Part Finder - Fuel Filter retaining screw

[everson38]

Hey guys,

Was wondering if anyone knows the part number or has a link to the fuel filter retaining screw. Very common for these to rust out and mine is no different. Prepping for future services.

Thanks alot

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[RUM4MO]

N 904 968 02 Oval head panel screw 5.3 X 22mm.

 

[everson38]

N 904 968 02 Oval head panel screw 5.3 X 22mm.

Thanks rum really appreciate it

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[RUM4MO]

Thanks rum really appreciate it

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One thing, I'd agree that it is a good idea to replace that screw while you can unscrew it, generally speaking, modern petrol in UK is extremely clear of anything that a fuel filter will collect and these fuel pumps do not run at extremely high pressures so the pump elements stay in one piece, all of that means that some newer cars do not now get a fuel filter like that, for instance my 2011 Audi S4, which like many newer cars that have direct injection, only use the tank pump as a lift pump to support the mechanical high pressure pump, does not have an inline fuel filter.

I did buy a replacement fuel filter, like that one, for my wife's previous VW Polo 1.4 16V 75PS, I planned too replace it at around 75K miles/10 years, in the end we sold it at 105K miles/13 years and it still had the original fuel filter fitted to it. When I bought that fuel filter from the local VW dealership, it had to be ordered in for me, which kind of backs up the idea that these petrol fuel filter normally only get replaced when it is suspected that they are causing a fuelling problem.

After market places and motor factors obviously stock them for all marques, but that will be due to some DIYers wanting to play safe - I started being one of them but never got round to actually replacing it.

What is the mileage and age of your car?

I did replace the older style on my Ford Orion 1.6i Ghias on my VX Cav GSI 2000 16V 4X4 and my VW Passat 4Motion, hacksawed all of these fuel filters open and they were clean inside.

Edit:- as that VW Passat 4Motion had a similar plastic cage/clamping system, though on that car VW was still fitting a screw into a caged square nut - now that was a complete B to remove at 8 years, and I think that the cage/clamp was part of the plastic tank - which both were very stupid ideas, so I needed to get creative when I fitted a new but stainless steel screw and nut!

 

[everson38]

One thing, I'd agree that it is a good idea to replace that screw while you can unscrew it, generally speaking, modern petrol in UK is extremely clear of anything that a fuel filter will collect and these fuel pumps do not run at extremely high pressures so the pump elements stay in one piece, all of that means that some newer cars do not now get a fuel filter like that, for instance my 2011 Audi S4, which like many newer cars that have direct injection, only use the tank pump as a lift pump to support the mechanical high pressure pump, does not have an inline fuel filter.

I did buy a replacement fuel filter, like that one, for my wife's previous VW Polo 1.4 16V 75PS, I planned too replace it at around 75K miles/10 years, in the end we sold it at 105K miles/13 years and it still had the original fuel filter fitted to it. When I bought that fuel filter from the local VW dealership, it had to be ordered in for me, which kind of backs up the idea that these petrol fuel filter normally only get replaced when it is suspected that they are causing a fuelling problem.

After market places and motor factors obviously stock them for all marques, but that will be due to some DIYers wanting to play safe - I started being one of them but never got round to actually replacing it.

What is the mileage and age of your car?

I did replace the older style on my Ford Orion 1.6i Ghias on my VX Cav GSI 2000 16V 4X4 and my VW Passat 4Motion, hacksawed all of these fuel filters open and they were clean inside.

Edit:- as that VW Passat 4Motion had a similar plastic cage/clamping system, though on that car VW was still fitting a screw into a caged square nut - now that was a complete B to remove at 8 years, and I think that the cage/clamp was part of the plastic tank - which both were very stupid ideas, so I needed to get creative when I fitted a new but stainless steel screw and nut!

The car is a 2009 plate and as yourself never been done. Not because of why you state but simply I didn't realise it had one until last year once I was under the car for my mom lol, and she has owned it since new and I've only been doing the cars the last 4ish years ,. The car has worked perfectly fine on the old filter, but usually I've read fuel filters are a change every 2 years type deal. So thought it was due

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[RUM4MO]

If I'm being completely honest, after I replaced the filter on the 2000 VW Passat 4Motion, it was the older type that had banjo bolts each with 2 aluminium sealing washers, and 2 year later rock salt as used in winter, had caused a corrosive breach across a seal - so that meant me getting the bus. On the 2002 Polo I was concerned that the self sealing couplers or one of them might not reseal and that car was used every day - so that gave me a really good excuse to give it a miss, and similarly for my older daughter's late 2009 Ibiza 1.4 16V 85PS, which has now been replaced.

Very very few car marques will still be recommending replacing the petrol fuel filter regularly nowadays.