Fuel Filter - Worth Changing ?

[NISSAN GTR]

Is it worth changing fuel filters periodically as it always runs on Premium ,

i dont think mine has been done since new , anyone know the best place to buy one for an - R34

I regularly change my oil and oil filter , last time i replaced the fillter i put it on hand tight , thinking it will be easy to take off when i next service it , F....ck it was really tight ,Why ???????anyone else suffered

Cheers

Edited July 20, 2011 by NISSAN GTR

[jrm]

Nissan - go genuine

[mad082]

or you could go to repco/autobarn or the like and get a ryco filter. probably cost you less and do the same job.

and yes it should be changed periodically. the type of fuel has little to do with how much crap builds up in it. it has more to do with the condition of the tank the servo keeps the fuel in as well as the tankers it is transported in.

[AngryRB]

hey while were talking bout fuel filters , has anyone heard of other types, was talking to an old guy with a nissan patrol and he had some sort of fuel filter that had a clear section at one side of it, you could see the fuel and its colour and the crap that was in there,

or maybe this was just for diesel motors?? seemed like a pretty cool looking filter or maybe not neccesary?

[gotRICE?]

AFAIk a fuel filter is a fuel filter. The only difference being the shape of it based on how OEM decided to mount it, and the connections.

The nissan ones seem to just have a rubber hose banged over each end with a clamp, whereas Honda ones have a big banjo bolt.

So if you want a different fuel filter it isnt going to hurt, you just have to figure out how to mount it and have appropriate fittings.

[GTR-N1]

Fuel filter change schedule is 40,000 80,000 100,000 (although commonsense says 80,000 can be 70,000 instead).

[NISSAN GTR]

Got around to changing the filter over with an OEM unit , was about 70 bucks

Had fun removing the rubber hoses - Tight as , it had never been changed before .

It was full of black gunk mixed with fuel , anyway heres a pic of the internal filter

Seems to have smoother power delivery now !!!!!!

[t_revz]

hey while were talking bout fuel filters , has anyone heard of other types, was talking to an old guy with a nissan patrol and he had some sort of fuel filter that had a clear section at one side of it, you could see the fuel and its colour and the crap that was in there,

or maybe this was just for diesel motors?? seemed like a pretty cool looking filter or maybe not neccesary?

Its a fuel/water separator.When you can see water in the bowl,you open the tap in the bottom to drain it out.As water cant be compressed and diesels run such high fuel pressure its quite important. Plus the fact that many diesels are subject to nasty conditions and lots of contamination.

[AngryRB]

Its a fuel/water separator.When you can see water in the bowl,you open the tap in the bottom to drain it out.As water cant be compressed and diesels run such high fuel pressure its quite important. Plus the fact that many diesels are subject to nasty conditions and lots of contamination.

ahh ok,