Fuel Filter Change Highly Recomended

[ardi]

mine has a RYCO Z373, just removed it and replaced it with a REPCO one, it's a touch smaller. Will this make any differance???

[ENVYOSXR]

mine is due, havn't done it before I have the filter but after reading all these stories I keep putting it off as it sounds like a bitch of a job.

[HI PSI]

I purchased a new Motorcraft filter from Fraud the other day.. $31 and the f*cker leaked.. No matter how many times I fitted it, there was a leak coming from the connection through the thread... All of this on a Saterday morning.. 50 Km's to the dealership from home... Then had to go through a log drawn out claim process that took a week.... They even wanted my Km reading from my car.... fro a replacement filter.... Go figure..... WANKERS !!!!!!!

[ardi]

mine is due, havn't done it before I have the filter but after reading all these stories I keep putting it off as it sounds like a bitch of a job.

Did mine this morning, prob took 3 minuites max! didnt even need the large spanner to crack the fittings!

[nzturbo]

Hi all,

just changed filter after reading this thread.

Mine had 11/06 on it.

Went down and bought a Ryco Z373 from supa cheap, $29 NZD.

One on my ute was exactly the same Ryco filter but had a ford service part sticker on it .

Ford part number ; AFG55.

Went for short trip across town and seemed a tad smoother.

Idle used to hunt a bit when cold at start up too. Will see how it goes in morning.

cheers

oh by the way , took about 10mins, no leaks !!!!!!

Edited 30/04/10 08:20 AM by nzturbo

[Stazza_Brendan]

Mine is impossible to remove without causing big damage.

Just spent an hour trying to get mine off, no luck.

flare nut spanners, Bolt-Off spray and all it wants to do on the rear nut is try round it off. Didnt even budge.

how can I get this done?

[boost69]

I bought the original Motorcraft one and got my mechanic to change it on the hoist... it took him literally less then 5 minutes...I was going to do it myself but after hearing all the horror stories on this thread I decided not to mess with it...when he spilled all the fuel out of the old filter it was literally comming out a black colour...I suppose that is the fuel filters job after all to filter out all the gunk...

[seduced]

Stazza, You can disconnect the fuel pipe from the tank (its real easy, just follow it back, you'll see what I mean) and pull the filter with the pipe out. Once out, put the nut in a benchvice and unscrew the filter straight off.

[Stazza_Brendan]

Thanks for that, that will be the next step, but didnt want to attempt it as I drove to sunshine coast the next day.

Is the front pipe easier to get off?

[FAST-XR]

after reading this thread, I changed the fuel filter a week ago.

the car has done 60,000kms, the filter was pretty clean, it didnt make any difference as it didnt really need replacing...

maybe sydney fuel is pretty good

I always run bp98 or caltex 98 (both come from the same oil refinary anyway) depends which side of the road im on

some people are saying they replace fuel filters every 5-10k kms? waste of time....