fuel filter type 44

[Joshua Van Tol]

>don & lori wrote:
>>
>>  how often should the fuel filter be changed?
>
>30,000 miles is what I've heard.
>
>>  i do not see any reference in either the
>>  owners manual or the bentley to the fuel
>>  filter.
>>
>>  is it difficult to change?
>
>Nope--much easier than my wife's ovloV 240, for instance, whose fuel
>filter is under the car near the rear axle. You may want to have
>flare-nut wrenches for the fittings, which are at a considerably torque.
>Just allow the car to sit overnight beforehand (or longer) to allow the
>fuel pressure to fall.
>
>- Wallace
>   '87 5kcstq 166k

Actually, if everything is in good shape, it should keep fuel 
pressure almost forever, or at least for a day or two. Removing the 
fuel pump relay with the engine running will effectively releive the 
pressure though...
-- 
Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com