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Fuel filter Bosch or Wix
I have a wix fuel filter
Vehicle:
Toyota
I just swapped the fuel filter in my 97. Got a wix filter at O'Reilly's for less than 30 bucks. I believe it's the same filter for the 03, but if not they still make them and they're very similar. It should have two ports on one side, and one on the other in the direction of flow.
Pros: cheap, easy to install
Plastic ones made by Wix or similar brand are good, wouldnn't recommend cheap no-name ones, no guarantee that the plastic in those is suitable. Wix/similar are not a firehazard if fitted properly.
Pros: good, not a firehazard
Cons: plastic may not suitable
I just run the usual small inline deals, Wix or Beck/Arnley filters.
Pros: cheap, durable
Cons: glass ones leak
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Beetle
The responses inspired me to replace my fuel filter. I went for a drive and it seems like the engine sounds much smoother.
Pros: engine sounds smoother
Vehicle:
Toyota
VDO is OE and can be got for €120~. Get a fuel filter for €15 from Bosch, part of your maintenance anyway.
Pros: affordable price, easy maintenance
Bosch is not as good as it used to be because they want to get into the DIY market. As far as their fuel filters, I do not think you will go wrong.
Pros: fuel filters are okay
Cons: not as good as it used to be
I had a spare, new Bosch fuel filter, so I went ahead and swapped that in just in case the other new filter had issues.
Pros: new filter swapped in
Cons: filter had issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I got a plastic body wix and could not for the life of me get it seal up properly where the filter meets the housing, needless to say I'll be getting a ac Delco and changing it.
Cons: difficult to seal
I opened the Fuel Filter Housing up and noticed the Bosch Fairy had stopped by and littered my system with metal fairy dust. I dropped a magnet into the housing and pulled out plenty of extremely fine metal dust.
Pros: easy to check
Cons: metal dust in system
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Mileage: 175000 km
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