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Originally Posted by bill murrow
This is a very good question.
My take is that it must be gunk in our tanks from years of use. Whenever I've gotten fuel and put it into a container it always looks clear with no junk floating around. Yes, the pumps do have filters on them. Ever notice how some pumps are slow? Thats the pump filter clogging up. To me that means the pump filter is doing its job.
A car that sits for extended periods will get gunk buildup in the tank/fuel system. Anyone know is this from the fuel evaproating or what? Could be fungus growing too I guess.
Cheers,
Bill
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Well I had changed my filters on the W210 a few weeks ago, after 3yrs and 15,000 miles. So you forced me to cut mine open. Pre-filter was pristine, spin-on filter looked the same on the inside as the pictures, black like 600 grit wet sanding paper. I presumed mine would be clean as I am very particular as to where I fuel. If I go on longer trips I bring 15-20 gallons of fuel with me so I can complete my trip without using questionable sources. So I don't think it is age related. Anybody change @ 10,000 and looked?
Sounds like we should just go change them annually?
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