fuel filter.. when to change and how much should i pay?

[wms004]

I'm at 27,000 miles, so wondering if I should change it now and how much it should cost.. Jiffy Lube gave me a quote of 54 bucks.. seems steep to say the least. Ford charges 16 bucks for the filter itself.. so is jiffy lube chargine almost 40 bucks just to put the thing in???

Also does the brand matter? Should i stick with motorcraft or are others fine?

 

[propellerhead]

Or you can buy the $5.00 tool and crawl under your car (assuming it has the same type of lock as the Ford Ranger). It will take 30 seconds if you know what you are doing, or five minutes if it's your first time and you have to fumble around.

Is it something you're willing to try? Is it worth the $54? I did the one on my Ford Ranger because I wanted to try it. I just used a generic brand filter.

 

[stallion98gt]

check that and do it yourself:

http://www.bullittarchive.com/Maintenance/fuel_filter/

 

[Go HoTO!]

40,000 - 50,000 miles. My Jiffy Lube charges $40

 

[wms004]

check that and do it yourself:

http://www.bullittarchive.com/Maintenance/fuel_filter/

where did you guys guy your filters and how much?

 

[LI98GTStang]

Just did mine at 27k miles. I think that changing it bet 25-30k is a good schedule to keep especially if you run the tank low sometimes. I used a fuel filter from NAPA. In general, I trust parts from NAPA. Often times, they are the OEM parts that I take off the car.

Edit: Cost was $11.00 and easy to install. The filter is located right by the rear differential, so all that is needed is to put the rear of the car on jack stands so that the rear diff is in a down position. This gives room to access the filter. Use the fuel disconnect tool to pop off the filter.

 

[98SteedaStang]

Yeah do it yourself it took me less than 10 minutes

 

[Firemanz]

check that and do it yourself:

http://www.bullittarchive.com/Maintenance/fuel_filter/

Very good write-up and easy do it yourself maintenance.....

 

[DBMSTNG]

28k miles and it cost $12 for the filter. my brother changed it for me. he's a mechanic.

 

[87whitevert]

Anyone know how to do this with a 99 cobra with IRS? I would like to save the money and do it myself. thanks

 

[trublustallion]

got a filter at autozone for $7, bought the little puller tool things, used them and returned them, cuz those lil craps cost $12 bux. (i know im bad by doing this, but i was poor).

no way in hell is this a $15+ fix, if so, you got screwed or just that lazy

 

[jeff1414]

It is really easy but on mine the left side did not want to come off. So I had to twist and pull to get it out but when it did gas was everywhere....ha

 

[2002BLGT]

www.partsamerica.com

motorcraft part number is FG986B

$8.48

 

[GDawg]

I just did mine for the first time at ~46,000 miles. I should have done it at ~25,000 miles but didn't get around to it.

It cost $11.00 for a motorcraft filter and I already had the disconnect tool.

Real easy to do.

 

[Black2001GT]

Subscribing.

Time for a new one in my Mustang and in the Ranger.

 

[wms004]

www.partsamerica.com

motorcraft part number is FG986B

$8.48

thanks

 

[GDawg]

You might as well replace your PCV at the same time...

 

[Y2K_MustangVert]

I just changed mine yesterday and it was a breeze. I got the filter from Napa and it cost me $8.99 and the little spring release clips set me back $6.99. The process took me about 15 minutes. The one thing you need to watch out for is the remaining gas left in the fuel lines. It is a damn good thing to do, as the gas that came out was dark brown/black.

 

[03gtmustang]

subscribing...

 

[BlackBadGT]

Damn, i think my local napa charged me like $15 for the little tool.