1NR-FE Valve Cover Gasket replacement

[bronsin]

Congratulations for changing the valve cover gasket. If you do 10 of them it will be for like falling off a log!

Why are you changing the fuel filter? Just because you think it’s a good idea? My wife 2005 Camry has never had its fuel filter changed. It just hit 200,000 miles. It will never have a fuel filter changed only if something goes wrong. That’s pretty much universal agreement.

I don’t think they make a separate fuel filter for these cars. You only get a filter when you buy a new pump.

But at least it would be easier than a valve cover gasket!

[Lars]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Congratulations for changing the valve cover gasket. If you do 10 of them it will be for like falling off a log!

Thanks

Originally Posted by bronsin

Why are you changing the fuel filter? Just because you think it’s a good idea? My wife 2005 Camry has never had its fuel filter changed. It just hit 200,000 miles. It will never have a fuel filter changed only if something goes wrong. That’s pretty much universal agreement.

I don’t think they make a separate fuel filter for these cars. You only get a filter when you buy a new pump.

But at least it would be easier than a valve cover gasket!

Bit off-topic but yes, it seems they make a separate fuel filter, and I'd rather do preventive maintenance like this, at my own schedule, than have the car die on me at some random occasion. I've had a car die on me due to a dead fuel pump and it was not a fun experience. Granted, it was not a Toyota, but if replacing a fuel filter can help prevent that, I am for it. Same as the spark plugs... I'll probably be doing that next. Compared to the cover gasket thing, it's literally a walk in the park.