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Sep 16, 2008 | 02:23 PM

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addiction2bass

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it may help milage alittle bit. mostly because the fuel filter being cleaner the fuel will flow thru more its cooler and cooler fuel can help just like alittle cooler air intake as well can help. not a big difference BUT it can put less stress on the fuel pump. cheap insurance if youve ever priced a fuel pump.LOL

IMO well worth it as a precautionary...

Sep 16, 2008 | 11:18 PM

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TheJGB3

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According to my Honda service manual it says only to replace the fuel filter when your fuel pressure at the fuel rail drops below a certain number (which I don't recall or I would mention).

Sep 17, 2008 | 05:54 AM

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addiction2bass

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well seeing how there is no gauge on the fuel rail.... then we can still chalk it up to better safe than sorry... just replace it once

Sep 17, 2008 | 06:06 AM

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trustdestruction, addiction2bass, and TheJGB3, your points are all good, and I have been thinking about doing this replacement for some time. I will keep my eye out for any starting issues as you said trust. but I guess gas mileage is not a big reason for this replacement.

Sep 17, 2008 | 07:08 AM

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i thought it was recommended by the dealer every 12,000 miles

i could be wrong though
haynes definitely says 30k though

Ofcourse the dealership will say that, that way you bring them your car every 12,000 miles.
haha stealership

Sep 17, 2008 | 07:14 PM

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RonJ

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Originally Posted by TheJGB3

According to my Honda service manual it says only to replace the fuel filter when your fuel pressure at the fuel rail drops below a certain number (which I don't recall or I would mention).

^+1 (see text from service manual below).

The fuel pressure is measured by attaching a fuel pressure gauge to the fuel filter.

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Sep 18, 2008 | 10:43 AM

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jsusanka

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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

couldn't agree more!! when I had my 96 honda civic ex in for a timing belt I asked the service manager at the dealer that was doing the work because it isn't in any of the manufacturer manuals that I can find and he said don't touch it. if it is working fine and you have good fuel pressure you don't have to change it.

I said cool and I have 103,000 thousand miles on it and I am the original owner (bought new with 13 miles on it) and have not had one single fuel related problem. it still runs like brand new and I get about 30/31 mpg in the city without air conditioning on and anywhere between 27/28 with air conditioning on. still getting 36/37 highway miles (at least on our trip two years ago that is what we got).

so anyway I trust my dealer and I am sure they could of used the money in changing the filter because I was going to have it done but his answer surprised me so much and just left it alone and used the money to fix the oil pan gasket leak. now my car is drip free with oil - and since it doesn't leak anymore I switched to amsoil 5w30 oil - but that is another story altogether. wished I ran amsoil in it from day one but I always kept up with the oil changes 3 times a year (because we don't put many miles on our cars - we ride trains to work) but the mechanic said the engine looked really clean when they changed the timing belt so that was good news.

these are great cars easy to work on and are basically tanks.

with all that said we always used top tier gasoline because we have stations close to our house that sell it (shell, phillips) - so maybe that has something to do with it - I don't know.