> my 306k mile crx was on its original filter. sure, you might need to
>> change if you're a farmer in the habit of fueling from a muddy can, but
>> to most folk, you'll never need to touch it - changes should be on the
>> basis of need, not recreation.
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> There have been 4 cars in my family that really needed fuel filter
> changes. In two of the cases the symptoms were sporadic - the engine
> would run fine for a while than quit. Let it sit a few minutes and it
> would work again for minutes, hours or days. There is no need
> preemptively change fuel filters unless you are averse to the engine
> dying while on the road or taking the car in for repair and being told
> there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with it. However, the
> troublesome filters were also small.
>
> Mike
ok, there is something to be said for preempting idiot mechanics that can't diagnose a basic problem like this, but then again, maybe not. when i went to vehicle tech classes, we'd be given bench motors with undisclosed problems and tested on our diagnosis and repair. basic flow- chart stuff. if you can sit down with the honda manual and the honda diagnostic charts, there really is no reason anyone should be giving you a vehicle back unable to find out the problem. just changing fuel filters doesn't make your mechanic good at their job.