So chip it! No excuses!

Just ask Chris (CCA4), he waited way too long to get chipped.

Oh and +1 to changing the fuel filter. My butt says changing mined helped partial throttle response and I saw a 2mpg increase in MPG (difficult to isolate that to just the filter and not driving habits, but the increase has remained over the weeks.)

 

yea I know lol...money is tight right now until I get the wheel bearings replaced. Since I do not have the tools I have to get someone else to do it lol.

I'm just going to have the guy who is doing my bearing replace the fuel filter as well.

 

If money is tight, you should consider doing the filter yourself. I understand the bearings getting done by a shop with a press, but the filter is a simple DIY

 

You think they would charge me that much more to just swop it fast?...



So Ive learned this evening that my car will NOT spin out in snow lol....I tried so hard to do an AWD donut and well...FAIL...she just wanted to go straight lol

 

Yea by the book its a 4 hour job I think? I forget the time but reguardless it takes about an hour for a normal human to do. Its niot worth paying anyone money for things you can do yourself.

 

I agree with bones. Even if you're not mechanically inclined, fuel filter is a DIY job. It can be done with a little bit of patience and some very basic hand tools; I think you need two wrenches and a screw driver.

 

The filter says 4 hours?!? Like oMG lmao....yeah Ill do it myself. Ive done them before when working at junk yards lol I think I can manage.

 

Couple of tips I learned when doing mine:

1. Wait until you're almost out of gas to do it. You have to loosen the straps that hold the gas tank to the body in order to get the filter out, and you're liable to drop a nut trying to lift the gas tank back up if it's full. Ask me how I know.

2. Break the banjo bolts loose with a wrench, but finish taking them off by hand WHILE LOOKING AWAY. There may still be some pressurized gas in the lines and it tends to get out in a hurry. Best not to be staring at it when that happens. Also, but some kinda bucket or pan under the filter. Again, ask me how I know.

 

Can you turn off the ESP in yours? Even my S won't do snowy doughnuts with it on, the Tip tranny isn't helping either.

 

i did my fuel filter without dropping the gas tank. I actually tried to break the plastic filter holder but couldn't, so I just pry barred the heck out of it and got the filter out and the new one in. It is so tight in there the filter isn't going anywhere. and I got sprayed in the face when breaking the first banjo. an extra set of hands will help greatly when you have to tighten the banjos back up.

this is not like changing a Ford fuel filter at all.