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Lil bastard · 03-24-2008, 06:39 PM

No need to swap the fuel filter on '00 and up. These egas cars have a lifetime fuel filter inside the fuel tank - it is part of the filler stalk along with the fuel pump and sending unit.

Since the egas cars eliminated a fuel return line from the fuel rail to the tank, it was thought that the filter only does half the duty than those in a two-line system. While I doubt that it's truly lifetime, I suspect that it lasts a good bit longer than the cannister type of the non-egas two-line systems, which is what CJ_Boxster is referring to.

03-24-2008, 06:39 PM	#3
Lil bastard Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Du Monde Posts: 2,199	No need to swap the fuel filter on '00 and up. These egas cars have a lifetime fuel filter inside the fuel tank - it is part of the filler stalk along with the fuel pump and sending unit. Since the egas cars eliminated a fuel return line from the fuel rail to the tank, it was thought that the filter only does half the duty than those in a two-line system. While I doubt that it's truly lifetime, I suspect that it lasts a good bit longer than the cannister type of the non-egas two-line systems, which is what CJ_Boxster is referring to. __________________ 1990 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 1976 BMW 2002 1990 BMW 325is 1999 Porsche Boxster (gone, but not forgotten) http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...smiley-003.gif Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly! Last edited by Lil bastard; 03-24-2008 at 10:02 PM.