Just out of morbid curiousity i was wondering if any one has put a inline fuel filter on their truck since im assuming that ours have none serviceable fuel filters IE "sock filter thats molded to the pump"

Me and meanwhitemopar were debating if we should do it and if any one has done it on here and noticed any results over the simple fact it would be a buttload easier to change the filter out.

 

make sure you do up a DIY for me to follow once to get it done....please and thank you.... hahaah.......i also had thoughts of doing this but didnt know where i should do it at. i want it up in the motor bay if possible

 

Goin for the oldschool look eh ?? lol im not real sure where the hell to put it in the engine bay, iv seen guys do it on fuel injected chevys and not use the in tank filter that came with the pump and they said it just made it easier, but i dont want to run a chance of messing something else up cause dodge dont like to be messed with too much.

 

no your right they are like little girls that dont like to get dirty

 

You have to rub them in the right places.
LOL

 

The fuel filter is located in the pressure regulator on top of the fuel pump. Which you can not eliminate. If you are just looking for some extra filtration that's fine, but you are not eliminating any kind of problem.

 

The sock doesn't work as filter. While it does stop big chunks of gunk getting in the pump it's actually there to stop air from getting into the pump. The pressure regulator has the actual fuel filter in it. It's about 140 bucks. I wouldn't worry about replacing it. The fuel system is a sealed system. We have plastic tanks and gas is held to a higher standard then it used to be. The only way to gum up the filter would be to stick dirt into the gas tank or let the truck sit for a few years without doing something with the gas. By adding another fuel filter your just adding another restriction to the fuel system which I wouldn't think was good for the fuel pump.

 

that's what I was thinking.... you're adding a filter to an already filtered system, it's redundant almost.... I could see it if you could remove the retarded in tank filter, then use an inline filter. That would accomplish what you are trying to do. But putting an inline filter on there just so it's easier to change out makes no practical sense because you still have the in tank one slowly plugging up.... but you ARE the imfamous yak, so god knows what you'll come up with.... j/k dude

 

There are 2 filters already,

One is a sock type that keeps very large debris out. The second is in the pressure regulator on top of the actual pump.

There's really no good way to add a filter that will get rid of debris before those 2 points, and that's what causes pump failure.

Pump failures on a Dodge aren't that common until around 200,000 miles up. Avoid cheap gas, use a high volume gas station, and don't fuel up when they are filling the tanks and you should be gold.

Now, Chevy's on the other hand: 130,000 and the pump can be toast.

 

I'll second that about the chevy's.... I had to change the pump in our old 97 lumina and the one in the wife's 99 Blazer, and at least 1 of the 3 beretta's I've owned also