Fuel filter?

[adam cupra 20vt]

Picked up my new Leon cupra last night its a met blue 02 1.8T completly standard at the moment

I've just rang seat [dad has account at work] to order oil, filters , plugs etc cause I want to make sure its all 100% ........I tried to order a fuel filter to but the chap at Seat garage said the fuel filters on the 1.8T leons are lifetime and never need changing?

Is that right? seems a bit strange to me?

Just come off the phone to Bill at Badger who's sending me a nice green filter element and I've just ordered a Forge 007 Valve to....I've only had it 14hrs

 

[LEE69]

Course they need changing cost about £10.

Met blue? is like mine in my sig (click the pic) as it's Imperial blue if so.

 

[james walker]

fuel filter is in the 40k service i think.... it needs changing for definate.

easy to do aswell.

 

[Lodgey180]

there isnt a exact time schedule for a petrol fuel filter it is upto owners discretion.
ive worked for vag group for 6 years

id change mine from about 60k

 

[james walker]

i changed mine on 80k service, along with plugs, oil, pollen, air....

 

[richybigman]

It's part of the 40k service on LCR's

 

[james walker]

thats why i did mine at 80k......

 

[edh]

I was wondering this as well.

No mention of it in my service book in the schedule of what should be carried out and when, only for diesel engines.

I also have a Haynes Golf IV manual which covers the 1.8T AUQ engine and again no mention of needing to do a fuel filter change as part of a service.

Suppose it can't hurt though as they're cheap to buy.

 

[james walker]

yeah do it mate.... part of a full major service, all filters plugs, oil etc

 

[edh]

Yeah bet mine has never been changed as previous owner always took to Seat to service and I'm now just over 60k so think I'll get it changed next service...

 

[james walker]

good idea mate. you be diying it?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Cheers for you help I wasn't sure so I bought one anyway, it was only changed 20k ago but I thought I'd do it anyway for piece of mind.

Yeah its imperial blue FSH done 63k been a local car to me from new.

Got oil, filter, platnium plugs, green filter, fuel filter and 2 new front tyres.....very skint now!

 

[edh]

Nah mate a friend of mine has his own garage... was going to get him to do an oil and filter and brake fluid change in the next week or so, so I reckon I'll get him to change the fuel filter while he's at it.

 

[kineticz]

Where is the fuel filter located? Thanks

 

[james walker]

under the driver side rear quarter panel mate, under the car... in the fuel line