A friend of mine has a 5th gen max and when he took it in for tires, the mechanic told him that there was no fuel filter. Is that true? Its either a 2002 or 2003. Any help would be great, thanks peoples :-D

 

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under the rear seat

 

under the rear seat inside the fuel tank

 

Any chance he took it to Walmart for tires?

 

or pepboys

 

its in the gas tank, and your owners manual says it never needs to be changed, so don't worry about it. I mean,If its in the manual, it must be true .

 

that's what the manual says but once you take it out, you'll be surprised how much crap got clogged

 

oh i know. Have you changed yours? (how many miles?)
I just hit 45k and knew the filter should be changed soon. I was looking for info on how to change it when i find out nissan says it doesnt need to be changed??!!! I think imma take it to the dealer and have them change it, because thats too in depth for a newb such as myself. Maybe ill change my mind when i find out how much $$$ they'll take off my hands for doing the job tho.

 

changing oil for 5th gen is cheaper than 4th gen then I suppose?

I need to change my oil again soon too...

 

If you're not mechanically inclined, buy a Haynes manual and get a mechanically-inclined friend to change the fuel filter for you, or take it to a shop, but you certainly don't have to take it to a stealership to get it done at their ridiculous chargeout rates.