Wix fuel filter
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Le Mans Master
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From: cold & windy
Wix fuel filter
Anybody have any problems running Wix fuel filters on your cars?
I assume they'd be just as good as the rest of the stuff they make but just wanted to be sure it wasn't the red-headed step child of the Wix family.
Also, for those who ordered off rockauto, did you get the right part?
I've typically heard good stuff about them and only started to question it when I used their site to look up the part number for an MG5 bellhousing on a 2006 Yukon with a 6.0. (For those of you not familiar with trucks, there's 2 things wrong with that search - 3 if you count the part number it gave)
I assume they'd be just as good as the rest of the stuff they make but just wanted to be sure it wasn't the red-headed step child of the Wix family.
Also, for those who ordered off rockauto, did you get the right part?
I've typically heard good stuff about them and only started to question it when I used their site to look up the part number for an MG5 bellhousing on a 2006 Yukon with a 6.0. (For those of you not familiar with trucks, there's 2 things wrong with that search - 3 if you count the part number it gave)
Racer
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From: Punta Gorda Florida
Wix makes filters for almost everyone else. I replaced my fuel filter/regulator with a Wix from R.A. Cost about 1/3 what an AC/Delco one was at the dealer, and I believe the AC/D is made by Wix.
Anybody have any problems running Wix fuel filters on your cars?
I assume they'd be just as good as the rest of the stuff they make but just wanted to be sure it wasn't the red-headed step child of the Wix family.
Also, for those who ordered off rockauto, did you get the right part?
I've typically heard good stuff about them and only started to question it when I used their site to look up the part number for an MG5 bellhousing on a 2006 Yukon with a 6.0. (For those of you not familiar with trucks, there's 2 things wrong with that search - 3 if you count the part number it gave)
I assume they'd be just as good as the rest of the stuff they make but just wanted to be sure it wasn't the red-headed step child of the Wix family.
Also, for those who ordered off rockauto, did you get the right part?
I've typically heard good stuff about them and only started to question it when I used their site to look up the part number for an MG5 bellhousing on a 2006 Yukon with a 6.0. (For those of you not familiar with trucks, there's 2 things wrong with that search - 3 if you count the part number it gave)
Melting Slicks
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The Wix filter and the AC Delco are the same. Use the Wix fuel filter with confidence since it is OEM.
Melting Slicks
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I can't comment on whether the Rock Auto part number is correct but you can go on the Wix website to confirm the right Wix part number. Please keep in mind that the same fuel filter may be specified for several different GM cars and trucks.
Burning Brakes
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I just ordered one, pt# 33737 per RA. If you haven't already bought one I'll let you know how it fits when it comes in. I've been doing routine maintenance on the car lately and one of the next items on my list was the fuel filter. $100 seemed a little steep so I'm glad I saw this
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From: cold & windy
cool. i ain't in no hurry, though... it was 65 on Sat when i was working on the car & truck, but now it's 19 with 40mph blowing snow/ice again. i won't be changing this part any time soon.
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In reality, is a fuel filter losing flow a big deal?
I am not questioning the benefits of good maintenance. I am asking about my situation, with a car that has a list of corrections, hopefully in a logical progression . Since I live in a location with only clean gas, and gasoline is a solvent, I am thinking to schedule this as a finishing touch, I don't have the owners manual that would contain a maintenance schedule.
Funny thing is, I am often posting about the foolishness of trying to out think the original engineering. Is there a complexity to this situation I am missing?
I was thinking of renewing the parts in that area when I correct my fuel transfer jet problem. Am I correct to consider this filter in this way, or is there an experience I don't foresee. It's the labor , and working around fuel that leads me to put this toward the end of the task list. JUst checking to see if my understanding is reasonable.
I am not questioning the benefits of good maintenance. I am asking about my situation, with a car that has a list of corrections, hopefully in a logical progression . Since I live in a location with only clean gas, and gasoline is a solvent, I am thinking to schedule this as a finishing touch, I don't have the owners manual that would contain a maintenance schedule.
Funny thing is, I am often posting about the foolishness of trying to out think the original engineering. Is there a complexity to this situation I am missing?
I was thinking of renewing the parts in that area when I correct my fuel transfer jet problem. Am I correct to consider this filter in this way, or is there an experience I don't foresee. It's the labor , and working around fuel that leads me to put this toward the end of the task list. JUst checking to see if my understanding is reasonable.
Burning Brakes
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In reality, is a fuel filter losing flow a big deal? I am not questioning the benefits of good maintenance. I am asking about my situation, with a car that has a list of corrections, hopefully in a logical progression . Since I live in a location with only clean gas, and gasoline is a solvent, I am thinking to schedule this as a finishing touch, I don't have the owners manual that would contain a maintenance schedule. Funny thing is, I am often posting about the foolishness of trying to out think the original engineering. Is there a complexity to this situation I am missing? I was thinking of renewing the parts in that area when I correct my fuel transfer jet problem. Am I correct to consider this filter in this way, or is there an experience I don't foresee. It's the labor , and working around fuel that leads me to put this toward the end of the task list. JUst checking to see if my understanding is reasonable.
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A clogged fuel filter is fairly common actually. Mine is more preventative maintenance, but if your filter is clogged it will cause the fuel pump to work harder thus ruining your pump. Replacing something cheap as preventative maintenance can save a couple hundred by saving the fuel pump. Changing the filter is pretty straight forward
My C-5 is an '01, and I replaced the filter when the car was 3 years old, just as good maintenance. In 2012, I had to change it again, as one of the O-rings had gone bad, and it was dripping gas....right on to the exhaust pipe, which is directly under the fuel filter. At this point, the car has 22-23,000 miles......
Burning Brakes
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I agree, but A) I found that the ethanol content in many brands of gas today, will deteriorate the O-rings in the inlet and outlet sides of the filter prematurely; and B) Unless you have the car on a lift, changing the filter is awkward, at best. My C-5 is an '01, and I replaced the filter when the car was 3 years old, just as good maintenance. In 2012, I had to change it again, as one of the O-rings had gone bad, and it was dripping gas....right on to the exhaust pipe, which is directly under the fuel filter. At this point, the car has 22-23,000 miles......
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From: oregon
huge deal. it can pop motors
most the time a plugged fuel filter can maintain idle but falls off as more fuel is needed. when that happens the engine goes lean and you hope the knock sensors and 02 readings set a CEL before you burn a hole in a ringland when you spin the motor up
most the time a plugged fuel filter can maintain idle but falls off as more fuel is needed. when that happens the engine goes lean and you hope the knock sensors and 02 readings set a CEL before you burn a hole in a ringland when you spin the motor up