Change Your Diesel Filter
 

Just changed my diesel filter and couldn't believe what I found, I've never seen a filter so distorted due to being clogged, when removed it still held diesel internally that took around 30 mins to drain. The date stamp is 13/12 so it could have been a while since it was changed , the car has main dealer history up to 92,000 miles in 2017. The car now idles a little quieter and has a bit more go. Moral of the story is make sure you change your fuel filter on time. Here are some pictures.

I will bang on about the importance of this for ever. It caused me enough grief and falsly diagnosed readings! Ergo money!!!

Thanks for that Org!:teeth_smile:

The thing is it only took around 30 minutes once I had all the kit together, I have watched a number of youtube videos and everyone gets covered in diesel all I can say is take your time and use a piece of hose on the drain plug it saves a lot of mess and makes for a cleaner job.

I don't recall getting covered in diesel so you must have missed my video. :)

Got a link? Need to give this a go myself

Sure. https://youtu.be/Zb8dtjhmjv8

You are obviously one of the clever ones, work smart not hard.:laughing-smiley-003:laughing-smiley-003

Just compared your vid with the situation on my XC60. Whilst it looks like the head of the nut is accessible meaning I won’t need the filter removal tool, the filter housing itself is never going to fit through the gap between anti-roll bar and the rear driveshaft. Bugger!

Nah, I just learn from my mistakes. I have been covered in diesel in the past. :)

I'd have a look in Vida for guidance but if yours is an SPA platform, it won't be featured unfortunately.