fuel filters

yodaboy4life · Feb 15, 2007

does a fuel filter have anything to do with bad gas milage? i have a 90 toyota pickup 3.0 but just in genaral

64FJ40 · Feb 15, 2007

In the most general sense, no.

I don't know of a single person that has ever been satisfied with the power or fuel mileage of the 3.slow

Not Jobless · Feb 15, 2007

yodaboy4life said:
does a fuel filter have anything to do with bad gas milage? i have a 90 toyota pickup 3.0 but just in genaral

It could, best to just replace it on a regular basis like every 3rd oil change. Especially for some vehicles that use simple inexpensive in-line filters.

skrause · Feb 15, 2007

Jobless said:
It could, best to just replace it on a regular basis like every 3rd oil change. Especially for some vehicles that use simple inexpensive in-line filters.

:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

I believe the factory recommendation is 120k miles. My truck is still on it's original filter well past 200k. That damned thing outlasted the original motor.

Tankota · Feb 16, 2007

64FJ40 said:
In the most general sense, no.

I don't know of a single person that has ever been satisfied with the power or fuel mileage of the 3.slow

Ding! Now ya do. gotten 20-22mpg consistently over the last 100,000miles. Goes 280-300 on 14 gallons every tank. It's a '90 3.0 in a runner.

As for the fuel filter. You would notice running problems long before fuel mileage affects of any kind.

Not Jobless · Feb 16, 2007

skrause said:
:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

I believe the factory recommendation is 120k miles. My truck is still on it's original filter well past 200k. That damned thing outlasted the original motor.

So because you don't change the filter and do regular maintenance other shouldn't as well?

I know a guy who didn't change his oil for 120k miles either...he just kept adding more, but that doesn't make it right.

The factory recommendations are based on what? Definately not getting a bad tank of gas sucked off the bottom of a near empty tank

skrause · Feb 16, 2007

Jobless said:
So because you don't change the filter and do regular maintenance other shouldn't as well?

Where did I say that Brad?

Jobless said:
I know a guy who didn't change his oil for 120k miles either...he just kept adding more, but that doesn't make it right.

No, that's just plain stupid. I haven't changed the filter because it's not plugged. Why waste time and effort, especially with where it is on a 22RE, to fix something that's not broken. :flipoff:

Jobless said:
The factory recommendations are based on what? Definately not getting a bad tank of gas sucked off the bottom of a near empty tank

Mabye you shouldn't buy gas at AM/PM :flipoff: :looser: Are you saying the company who designed, spec'd, and built the truck is wrong? :stirpot:

Not Jobless · Feb 16, 2007

skrause said:
Where did I say that Brad?

No, that's just plain stupid. I haven't changed the filter because it's not plugged. Why waste time and effort, especially with where it is on a 22RE, to fix something that's not broken. :flipoff:

Mabye you shouldn't buy gas at AM/PM :flipoff: :looser: Are you saying the company who designed, spec'd, and built the truck is wrong? :stirpot:

If you don't check it how would you know if it's not plugged and/or getting plugged?

AM/PM don't sell diesel :redneck:

Yep...they're wrong. Do you have any idea of how they calculate maintenance intervals or MTBF?

Eric · Feb 16, 2007

Jobless said:
If you don't check it how would you know if it's not plugged and/or getting plugged?

AM/PM don't sell diesel :redneck:

Yep...they're wrong. Do you have any idea of how they calculate maintenance intervals or MTBF?

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