Fuel filter warning

[brogers Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close brogers]

Thanks heaps. Worked a treat first time. You have saved me a huge headache. I will be changing the filter every 30,000Ks I think.

The current GD Prado has a recommended fuel filter change interval of every 40,000km under "normal" conditions (which arguably just don't exist), and for it to be changed every 20,000 km under adverse** conditions...like towing, or driving in dust, or driving off road, or driving long distances, or driving short distances, or driving in hot, or driving in the cold...below is a quote from the service manual for the definition of adverse conditions, in which case the fuel filter should be changed at 20,000km).

I also drain the main fuel filer (its quick and easy) every 5,000km just to be sure.

** Additional service requirements when driving under adverse conditions, which could include any or all of the following:
Driving on rough, muddy or snow melted roads.
Driving on dusty roads
Towing trailers, caravans or boats, or using a car top carrier
Repeated short trips, less than 8km, in freezing conditions
Extensive idling and or low speed driving for long distances, such as taxis, couriers etc
Continuous high speed driving (at speeds over 140km/hr) for over 2 hrs
Using fuel from above ground tanks

If you drive in any of the above conditions Toyota recommend a fuel filter change every 20,000 km.

[Cityslicker Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cityslicker]

Just got back from a long trip to Kimberley and Savannah Way. Fuel filter light came on ( steady) in the middle of nowhere. Managed to get some mobile reception at a small community and rang Toyota in Mt Isa ( about 330 km away ). They said it was fine to drive in that far, in fact they said people often drive 600+km from stations to get the filter changed. Also looked up the trick to reset the light which worked. Ironically it didn't come back on in that 330km drive but I had the filter changed anyway. Now have a spare as it looks an easy job.

[bretthar Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bretthar]

The current GD Prado has a recommended fuel filter change interval of every 40,000km under "normal" conditions (which arguably just don't exist), and for it to be changed every 20,000 km under adverse** conditions...like towing, or driving in dust, or driving off road, or driving long distances, or driving short distances, or driving in hot, or driving in the cold...below is a quote from the service manual for the definition of adverse conditions, in which case the fuel filter should be changed at 20,000km).

I also drain the main fuel filer (its quick and easy) every 5,000km just to be sure.

** Additional service requirements when driving under adverse conditions, which could include any or all of the following:
Driving on rough, muddy or snow melted roads.
Driving on dusty roads
Towing trailers, caravans or boats, or using a car top carrier
Repeated short trips, less than 8km, in freezing conditions
Extensive idling and or low speed driving for long distances, such as taxis, couriers etc
Continuous high speed driving (at speeds over 140km/hr) for over 2 hrs
Using fuel from above ground tanks

If you drive in any of the above conditions Toyota recommend a fuel filter change every 20,000 km.

The filter that gets changed every 40K as per the service manual is not the one under the bonnet with the water trap. There is a conventional type filter under the car near the main tank, this is the one that gets changed. They only change the other one when the light comes on indicating its blocked. Found this out when I thought the filter hadn't been changed when they said it was. I found this quiet odd considering Mitsubishi diesels have the same filter and its changed every 30K. My light came on at about 50K which the parts bloke said was about right. This is for a 3L, I assume the 2.8 is same?

[Ian Reid Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Reid]

The filter that gets changed every 40K as per the service manual is not the one under the bonnet with the water trap. There is a conventional type filter under the car near the main tank, this is the one that gets changed. They only change the other one when the light comes on indicating its blocked. Found this out when I thought the filter hadn't been changed when they said it was. ?

I found this out last week also, had the 80k service done on Thursday, Friday morning we headed up the coast and 90 minutes into our trip the fuel filter service light comes on. I rang my dealer and was told the same thing, its not part of the schedule....WTF
A vehicle that Toyota are known to have rejected warranty for engine repairs that they blame on damage from contaminated fuel and they dont even check the filter on a major service? Couldn't believe it.
So the dealers blame Toyota, so I asked mine if they had heard of customer care and customer satisfaction because if they care they would suggest things like fuel filter at the major services and there is no customer satisfaction when the warning light comes on just after a service. By now I am probably on their shit list


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[Bushki Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bushki]

On our return trip from Fraser Island my fuel filter warning light came on (constant not flashing) 41000km so luckily there was a Toyota Dealer at the next town.
They replaced the filter no problems but informed me that they were unable to prime the fuel system with the plunger after the filter change.
The mechanic informed me that he had manually primed the system and we were on the road again.
Has anyone else had a problem after removing filter or purging filter and been unable to prime?