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• Anything i should know before i change my fuel filter? by Cheesetoast on 24 Jun, 2005 09:56
• been at least 25,000k, not sure when it was done before that, hasn't been done since i got the car.
  
  Any tips? i have a bentley, and plan to replace that return/pre-heat valve, someone mentioned i should replace it, as it's cheap to do at the same time.
• #1 by chrissev on 24 Jun, 2005 20:53
• Quote from: "Cheesetoast"

  been at least 25,000k, not sure when it was done before that, hasn't been done since i got the car.
  
  Any tips? i have a bentley, and plan to replace that return/pre-heat valve, someone mentioned i should replace it, as it's cheap to do at the same time.

  
  
  if you fill the new filter with clean diesel before you install it it saves a lot of dry cranking of your injection pump.
• #2 by Cheesetoast on 24 Jun, 2005 23:02
• doh, too late, oh well.
  
  

  Quote from: "chrissev"

  Quote from: "Cheesetoast"

  been at least 25,000k, not sure when it was done before that, hasn't been done since i got the car.
  
  Any tips? i have a bentley, and plan to replace that return/pre-heat valve, someone mentioned i should replace it, as it's cheap to do at the same time.

  
  
  if you fill the new filter with clean diesel before you install it it saves a lot of dry cranking of your injection pump.