Changed my oil and fuel filter...

[heifetz17]

Well I finally got it done. I changed out my fuel filter after chaning my oil. I got a Mann oil filter with Mobil 1 10w30 for winter. During the summer, I'll change to 15w50. I also got a Mahle fuel filter. I think it's getting me a little better gas mileage. Does a new filter improve mileage at all?

[Hyperion]

Regular maintanence is good for both emissions and fuel economy.

So good job on doing the work yourself.:thumbup:

[beatniks325]

Well I finally got it done. I changed out my fuel filter after chaning my oil. I got a Mann oil filter with Mobil 1 10w30 for winter. During the summer, I'll change to 15w50. I also got a Mahle fuel filter. I think it's getting me a little better gas mileage. Does a new filter improve mileage at all?


where was your fuel filter located, some years had them in different locations; I know my 93 is a b*tch to get out....

did you cut the old one apart to see how it looked? I'm going to do that with mine when i change it out....winter project

[Beamin']

Regular maintanence is good for both emissions and fuel economy.

So good job on doing the work yourself.:thumbup:
Your mother would be proud.

[amdspitfire]

i think either way the computers compensate and send more fuel

[heifetz17]

where was your fuel filter located, some years had them in different locations; I know my 93 is a b*tch to get out....

did you cut the old one apart to see how it looked? I'm going to do that with mine when i change it out....winter project
Mine was no piece of cake to get out. It's right next to the tranny just above the left engine mount. I had to do it blind because I couldn't see the upper hose clamp because it's tucked up in there pretty good :mad It went pretty smoothly, though, and I think I might cut it open to see what it looks like.

[beatniks325]

Mine was no piece of cake to get out. It's right next to the tranny just above the left engine mount. I had to do it blind because I couldn't see the upper hose clamp because it's tucked up in there pretty good :mad It went pretty smoothly, though, and I think I might cut it open to see what it looks like.

please take pics if you can of the sliced out fuel filter. do you know when it was replaced last??

[Hyperion]

Prepare to be disappointed.

[supark]

changing the oil out can yield slightly better mileage - engine components are better lubricated and the car runs more efficiently.

[CirrusSR22]

The fuel filter is a bitch. Mine was under the driver side and it was held in with a hinged clamp. The problem was there was a hard line in the way of the hinge!! ala the filter would not just drop out. I had to slide it out towards the front of the car.

[heifetz17]

The fuel filter is a bitch. Mine was under the driver side and it was held in with a hinged clamp. The problem was there was a hard line in the way of the hinge!! ala the filter would not just drop out. I had to slide it out towards the front of the car.
I feel your pain... :mad

beatnik, I'll take some pics. I'm not sure when it was last replaced. It's a Bosch, so it's either the original one, or an OEM style one. How's Mahle? Did I get a good brand, or should I have stuck with Bosch?

Is a Mann oil filter OEM? I've often wondered this...

[heifetz17]

I tried to impress my music professor with my car today and I opened the hood and there was no oil filler cap! :eyecrazy After I changed the oil last night, I forgot to replace the cap, and it was sitting on the little vents under my wipers. :( That's a little embarrassing. I'm surprised the car got me to school fine without an oil filler cap. I'm even more surprised my engine wasn't coated in oil once I got to school.

[MJFX328]

I tried to impress my music professor with my car today and I opened the hood and there was no oil filler cap! :eyecrazy After I changed the oil last night, I forgot to replace the cap, and it was sitting on the little vents under my wipers. :( That's a little embarrassing. I'm surprised the car got me to school fine without an oil filler cap. I'm even more surprised my engine wasn't coated in oil once I got to school.

No biggie.. add some oil just to be safe.. and dont ever do that again!! :stickoutt

Mann is an OE filter; Mahle is good, I would of rather went with Bosch but only cus Im a sucker for brand names.