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Originally Posted by 2000SoCalBoxsterS
True it's in the Tank. False you have to drop the tank.
On the 2002 - 2004 Boxster the fuel filter is in the tank, However, the service manual says that Porsche specifies this as a "Life Time" filter and no replacement is necessary. This is apparantly "due to the reduced volume of fuel flowing through the Non-return system."
You lucked out.
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Hi,
It's definitely
not Lifetime. The very nature of a Filter is to clog at some point. Now, the lack of a Fuel Return System in the later cars will push this point further out on the timeline.
But eventually it'll need to be addressed. It will progressively clog and become restricted, work the Pump harder, and/or reduce Fuel Flow and Volume to the Injector Rail.
Either that, or it's not doing any filtering at all. I do not believe the Filter is available separately, IIRC, you have to replace the whole stalk - Pump, Filter and Fuel Level Sender, a hefty hit I'm sure.
I wouldn't worry about it at all until 85k mi. or so (depending upon how much Gas you put through it and/or how much accumulated Storage time the Car's had). By then, I'd start thinking about a replacement and perhaps look for one at a good price and shelve it for when the time comes, rather than having to pay
through the nose Retail, because the Car is stranded. Hope this helps...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99