New Fuel Filter Benefits? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Deadly Sushi · 07-28-2009, 02:08 AM

The car has 142K on her. The fuel filter has never been replaced on the Camry. What benefit is it to get it replaced?

Jimnist · 07-28-2009, 08:56 AM

Well for one thing, it's the only thing stopping crap blocking and clogging the injectors. All the crap that's currently in the filter is constantly getting rammed by more fuel/gunk, causing some of the particles to break up and end up in your injectors. Impede flow as well? Just change it, its not like it's terribly expensive, i picked mine up for $20 or $30 (aftermarket). If you go aftermarket, search around i bit. There was a 'specific' filter for my gen 2 Camry and it was $40, but there was a universal one that was compatible with my camry. I got that one instead and it was cheaper.

I changed mine early this year and as fuel dribbled out of the inlet side, i could see all this sediment coming out with it.

Lightning Blue · 07-28-2009, 10:13 AM

Yeah I changed mine too when I bought my Camry at 127k miles.

Combined with a tuneup it seemed to make the engine a bit more responsive.