Okay, In the past two months i noticed that my mpg is really low and it seems like its gettin worse..i take it to a shop, and they said it might be that the gas filter might need to be replaced.

You think that might fix the problem? How much would it cost me to get it replaced. Can anyone of you do it for cheap?

11/2/2005 4:43:28 PM

what car? some are really easy and take 5 minutes, others are part of the fuel pump and you have to drop the tank to get to it.

11/2/2005 4:44:40 PM

Its a 1995 Toyota Corolla Dx 1.8L 105k miles

I dont konw if it has ever been replaced.

I do the toyota service on time..

11/2/2005 4:46:46 PM

What the hell kinda shop says that your gas filter might need to be replaced if your mileage is in the shitter? I've never really noticed a correlation...

If a car suddenly starts getting bad gas mileage, there are a number of things I would find suspect, as explained in my PM. I highly doubt that the fuel filter is at fault, though.

11/2/2005 5:51:42 PM

will you charge me if i ask you to diagnose it?

i promise i'll let you fix it if its cheap problem.

11/2/2005 6:19:59 PM

I'll take the 15-minute look for free.

11/2/2005 6:21:12 PM

a semiclogged fuel filter can lead to poor performance and bad mileage. Fuel injected and carbed. Good call by the shop to identify and alleviate one of the best known and cheapest POSSIBLE causes.

11/2/2005 8:08:05 PM

have you checked your tire pressures?

11/2/2005 8:13:04 PM

^^ dan its not the fule filter, its the gas filter deeeeer. just tell him to go get a new gas filter

11/2/2005 8:35:43 PM

My tire pressure is good...and i just got new tires. I also got an oil change last week

11/2/2005 8:51:59 PM

MAF/MAP, weak spark, old plugs, a number of things. your car isn't blowing up the gas you pump in the CC efficiently

11/2/2005 9:25:32 PM

^^^ WTF is the diff between a gas/fuel filter or is this some slant eye jap shit?

11/2/2005 9:33:23 PM

No, this is redneck fuck-with-Matt shit.

<I like this; why I use it so much...

11/2/2005 9:36:38 PM

see http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=362299

11/2/2005 9:40:04 PM

gas filters filter gas, fuel filters filter fuel, dumbass

11/2/2005 9:48:03 PM

gas is fuel Dumbass

11/3/2005 9:00:14 PM

gas is gas, fuel is fuel,

an actually, gas is not gasoline, gas is the hydrocarbon vapor that actually burns, didnt you pay attention to the heat engine part in thermo?

11/3/2005 10:40:20 PM

Matt was a Tech Ed flunkie...not an ME like me...hahahaha....

Don't take offense, Matt.

11/3/2005 11:32:33 PM

i work in a shop and there actually are a lot of people that come in asking same questions, and fuel filter has nothing to do with it, whoever gave you that answer didnt know what they're talking about. all the fuel filter does is DUH filters the fuel. you either get ""quote quote CLEAN FUEL quote quote"" or not so clean fuel. but novadays, gas companies take excellent care of filtering fuel to avoid lawsuits. if i were you, i would worry about your intake. improper timing, idling, and air/fuel mixture are the 3 most common causes for gas mileage. and yes, simple things like tire pressure do play a role as well.

11/4/2005 6:07:40 PM

If you think you either get clean fuel or not-so-clean fuel, but the reality is that you either plenty of clean fuel, or not enough clean fuel.

Try driving a diesel with a plugged filter. Fuel mileage doesn't really suffer, but damn if power doesn't.

11/4/2005 9:16:51 PM

i need a new gas filter on my diesel

11/4/2005 9:17:58 PM

^ and spark plugs

11/4/2005 9:49:38 PM