How often should fuel filters be changed?

1. s_ward1 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 326 Saxo 1.1 forte 2001 X plate

   #1 18th April 2010, 21:41

   How often should fuel filters be changed? and where abouts are the located on the vehicle? is towards the bck of the car? near the rear quarter?
   
   Thanks
2. ShaneyG7 Established Member Joined: May 2009 Cleator Moor (Cumbria) Posts: 1161 Citroen C4 VTR Coupe

   #2 18th April 2010, 21:48

   I changed mine before and all this black shite came out, poor thing cant have been serviced in its life..
   
   id change it every 6 month or something.. thats just me though people might say yearly..
   
   Its on passenger side just in front of the rear wheel under the car.. easy to find

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3. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

   #3 18th April 2010, 21:50

   Fuel filters should rarely be changed, every few years usually. Diesels on the other hand will need replacements yearly.

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4. s_ward1 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 326 Saxo 1.1 forte 2001 X plate

   #4 18th April 2010, 22:02

   OK cheers that's great
5. user_39660 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Shropshire Posts: 652 1.4 - FuriO

   #5 18th April 2010, 22:06

   Watch out for your eyes when you disconnect the pipe, the pressure that was in the filter blasted a load of petrol in my face, mostly my eyes, when i did mine. And if it does happen, don't spark up afterwards!
6. Luke Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 Bradford Posts: 26687 '15 Focus ST-2

   #6 18th April 2010, 22:08

   Located by the rear passenger wheel underneath the car.
   
   I'd replace yearly personally.
7. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #7 18th April 2010, 22:39

   As above. May as well be on the anual service but for the sake of 8 quid, if like me you change the oil and filters every 6 months you may as well do the fuel filter at the same time
8. s_ward1 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 326 Saxo 1.1 forte 2001 X plate

   #8 18th April 2010, 22:57

   Yeah cheers for that...yeah probally do it with the oil change etc.
9. nathgvtr Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 253

   #9 19th April 2010, 17:31

   mines due for a change so going to do it this weekend, do i need to clamp the fuel lines to stop fule flow or just get on with it?