Fuel Filter
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if you buy a hayness manual is says it on 1-29 section 27. fuel filter replacement (every 30,000 miles or 24 months)
word for word...fuel will also have some kind of debri in it, no matter how small... its the little things that add up over time. but i only change my fuel filter on a new car or after 50K miles or so of driving. which i dont think ive ever put 50K miles on a car i owned. so i only change the filter when i get a new used vehicle.
word for word...fuel will also have some kind of debri in it, no matter how small... its the little things that add up over time. but i only change my fuel filter on a new car or after 50K miles or so of driving. which i dont think ive ever put 50K miles on a car i owned. so i only change the filter when i get a new used vehicle.
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I just checked my owner's manual's maintenance schedule and I still do not see any fuel filter replacement schedule. hopefully this link works:
http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/p...898O00142A.pdf
http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/p...898O00142A.pdf
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My wife and I have owned 3 Honda civics all purchased new, and none of the service manuals mentioned anything about changing the fuel filter, I really thought this to be strange, Now! here is the kicker, and this is the truth!! we put 275,000 miles on the "87" and it was never in the shop for anything but a couple of timing belts, I gave it to a good friend of mine for his son, he took it to a mech. to have it checked out (as it was for his teenage son) the mech could find nothing wrong with the car, The clutch had never been adjusted, and no fuel filter was ever installed, (I keep pretty good records) I know!! if someone were to tell me this I would be skeptical All i can give you is my word, we currently have a "99" with 120,000, and a "02" with (I'm not real sure, its out in the garage) but I think it is approaching 100,000, both have been trouble free, I did have the transmission oil change in the "99" and the timing belt, it is the only Automatic (and I really prefer the shift) again, the manual that came with these cars do not mention changing the fuel filter, These are great cars, I also know people who drive Toyota's and they have great stories also, but it is Honda for me, the next one will be an Accord, I just thought I would share this with you. msn
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i don't think the honda manual says anything about changing wiper blades... so should you just not do that either?
what i'm trying to say is just because the honda manual didn't say to do it doesn't mean it doesn't need to be done.
which is obviously what the guys who made the haynes manual knew.
what i'm trying to say is just because the honda manual didn't say to do it doesn't mean it doesn't need to be done.
which is obviously what the guys who made the haynes manual knew.
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i don't think the honda manual says anything about changing wiper blades... so should you just not do that either?
what i'm trying to say is just because the honda manual didn't say to do it doesn't mean it doesn't need to be done.
which is obviously what the guys who made the haynes manual knew.
what i'm trying to say is just because the honda manual didn't say to do it doesn't mean it doesn't need to be done.
which is obviously what the guys who made the haynes manual knew.
In my time I have had to use from time to time, many of the after market service manuals, and I wouldn't make "book" on everything written in them.
and haynes is one of the worst.
The manual does however address the wiper blades,
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trustdestruction, your point is well taken. however, the wiper blade analogy fails b/c it is obvious when it begins to fail as you can't see out the windshield. Also, the replacement can vary for example someone in Arizona might replace it after 10 yrs while someone in Seattle might have to replace it every yr b/c of its usage.
in terms of a filter, it becomes very difficult to tell when they do go bad. my maintenance schedule says to replace the oil filter once a yr or every 12000 miles if you follow the normal schedule. so apparently honda didn't think they needed to be replaced at every oil change.
now the real question I have is, did you notice an increase in gas mileage or performance after you changed the fuel filter as that is the real telling sign. otherwise at 118k miles, my car is still starting like a champ and never had any acceleration issue or other fuel related performance issues. I'm only thinking about gas mileage right now.
although just b/c of its age, I am thinking about changing it so that's why I asked msn to recount the story once he does the repair.
in terms of a filter, it becomes very difficult to tell when they do go bad. my maintenance schedule says to replace the oil filter once a yr or every 12000 miles if you follow the normal schedule. so apparently honda didn't think they needed to be replaced at every oil change.
now the real question I have is, did you notice an increase in gas mileage or performance after you changed the fuel filter as that is the real telling sign. otherwise at 118k miles, my car is still starting like a champ and never had any acceleration issue or other fuel related performance issues. I'm only thinking about gas mileage right now.
although just b/c of its age, I am thinking about changing it so that's why I asked msn to recount the story once he does the repair.
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trustdestruction, your point is well taken. however, the wiper blade analogy fails b/c it is obvious when it begins to fail as you can't see out the windshield. Also, the replacement can vary for example someone in Arizona might replace it after 10 yrs while someone in Seattle might have to replace it every yr b/c of its usage.
in terms of a filter, it becomes very difficult to tell when they do go bad. my maintenance schedule says to replace the oil filter once a yr or every 12000 miles if you follow the normal schedule. so apparently honda didn't think they needed to be replaced at every oil change.
now the real question I have is, did you notice an increase in gas mileage or performance after you changed the fuel filter as that is the real telling sign. otherwise at 118k miles, my car is still starting like a champ and never had any acceleration issue or other fuel related performance issues. I'm only thinking about gas mileage right now.
although just b/c of its age, I am thinking about changing it so that's why I asked msn to recount the story once he does the repair.
in terms of a filter, it becomes very difficult to tell when they do go bad. my maintenance schedule says to replace the oil filter once a yr or every 12000 miles if you follow the normal schedule. so apparently honda didn't think they needed to be replaced at every oil change.
now the real question I have is, did you notice an increase in gas mileage or performance after you changed the fuel filter as that is the real telling sign. otherwise at 118k miles, my car is still starting like a champ and never had any acceleration issue or other fuel related performance issues. I'm only thinking about gas mileage right now.
although just b/c of its age, I am thinking about changing it so that's why I asked msn to recount the story once he does the repair.