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Fuel filter
- Thread starter Isaac
- Start date
Faceman
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Long Island
- Car(s)
- '17 GSW 4Mo
Not difficult, just be careful to not get any dirt in the canister. Clean off the lid before removing it.
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IWMTom
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- North East England
Easy peasy job, you just need some Torx bits, a torque wrench, a ratchet, an old rag, a dish, a new filter, and VCDS to purge the air out (not strictly required but definitely recommended).
I need to do mine as well after finding out it’s not been done in the past 6 years. I’ve not got a VCDS but think I’ll risk it anyway, that’s the way most people seem to do it.
IWMTom
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- North East England
Some people say just turning the ignition on and off a few times to prime the fuel pump will be enough.
IWMTom
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- North East England
If you've got some clean diesel handy, top the filter housing up and that gets rid of most of the air.
It might cough for the first few attempts at starting if you're not purging the air but it'll be fine.
bertj
Ready to race!
- Location
- Wirral (UK)
Out of interest - there used to be a drain point on older VW diesel fuel filters so any water that collected in the filter could be drained off. Why is this no longer needed, I wonder?
IWMTom
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- North East England
It's uncommon to find water in there these days, so there's no drain plug.