You should chage them at least once a year if you have an old car, every other year for a new one, especially after the winter months. You pick up a lot of dirt and the car runs harder doing these months.
You might also need to change it when you are broken down along the road with no fuel getting through the gas line which is probably the answer you wanted.
No, dont change them when you are alongside the road....if you are alongside the road already you just count to 100 and drive on like nothing happened!!!!
You need to change them every every 2 to 4 years or 30,000 to 60,000 miles. This is straight from an automibile manual!!
The fuel filter, is located inside of the gas tank. You will need to drain the fuel from the gas tank in order to change the fuel filter.
You don't normally need to. The filter is a sponge on the fuel pump in the gas tank. if it is bad then you need to pull the fuel pump to change it.
You will need to remove the gas tank from your 2004 VW Passat in order to change the fuel filter. Remove the gas line. Remove the fuel filter retaining plate. Reverse the process to install the new fuel filter.
The fuel filter is inside the gas tank with the fuel pump
The fuel filter is located in the gas tank.
The fuel filter on a Dodge Nitro is part of the fuel pump module in the tank. You need to remove the fuel tank to access the pump.
faulty fuel filter or seal on filter not sealing
The fuel filter is located inside of the gas tank. The gas tank will need to be drained in order to replace the fuel filter.
The fuel filter is located on the driver's side frame under the car and forward of the gas tank. You will need a special tool to release the fuel line from the filter.
No need to bleed lines, since the system is under pressure.
The fuel filter isn't inside of the gas tank. It is in the line somewhere between the gas tank and the engine.
The fuel filter in is the fuel pump in the gas tank you cannot change it, Declan.