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Is it necessary to change a vehicle's fuel filter?

May 02, 2008 by Sam L | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I was online comparing oil filters and happened to stumble on fuel filters and, after reading it, I wanted to know if it was really necessary to change it (they recommended 12-15K miles per change). One of my cars has about 80K on it and the filter has

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