Okay, so my old 1994 dakota V8 truck is approaching 60,000 miles and I'm thinking its high time I change the fuel filter. An easy routine maintenance task. OR SO I THOUGHT. Seems you have to drain and drop the fuel tank because the MORONS at Dodge decided to make the filter part of the pressure regulator which is mounted on top the fuel tank. Major project. Major shop expense (labor) to replace a $10.00 filter.

I could see such lunacy on a space-is-at-a-premium sports car or super compact, but not on a mid sized pickup truck with tons of wide open places they could have put it.

God, I hate Mopar.

Every other vehicle I've owned had the fuel filter located in an easily serviceable location.

 

Many of them do that and have been for a while.

An old girlfriend had a late 80's Ford Ranger that had TWO filters and yes one was in the tank.

 

Very few new cars have a filter outside the tank. But I am surprised a 94 had it there. I'm also shocked you have a 94 "approaching" 60K?

 

Lone Ranger.....

get the dealer to change the fuel filter on your HHR

 

Well, guess it shows how Old School I am. Its still an ignorant place to put a routine maintenance item like the fuel filter. My Vette was easy to change the fuel filter on, it was on the fuel line near the transmission in a fairly easy to get to location, all by its lonesome.

Yeah, my old truck used to not get driven much from 2000 through 2006. Then my son got his license last year and it became his school and work driver along with still running the usual pickup truck related errands.

 

HATE is such a mean word........ easy to use but hard to understand.

 

That's going to be difficult....

 

You bet....

it was tongue in cheek.

 

Hey, we haven't heard from you in a while. Where have you been?

 

hi all, i have been working on my house alot. getting ready to sell. we want to move closer to the city. we are in our 16th straight day of rain here in oklahoma city and we need it to dry up alittle. i'm thinking about trading my car for a boat! take care all...