Hi Folks
How often do folks change the fuel filter? 10,000 - 20,000 or every year?

According to the JLR schedule service A or B every other year BUT make sure you use a genuine one or a Purflex one as the cheaper ones do not have the thermostat in them. 2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.

I change the fuel filter every 12K miles and always use Genuine or purflex.
As Rommel stated the cheaper ones lack internal parts.
Plenty of other ways to save money but scrimping on the fuel filter can turn out to be something to regret. Jules

I change mine every 20k miles. Every other service basically.
It gets an oil and filter at 10k then the full set of filters and oil every 20k. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

jules wrote:

I change the fuel filter every 12K miles and always use Genuine or purflex.
As Rommel stated the cheaper ones lack internal parts.
Plenty of other ways to save money but scrimping on the fuel filter can turn out to be something to regret.

Nope, since I retired and do very little annual milage, I change oil and filter every year and do no more than 3k miles between changes oil has hardly gone black. 2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.

I also work on a schedule give or take 250 miles
6K oil and filter
12K add cabin filter and air filter
24K add all fluids, including Auto box flush and Fuel Filter
60K Belts and gubbins but may do that at 50K I can feel my fingers itching

I replace all filters every year, regardless of mileage.
It just makes sense. Now at the point when I learn something new something old is lost out the other side !
Now retired so it doesn't matter anymore.
Freelander now gone.

Nodge68 wrote:

jules wrote:

I change the fuel filter every 12K miles and always use Genuine or purflex.
As Rommel stated the cheaper ones lack internal parts.
Plenty of other ways to save money but scrimping on the fuel filter can turn out to be something to regret.

Skimping on oil and filters is another one to avoid.
Am I the only one who does 6k oil and filter changes?

i change all filters yearly and fuel filter every 2 years as dont do that many miles per year about 5k miles . 2009 FL2 S now gone
2011 FL2 HSE AUTO
2012 FL2 XS AUTO
2000 Kawasaki er 5

For me it's oil and filter every year
fuel filter every two and always purflex,
transmission oils every three years,
hydraulic fluid as and when my spannerman says.
I'm only covering around 3500 miles per year now. DAVE.
I.A.M. F1rst Driver.
Gone 2003 Discovery TD5 Auto,
Gone 1986 Defender 90 Station Wagon
Gone 1984 Range Rover 3.5 Vogue Manual.
Gone 1970 Series 11A/3 SWB 3.5 V8 Hybrid
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Van
Gone 1966 Series 11A SWB Van
Gone 1964 Series 11A LWB Station Wagon,