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I was considering doing a fuel filter replacement soon (usually do one on my camaros around 50k) because I travel a lot and sometimes by crappy gas from local gas stations..... BUT look what I found....
Some customers have commented that they have been advised to replace their vehicle’s fuel filter periodically.
On many vehicles, the fuel filter is non-serviceable (see table). The filter is an integral part of the fuel pump module and fuel pressure regulator assembly. The filter can be serviced only by replacement of the fuel module assembly. This process requires the removal of the fuel tank (one to two hours of labor, depending on the model), plus several hundred dollars in unnecessary parts.
The vehicle owner’s manual outlines the periodic maintenance service required, under the Maintenance 1 and Maintenance 2 guidelines. Routine fuel filter replacement does not appear on either of these schedules.
In the future, due to the increased regulation of evaporative emissions, fuel systems utilizing a non-serviceable filter will become more common as new models are introduced.
Vehicles with Non-Serviceable Fuel Filters:
2005 Equinox, Cobalt, Aveo, Trailblazer and EXT, SSR
(there are more....but I did not post them).
What seems to be missing are the 2003-2004 SSRs from this list.
So 2003/4 SSRs may need to replace fuel filters while 2005s do not?
Can anyone else verify this? (I would read my manual but it is currently in a box in storage somewhere).
Thanks,
John
Some customers have commented that they have been advised to replace their vehicle’s fuel filter periodically.
On many vehicles, the fuel filter is non-serviceable (see table). The filter is an integral part of the fuel pump module and fuel pressure regulator assembly. The filter can be serviced only by replacement of the fuel module assembly. This process requires the removal of the fuel tank (one to two hours of labor, depending on the model), plus several hundred dollars in unnecessary parts.
The vehicle owner’s manual outlines the periodic maintenance service required, under the Maintenance 1 and Maintenance 2 guidelines. Routine fuel filter replacement does not appear on either of these schedules.
In the future, due to the increased regulation of evaporative emissions, fuel systems utilizing a non-serviceable filter will become more common as new models are introduced.
Vehicles with Non-Serviceable Fuel Filters:
2005 Equinox, Cobalt, Aveo, Trailblazer and EXT, SSR
(there are more....but I did not post them).
What seems to be missing are the 2003-2004 SSRs from this list.
So 2003/4 SSRs may need to replace fuel filters while 2005s do not?
Can anyone else verify this? (I would read my manual but it is currently in a box in storage somewhere).
Thanks,
John
