Bad fuel? --Fixed!, it was something else Options

[samir0189]

drove the car round trip for 40mi this morning, no problem

Got in this afternoon, and had a slight sputtering? problem that has gotten worse and worse.

ON throttle, i have really no power, the car sounds like its really straining, and the smell out the exhaust is very high in gasoline. Once i get it up to higher speeds (65+mph) it kinda goes away but its still there.

I checked the plugs and wires, all is good.

just bad gas?

This post has been edited by samir0189: Aug 21, 2009 - 4:00 PM

[soulshadow]

Seriously I drove with the same fuel filter on my Camry with a 5S for over 6 years never changing it once. Car drove fine for over 200,000 miles. Don't know why anyone would need to change theres, since the fuel sock usually catches most of the stuff.

[trdproven]

Seriously I drove with the same fuel filter on my Camry with a 5S for over 6 years never changing it once. Car drove fine for over 200,000 miles. Don't know why anyone would need to change theres, since the fuel sock usually catches most of the stuff.

Fuel filter needs to be changed I believe every year. I assume you've never changed one before. With that said, if you ever do change your fuel filter tap the remaining gas, you'll see how black that sucker is. But your right it tries to catch as much as it can but unfortunately, the fuel system is a very delicate part of your car that cannot risk any dangerous particles. basically cleaner, the better for your car overall economy, the better for your injectors, the better for your engine combustion.