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Mar 17, 2003 | 08:26 AM

fourthrail

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1996 Fuel Filter

I get a hesitation from my 1996 when pressing the gas from a complete stop. I believe my fuel filter is quite old. I'm going to try changing this as a first step.

How difficult is this to change? If it is, does anyone have the procedure?

Thanx...

Mar 17, 2003 | 08:32 AM

njmaxseltd

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It's not that hard to do. It's just that it's in a difficult spot. Clean your throttle body - goto www.motorvate.ca for instructions. That might help cure your hesitation.

Mar 17, 2003 | 08:43 AM

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It's not that hard to do. It's just that it's in a difficult spot. Clean your throttle body - goto www.motorvate.ca for instructions. That might help cure your hesitation.

And it's easier to do both at the same time. Taking off the airbox and piping (required to get to the TB) makes it easier to reach the fuel filter as well.

Mar 17, 2003 | 09:20 AM

Zirafa

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How often should the fuel filter be changed?

Mar 17, 2003 | 11:16 AM

fourthrail

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And it's easier to do both at the same time. Taking off the airbox and piping (required to get to the TB) makes it easier to reach the fuel filter as well.

Its that hard to get to the filter?

Mar 17, 2003 | 11:27 AM

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Its easy to change, just make sure you get the clamps off and don't pull the filter on the hose, pull the hose off the filter, otherwise your just making the hose like a set of chinese fingercuffs, and you'll never get it off...

Mar 17, 2003 | 11:53 AM

dmplus

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I've never changed my fuel filter on my 95 yet. I suppose it probably should be done every now and then

Mar 17, 2003 | 12:16 PM

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How often should the fuel filter be changed?

i changed mine not too long ago and i asked the dealer how often it should be replaced and they told me they do them every 60,000 miles so i got mine in just in time.. but what a betch of a job it was.. not hard just hard to get to the lower screw..

Mar 17, 2003 | 01:12 PM

95maxmadman

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i changed mine not too long ago and i asked the dealer how often it should be replaced and they told me they do them every 60,000 miles so i got mine in just in time.. but what a betch of a job it was.. not hard just hard to get to the lower screw..

Hardest part is getting the hose off the filter.
If you reach up from underneath, and have a buddy pull from
above.

Mar 17, 2003 | 01:14 PM

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Hardest part is getting the hose off the filter.
If you reach up from underneath, and have a buddy pull from
above. Oh yeah. PB Blaster helps.

Mar 17, 2003 | 01:17 PM

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cefiro a32

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60,000 miles? you should go threw 4 fuel filters in that span of time. If you look in your owners manual it should be replaced every 15,000 miles. I change mine every 12,000 miles. Then again if you don't care about the performance of your car change it every 20,000+ miles. By the way don't use purolator or anything else made in china. They are cheaply manufactured.