time to change the filter and clean the bowl before temperatures drop. Now with two big honking filters (3 micron fuel and seperate water filter), a 150 gph pump, I change by the hours....250. Once again overkill and just for the hell of it since the stock filter is onboard I change that too. My wife says I need to get help with this truck obsession. Thinking she's right! Need to start a group " Hello my name is ..... and I'm a Dieselholic"
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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i've done mine every second oil change..
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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I go by the Maintenance Schedule B on all maintenance items...so every 15,000 miles.
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