New Filters

[Shawn T]

For Labor day I pulled my camp trailer on a 1000 mile trip through Wyoming. Truck just felt like it had a little less punch. It came out of overdrive a couple of times on I-80 on gradual inclines. Now everyone knows that unless your over 10,000lbs with a DMax that is unheard of. So before I headed home I decided to change the air and fuel filter. Holy cow! The filters were not that dirty, neither one, but I felt a 20% power increase, pulled like it did last summer. It never even thought of downshifting until the real steep grades (6500 Lb trailer). Now the air filter looked a little dirty, but not that bad. I told a mechanic at work this story and he said with a diesel filters are alot more crucial. He recomended changing the air filter every oil change, regardless if it needed it or not. He also said to change the fuel filter every 15K miles and the manual only recommends it every 20K, I think. Is this true info? It sure seems to work, I forgot how fast this big truck really was. I used a fram air filter and a WIX fuel filter. Any other filter brand recommends?

[Roofer]

I change the filters in my truck quite often and I use Napa Gold (Wix). The fuel filters should be changed at least every 15K. That is what GM says. Now there are new filters on the recall. I haven't had mine done yet, but I bet the new filter is a dual pleat filter. Anyone have this recall done yet on their Dmax?

[JRKRACE]

I would venture over to a dieselplace site and check with them...They would probably recommend an AC Delco Filter at 15,000 miles and a fuel filter every 10,000 miles...That is what I would do.....

[bigdogs]

I change the filters in my truck quite often and I use Napa Gold (Wix). The fuel filters should be changed at least every 15K. That is what GM says. Now there are new filters on the recall. I haven't had mine done yet, but I bet the new filter is a dual pleat filter. Anyone have this recall done yet on their Dmax?

 

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I've heard there are new fuel filters that are dual pleated but nothing about a recall on the older styles, where did you see this??

[Roofer]

I change the filters in my truck quite often and I use Napa Gold (Wix). The fuel filters should be changed at least every 15K. That is what GM says. Now there are new filters on the recall. I haven't had mine done yet, but I bet the new filter is a dual pleat filter. Anyone have this recall done yet on their Dmax?

 

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I've heard there are new fuel filters that are dual pleated but nothing about a recall on the older styles, where did you see this??

 

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I received a recall letter in the mail from GM. It said to get a free new fuel filter installed at any dealership before Sep. 30th. It mentioned a new style filter and reminded owners of their owners manual stating to change it every 12K miles.

[bigdogs]

This was on the 02 you have listed above?? I wonder if my 03 is included in that as I never received a recall notice. I have changed mine once already but just replaced it with the single pleated one as that is all they had at the time.