# New fuel filter? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 22, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-fuel-filter/2065 "2007-07-22T19:07:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![La\_Banker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@La\_Banker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/La_Banker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-fuel-filter/2065/1 "2007-07-22T19:07:11Z")
My '03 Ford F150 4x4 started “missing” today. It’s not an engine miss. It feels like it’s starting to run out of gas. I drove 60 miles today, and it did this three different times, usually lasting about 20 - 30 seconds per episode. It didn’t affect the RPMs. The truck has 80K miles on it. Should I start with replacing the fuel filter? ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-fuel-filter/2065/2 "2007-07-22T19:35:18Z")
If it’s never been replaced, then it should have been about 50k miles back. I always recommend draining the filter contents into a jar for examination. After that, the old filter should be allowed to dry for a minimum of .5 an hour. If you cannot easily blow through the filter after that length of time then the filter is clogged to some extent. Over time a clogged filter can kill a fuel pump also. There are other things that could cause this such as an EGR fault, but the filter is a good place to start. JMHO anyway. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-fuel-filter/2065/3 "2007-07-22T20:02:40Z")
Thanks for your help.