Changed fuel filter - WOW what a difference!
09-29-2006, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by dbuie
I purchased a Purolator from Advanced Auto. I know that I could feel a difference in mine. Like was previously mentioned, at least you'll have peace of mind.
I hope I feel something. I just did a lil check'n,....unless the original owner did it himself,....Its NEVER been changed. I'm now at 101,000 miles with possibly that same stock filter.
09-29-2006, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
So,.I did it. Easy as hell.
Its pretty bad!!...
Its pretty bad!!...
09-29-2006, 11:40 PM
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Yea,..... I know!
Funny story though. I'll kep it short....
So after I swaped it I was hoping to feel a diference. So I cleaned up and lit a cig to relax. Took it for a test drive and one thought came to mind. "Twinkle Toes"! She felt,.in a word,.........light on her feet(tires). So,.I started think'n that I was a good idea that I swapecd it. Went to autozone to drop off a tool to a buddy who works there and as soon as I got out of the car,..I lost my balance. I was soo frig'n dizzy and I felt "Light on my Feet"! It was then that I realized that that feeling I had about the car,...was really me. I guess all dem fumes got to my head and smoke'n that cig sealed the deal. Anyways,.I'm sure that I will feel the difference the swap made,..tomoarrow when I don't feel high as a kite!
Funny story though. I'll kep it short....
So after I swaped it I was hoping to feel a diference. So I cleaned up and lit a cig to relax. Took it for a test drive and one thought came to mind. "Twinkle Toes"! She felt,.in a word,.........light on her feet(tires). So,.I started think'n that I was a good idea that I swapecd it. Went to autozone to drop off a tool to a buddy who works there and as soon as I got out of the car,..I lost my balance. I was soo frig'n dizzy and I felt "Light on my Feet"! It was then that I realized that that feeling I had about the car,...was really me. I guess all dem fumes got to my head and smoke'n that cig sealed the deal. Anyways,.I'm sure that I will feel the difference the swap made,..tomoarrow when I don't feel high as a kite!
09-30-2006, 11:53 AM
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just changed mine and felt alittle better i test it out some more tonight but it did get going a little faster to me atleast. that clip is a pain could get it off but i got it all not to hard to do really catch can helps alot in clean up too.
09-30-2006, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
So,.I did it. Easy as hell.
Its pretty bad!!...
Its pretty bad!!...
10-02-2006, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dailydriver
DAMN, man I'd be thinking about an injector cleaning service after seeing that $h!t!!
10-02-2006, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
So,.I did it. Easy as hell.
Its pretty bad!!...
Its pretty bad!!...
Oh my God!
Looks like you filtered coffee grounds through it. I would be damned surprised if you don't feel a difference.
10-03-2006, 05:00 PM
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LOL,.. thats what my buddy said also!
Yea,.she does feel alot better now. When I took the old one off,..my fuel looked brown as **** when it drained into the pan. Now it should be nice and clean.
Yea,.she does feel alot better now. When I took the old one off,..my fuel looked brown as **** when it drained into the pan. Now it should be nice and clean.
10-03-2006, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by staringback05
thats a good filter, i run it...no problems
10-03-2006, 10:45 PM
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i figured they make one of the best, if not the best, oil filter, so why not get their fuel filter? i wonder if it's a Wix like the oil filter, also? i blew through it. seems to have good flow. for $13.33 after tax, it wasn't all that expensive, either. Wix fuel filters are ~$20, so maybe i got the same thing for $7 less?
thats what i got today for like $14.xx.....couldnt really tell a diff though, and i think the car still had the acdelco stock filter on.
10-04-2006, 04:11 PM
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Can a faulty/clogged fuel filter cause the engine to keep dying? I have a thread going, but nobody's responded: Car keeps dying...
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10-05-2006, 09:51 AM
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It would have to be very clogged for your car to keep dying. Have you checked your fuel pressure? Whenever you say that it's dying, do you mean while driving or idling? I need more info.
10-05-2006, 11:01 AM
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Can a faulty/clogged fuel filter cause the engine to keep dying?
I'm going to change the one in the Z this weekend, it's got 80k on the original. Trying to decide if I should seafoam it first though.
10-05-2006, 01:43 PM
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No, I havent checked the fuel pressure. It dies when driving and idleing...If you like, you can respond on a thread I have going (link posted above). I dont want to hijack this thread. Thanks.
10-08-2006, 11:41 AM
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okay, so i just got done changing my fuel filter. i took a shower and i still smell like gasoline 
i did a stupid thing, though. when i took off the old fuel filter, i never made a mental note to remember how far into the nut of the fuel filter the threaded bolt went into it on the metal fuel line side.
when i put in the new fuel filter (napa gold), i wasn't able to get the threaded bolt on the metal fuel line all the way into the stationary nut. basically, if you can picture this, the two nuts aren't touching each other. there's like a centimeter between them. now, i started the car up and revved the engine and let it idle for a few minutes and there was no dripping, nor was the filter wet anywhere. i'm letting it sit on my driveway pad for a few hours to see if anything drips. do you guys think it's tight enough? or did you guys get the two nut heads to touch on the metal fuel line side? i'm scared i'm gonna go WOT and blow my fuel line open...or am i just paranoid?
i did a stupid thing, though. when i took off the old fuel filter, i never made a mental note to remember how far into the nut of the fuel filter the threaded bolt went into it on the metal fuel line side.
when i put in the new fuel filter (napa gold), i wasn't able to get the threaded bolt on the metal fuel line all the way into the stationary nut. basically, if you can picture this, the two nuts aren't touching each other. there's like a centimeter between them. now, i started the car up and revved the engine and let it idle for a few minutes and there was no dripping, nor was the filter wet anywhere. i'm letting it sit on my driveway pad for a few hours to see if anything drips. do you guys think it's tight enough? or did you guys get the two nut heads to touch on the metal fuel line side? i'm scared i'm gonna go WOT and blow my fuel line open...or am i just paranoid?