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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 12:27 PM
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re sticky injector

I just filled the filter and ran her for 40 sec. do i need to change out the filter tomorrow ? should I do that seasonally? I generally add 6-8 oz of lucas in every fill.
I would like to thank you for the suggestion cause when it ran for the short time my shop wasn't full of smoke. coincidence or not but I got a good feeling
 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 01:02 PM
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filled it with what? mercon ATF? is so,yeah do that every year.a couple times a year wont hurt.

the fuel filter interval is every 60k miles or every 4 years.whichever comes first.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2014 | 09:42 PM
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Call me superstitious, but no way id go 60k on a fuel filter. 30k tops for me.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 05:22 AM
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i change the fuel filter every third oil change, which works out to be rite around every 15,000 miles.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by hairyboxnoogle
Call me superstitious, but no way id go 60k on a fuel filter. 30k tops for me.
What doesn't happen to the filter within 30k that does happen within 60k? Does the media begin to deteriorate and allow particles to pass through or something?

I agree that your filter is fine for a good long while, the ATF won't hurt it.

-Joshua
 
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by hairyboxnoogle
Call me superstitious, but no way id go 60k on a fuel filter. 30k tops for me.
Originally Posted by tjc transport
i change the fuel filter every third oil change, which works out to be rite around every 15,000 miles.
you guys will like this one then.just today someone on obn (he scored a '90 idi truck w/ 45k original miles) cut open a fuel filter that has never been changed......ever.here it is in surprisingly decent shape:
 
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