[CL9] The DEFINITIVE guide to SERVICING your Accord Euro

[Martin77]

Component: Fuel (petrol) filter
What does the logbook say (normal schedule):Every 80000 km
What does the logbook say (severe schedule):Every 40000 km
What does fredoops say: between 40-60k, 80000km is wayyyy to optimistic considering how crappy some of our fuel is.

I thought I might share with you with my recent fuel filter change from a car (CL9) I bought with approx 130k km about six weeks ago. Looking at the service manual, the fuel filter has not been changed at the 80k km mark. The car still runs good but the idle has slight vibration that can be felt on the steering wheel (I hope this will fix it, I haven't tried the car yet). The car whom I bought it from was from a colleague at work, lived in Wollongong which is about 80km South of Sydney (fuel quality may not be the best, depending where he fills it from).


This is a cut out of the top of the filter (at 130k km) where the fuel goes in. I then cut off the bottom (outlet) and it is similar in colour to the top.
For anyone who decided to change the fuel filter please remember to connect the tube between the pump and the filter housing. It caused me a little confusion in why the car didn't start once I changed the filter.