# 2015 Chevrolet Cruze - is it the fuel filter?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-is-it-the-fuel-filter/153906>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cruze\
**Created:** [December 2, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-is-it-the-fuel-filter/153906 "2019-12-02T01:47:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidGrenfell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@DavidGrenfell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DavidGrenfell)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-is-it-the-fuel-filter/153906/1 "2019-12-02T01:47:04Z")

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running at about 85-90 clicks, engine with a bit of a load feels like a gas endine with the choke on. I suspect fuel filter (but indicators say 75% left), or water in fuel. This is a diesel . Also, it seems very sluggish. When it was bucking one day, I realized I had the accelerator on the mat.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chevrolet-cruze-is-it-the-fuel-filter/153906/2 "2019-12-02T17:18:58Z")

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the fuel filter indicator is simply a mathematical formula based on time and driving. I do not believe there is anything in that system to actually test the fuel.

Where I live, diesel fuel is not all the same. Some is good quality, some is full of dirt and will clog filters super quick. Fuel filters are cheap. Draining the fuel/water separator is easy. Do both and see if there is improvement.

beyond that: any check engine lights on?