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Originally posted by Matt R:

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Originally posted by SVTfrog:

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Originally posted by jtour:

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Man some of you people are going way to long on your original fuel filter. I change mind every winter.

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If the old one works just fine (I wouldn't go more than 4 or 5 years on one) then the only thing changing it achieves is lightening your wallet.

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I disagree. It is preventenative maintence. The whole idea of that is fixing things before they break to stop more expensive or inconvienent problems. After a year, mine had a good deal of rust. I wouldn't want to be driving and have the gas just start pouring out over a simple $6 part.

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Originally posted by Matt R:

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I disagree. It is preventenative maintence. The whole idea of that is fixing things before they break to stop more expensive or inconvienent problems. After a year, mine had a good deal of rust. I wouldn't want to be driving and have the gas just start pouring out over a simple $6 part.

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Not all of us live in rust states.

Of course it's a good idea to replace something that is rusting away.

Originally posted by jtour:

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SVTfrog....if $6 bucks is killing you in the pocket book you have bigger problems.

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The money doesn't really matter to me at all. Though I have three cars. I imagine if I did preventive maintenance to the degree some people take it, it could end up being a slight financial burden.

My point is, that the fuel filter does not necessarily need to be replaced every year. What is the point of replacing something that works perfectly fine? Would you replace a clean air filter just because it is "time" to do so? And this "time" being some arbitrary amount that you have decided is when it needs to be replaced.

Now in matt r's case, his is rusting to the point he feels it would be a good idea to replace it, so of course he should replace it. It could also be a good idea to replace it more than usually called for if you routinely use cheap gas.

I replaced mine on the zetec over 3 years ago and OMG my car still runs fine (judging by many posts I see on here, better than many others' zetecs). Crazy isn't it.

Anyways, it's your money/time/car, do whatever you feel is approriate.

Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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Originally posted by jtour:

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SVTfrog....if $6 bucks is killing you in the pocket book you have bigger problems.

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The money doesn't really matter to me at all. Though I have three cars. I imagine if I did preventive maintenance to the degree some people take it, it could end up being a slight financial burden.

My point is, that the fuel filter does not necessarily need to be replaced every year. What is the point of replacing something that works perfectly fine? Would you replace a clean air filter just because it is "time" to do so? And this "time" being some arbitrary amount that you have decided is when it needs to be replaced.

Now in matt r's case, his is rusting to the point he feels it would be a good idea to replace it, so of course he should replace it. It could also be a good idea to replace it more than usually called for if you routinely use cheap gas.

I replaced mine on the zetec over 3 years ago and OMG my car still runs fine (judging by many posts I see on here, better than many others' zetecs). Crazy isn't it.

Anyways, it's your money/time/car, do whatever you feel is approriate.

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True, Dont get me wrong Im not changing parts to change parts. A $6 dollar part wont kill me and I live in Chicago so I do have salt/snow to deal with and one last thing

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