I'm no expert. The first time I ever changed a fuel filter was two years ago, on my Croma. However, to do it I took out the whole housing, emptied all the liquid out, then fitted the new filter and refitted the housing.
Would a garage change the filter without emptying the housing? If so then surely you'd be better off never changing it - all the gunk from the dirty side of the old filter would then be on the clean side of the new one, ready to get sucked straight into the engine.
I'd say it needs a filter change, together with another drain at the same time.
In fact, it might be the only problem the engine's ever had.
Would a garage change the filter without emptying the housing? If so then surely you'd be better off never changing it - all the gunk from the dirty side of the old filter would then be on the clean side of the new one, ready to get sucked straight into the engine.
I'd say it needs a filter change, together with another drain at the same time.
In fact, it might be the only problem the engine's ever had.
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