There are many cases lately of montero models from 2012 onwards with the new fuel filter design encountering check engine light (CEL) due to fault in the fuel filter,
1. is it mainly due to bad or dirty fuel?
2. or is it a good or bad design of the fuel filtering system?
what's your interval in changing the fuel filter element? I changed mine at 19k, 23k and 35k kms all due to CEL caused by dirty fuel. I am close to 50k PMS and due for replacement again. so for 50k kms, I will have to change my fuel filter element 4x.
it's always the case that CASA put the blame on the dirty fuel. the filter element is not part of warranty so we have to buy from them. but it's good to note that the filter is functioning properly and doing its job right? it's a consumables so its normal to change at certain interval.
but why is the earlier models of Montero with the steel cased fuel filter does not normally encounter this? is it more durable and robust in design being longer compared to the element type? is it less sensitive and have more tolerance to fuel dirt than the new filter element? the older model of Montero's can easily reached 20k kms without encountering CEL and changing their fuel filters.
casa will always insist that its the quality of fuel you filled your tank, but what happen when every 5k or 10k kms and you have to change the fuel filter element? is it still a good design and practical?
the old steel cased fuel filter used by earlier models (photo borrowed from sir prince),
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the new plastic fuel filter casing and the filter element,
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1. is it mainly due to bad or dirty fuel?
2. or is it a good or bad design of the fuel filtering system?
what's your interval in changing the fuel filter element? I changed mine at 19k, 23k and 35k kms all due to CEL caused by dirty fuel. I am close to 50k PMS and due for replacement again. so for 50k kms, I will have to change my fuel filter element 4x.
it's always the case that CASA put the blame on the dirty fuel. the filter element is not part of warranty so we have to buy from them. but it's good to note that the filter is functioning properly and doing its job right? it's a consumables so its normal to change at certain interval.
but why is the earlier models of Montero with the steel cased fuel filter does not normally encounter this? is it more durable and robust in design being longer compared to the element type? is it less sensitive and have more tolerance to fuel dirt than the new filter element? the older model of Montero's can easily reached 20k kms without encountering CEL and changing their fuel filters.
casa will always insist that its the quality of fuel you filled your tank, but what happen when every 5k or 10k kms and you have to change the fuel filter element? is it still a good design and practical?
the old steel cased fuel filter used by earlier models (photo borrowed from sir prince),
the new plastic fuel filter casing and the filter element,
