fuel filter - Toyota Yaris Forums

eddy · 04-26-2010, 11:13 PM

Are the fuel filters on these wonderful little cars in the gas tank?

detroiter · 04-26-2010, 11:27 PM

That's what I've heard but not sure if it's true

bronsin · 04-26-2010, 11:45 PM

On an ECHO yes they are. They are integrated with the fuel pump. Theres no requirement they be replaced either. I would think the same is true for the Yaris.

yariphilia · 04-27-2010, 12:53 AM

it is true for the yaris, hopefully no1 has to worry about theirs.

Hard_Yaris · 04-27-2010, 10:30 AM

I think I had one go on my 2005 echo with 200,000km...

Basically i had to fill the gas tank up on the slowest setting at the pump.

Not sure if it was the filter or something else. anyway it was impossible to fill the tank.

Yaris Hilton · 04-27-2010, 11:22 AM

That's a clogged tank vent hose, not the fuel filter.

Hard_Yaris · 04-27-2010, 01:30 PM

Thanks Yaris Hilton...

how does the vent hose get clogged?

Yaris Hilton · 04-27-2010, 01:35 PM

A kinked hose, debris in the tank, deteriorating rubber inside the hose blocking the lumen... I recently had to replace the fuel hoses on a Diesel engine that had rotted and blocked themselves. My problems with vent hoses have been with cracking and leaking rather than plugging. I suppose you could have something in the filler pipe as well.

Hard_Yaris · 04-27-2010, 01:50 PM

ahhh.... I understand now!

anahtar · 12-17-2010, 09:10 AM

You don't have to change the fuel filter on a YARIS?

ilikerice · 12-17-2010, 10:10 AM

nopers.. i think its more of a strainer attatched under the fuel pump inside the tank. but no filter from the pump to the injectors

Happy Little Pony · 12-17-2010, 05:49 PM

Most of the gunk in a gas tank is actually rust and corrosion from the tank itself. The Yaris has a plastic gas tank. No metal means no rust. Any fuel you put in should be getting filtered at the pump.

I personally like the idea of having a user changeable gas filter, but I've never actually needed to change one because it was clogged. Toyota obviously feels that the small amount of foreign matter introduced into the tank can be handled by the built in filter for the life of the car. Unless something goes dramatically wrong, they're probably right.

04-26-2010, 11:13 PM	#1
eddy love to drive View User's Garage Drives: 2010 yaris sedan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: vancouver canada Posts: 56	fuel filter Are the fuel filters on these wonderful little cars in the gas tank?

04-26-2010, 11:27 PM	#2
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	That's what I've heard but not sure if it's true __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

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04-26-2010, 11:45 PM	#3
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	On an ECHO yes they are. They are integrated with the fuel pump. Theres no requirement they be replaced either. I would think the same is true for the Yaris.

04-27-2010, 12:53 AM	#4
yariphilia Drives: 08 lb Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: tampa Posts: 13	it is true for the yaris, hopefully no1 has to worry about theirs.

04-27-2010, 10:30 AM	#5
Hard_Yaris Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 109	I think I had one go on my 2005 echo with 200,000km... Basically i had to fill the gas tank up on the slowest setting at the pump. Not sure if it was the filter or something else. anyway it was impossible to fill the tank.

04-27-2010, 11:22 AM	#6
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	That's a clogged tank vent hose, not the fuel filter.

04-27-2010, 01:30 PM	#7
Hard_Yaris Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 109	Thanks Yaris Hilton... how does the vent hose get clogged?

04-27-2010, 01:35 PM	#8
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	A kinked hose, debris in the tank, deteriorating rubber inside the hose blocking the lumen... I recently had to replace the fuel hoses on a Diesel engine that had rotted and blocked themselves. My problems with vent hoses have been with cracking and leaking rather than plugging. I suppose you could have something in the filler pipe as well.

04-27-2010, 01:50 PM	#9
Hard_Yaris Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 109	ahhh.... I understand now!

12-17-2010, 09:10 AM	#10
anahtar Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 4	You don't have to change the fuel filter on a YARIS?

12-17-2010, 10:10 AM	#11
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	nopers.. i think its more of a strainer attatched under the fuel pump inside the tank. but no filter from the pump to the injectors

12-17-2010, 05:49 PM	#12
Happy Little Pony Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 83	Most of the gunk in a gas tank is actually rust and corrosion from the tank itself. The Yaris has a plastic gas tank. No metal means no rust. Any fuel you put in should be getting filtered at the pump. I personally like the idea of having a user changeable gas filter, but I've never actually needed to change one because it was clogged. Toyota obviously feels that the small amount of foreign matter introduced into the tank can be handled by the built in filter for the life of the car. Unless something goes dramatically wrong, they're probably right.