One time during ownership. Do it outside, wear eye protection and prepare to get gas in your armpit.
The NA I just got has 155K on it and judging from the condition of the transmission and diff fluid changes I have done so far, I would guess the fuel filter hasn't been changed every 30K either. I recall reading an article about how clean gasoline is these days and that it eliminates fuel filter replacements. Corolla has a (supposedly) lifetime fuel filter.
So have any of you changed your filter and noticed an increase in performance? Mileage? Did you go with Mazda filter or other?
One time during ownership. Do it outside, wear eye protection and prepare to get gas in your armpit.
Sounds like a threat.Originally Posted by sammm
I use gasoline for deoderant anyways. Chicks dig that manly smell. I read that in a magazine once.
I changed mine when I bought the car in July. It had 78,000 miles on the odometer. sammm is right about the gas bath, be prepared.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
I did mine once, at about 105k miles. It is a nasty job - not a tough one, but definitely a nasty one.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Very noticeable if yours is very bad.
Black 2002 Honda S2000
Black 1992 Euro spec BMW 735iL
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Not sure if it was done in the first 125k, but I have never changed mine. See updated mileage below. ??????
Smile
93' LE #1136 - FM II
250k miles
I noticed that the spec would idle better... but hey... that filter was clogged with crap from the car sitting for the better part of a year with the engine apart and only a rag taped around the ends of the gas lines.
Daily Driver: 2013 Club edition in Pearl White Mica
Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!
I changed my mom's 4 times. I only got gas on my hand. The rest I caught in a Bean can.
05 MX-5 Mazdaspeed #1024 Titanium Gray Mica
It is cheap insurance to change the filter every 30-50k miles. Although gasoline may be cleaner nowadays, that doesn't mean tiny particles of dust won't fall in the filler neck every time you tank up (which is a lot of times after X00,000 miles). Should your filter get clogged, you will notice increased everything by replacing it. As far as brands go, OE will never be wrong and I've also had great luck with NAPA brand.
1994 R-package - gone, but not forgotten.
1966 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40. Restification in progress. or should I say De-RUSTification in progress?
1984 Honda VF1100S. V4 Fury!
It is part of the major maintenance at every 60K miles!?
Gabriel
I haven't tried this on my car yet, or replaced its filter, but on many cars the fuel system can be depressurized by pulling the appropriate fuse while the engine is running. This would reduce the spray hazard.
YMMV