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Originally Posted by kerry
I'm pretty sure this is the third filter I've put on the TD. One when I bought it, one when that one plugged up and one today. So that's about one every 4 yrs and 40k miles. Tango has a point. What's the rationale for changing them? It seems to me that the interval is entirely dependent on the quality of fuel you buy. You may have to change them every month or once every 10 yrs.
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It's not so much his point, it's the passive-aggressive one liners that irritate me. that seems to be all he posts. They're not helpful, just critical.
I realize that filters can go much longer than 10k miles or much shorter, I've been on both ends of that. But it's preventative maintenance. Some folks don't want to deal with filter changes on the road. You don't run your tires completely flat before you fill them up properly. You're also loosing performance as the filter clogs. So to maintain a well performing machine you may not want to wait until the filter is completely clogged. Also if you've got water collecting in the both, who's to say your not injecting water into your engine. I personally wouldn't go 40k miles on a filter. Avoiding possible added stress to the IP, possible water collection, and miserable roadside conditions for changing a filter is worth the $8 for a filter. But that's just me.