GstangT

In lieu of having my car randomly shut off on me in rush hour, on the San Francisco bay bridge while I was in the middle lane, I decided to do a little troubleshooting.

I decided that since I was going to change my oil, I might as well change my fuel filter, clean my MAF sensor, and clean my throttle body the same day. After all that, I decided to cut open the fuel filter to see how dirty it was. It was a pain to pry open, but here's a glimpse for anyone who's interested.

Fuel filter at 22,000 miles:

99GTvert

GROSS.

Damn that's nasty.

drakefamily2

I changed mine around 40k but I never opened old one, probably a good thing.

pdonket

With fuel filters costing as little as they do, I don't understand why people don't manage to change them regularly. I don't want crap getting into my engine and fuel is some dirty stuff.

2005Redfire6

+1, I am starting to make a habit out of changing mine every 2 or so oil changes.

BigDinTexas

Almost as bad as your signature pic...

drewsky

im changing mine tommorow, curious to see how bad it is..

GstangT

Yeah, it's a cheap maintenance thing so might as well do it! How many miles on it? Post it up to see how it compares

defiance

LOL +1, I didn't even notice it at first. I change mine pretty regularly, its amazing how much a simple fuel filter does for cars. What fuel filter did you use OP?

wcgman

I guess Im the opposite. I rarely change fuel filters. Heck, my 01 explorer has only had it changed once and that was troubleshooting. Turns out my problem wasnt the filter but a leaky intake manifold gasket.