1.6HDi Fuel Filter change - £20.00 labour?

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1.6HDi Fuel Filter change - £20.00 labour?

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Just had the Fuel Filter changed on the C4 as the old one had done 6 years and 38K miles :o

A bit of googling suggested it's a PITA job on the 1.6 being buried down behind the engine and tales of removing the intake pipework and Battery etc. I used a Peugeot specialist who said the filter 'unit' was £32.00 + £20.00 labour + vat.

i don't think that's too bad?
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Re: 1.6HDi Fuel Filter change - £20.00 labour?

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Labour cost sounds reasonable, but 32 sheets for a filter seems 'reassuringly expensive' :shock: (I balked a nearly a tenner for one for my 406).

Try feeding the reg. into ECP's website and see what it costs there.

On the plus side, I guess you don't need to do it too often, since it consumes next to sod-all fuel. :lol:
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Re: 1.6HDi Fuel Filter change - £20.00 labour?

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On my Honda CDTi, the filter was £60 and wasn't the easiest (but not the hardest) to get to. The filter is more than you get on the 406 - it comes with a whole housing (just like on the 407). I don't think you can replace just the elements inside. A bit wasteful...
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Re: 1.6HDi Fuel Filter change - £20.00 labour?

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Welly wrote:Just had the Fuel Filter changed on the C4 as the old one had done 6 years and 38K miles :o

A bit of googling suggested it's a PITA job on the 1.6 being buried down behind the engine and tales of removing the intake pipework and Battery etc. I used a Peugeot specialist who said the filter 'unit' was £32.00 + £20.00 labour + vat.

i don't think that's too bad?

Yes, just about the correct price!

Didn't I give a how-to replace the filter a couple of times?
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Captain Jack wrote:On my Honda CDTi, the filter was £60 and wasn't the easiest (but not the hardest) to get to. The filter is more than you get on the 406 - it comes with a whole housing (just like on the 407). I don't think you can replace just the elements inside. A bit wasteful...

£60 was mega expensive!

I find these more of a pain than the Citroens, filter is down the back of the engine compartment!
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Re: 1.6HDi Fuel Filter change - £20.00 labour?

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Yep and I had to take off various cowls along with the throttle pot to get to it.
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Re: 1.6HDi Fuel Filter change - £20.00 labour?

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Filter is a big lump of plastic, filter/housing/pipe connections all in one. Price sounds aboot right. I changed mine and don't recall it being overly difficult but it was a tad buried.
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