Went in good old Wal Mart to buy stuff for an oil change and decided, hey why not change the fuel filter while i'm at it. I grabbed the book and turns out, they don't carry one for the 3.0 Flex Fuel engine. Well, the space was blank, so I assumed they didn't. It isn't the same as a non- flex is it?

 

No they are not the same filter as the non flex fuel.....at the dealer,the filter is $17.67,part# XL5Z-9155-AA or Motorcraft# FG-991

 

its special order... 10.50 at auto zone but they have to order it and wait

 

ghey. one of the many more items i must special order.

 

I got mine at wally world, for the flex fuel.......... They must be out, and I don't know about the special order thing, not exacty a uncommon vehicle........ Just some $0.02.....

 

Go to advanced autoparts, or Oriely's.. they should have your Flex fuel filter in stock.... my autozone didn't have one in stock either. And yes, they are different. Flex Fuel Filter is generally bigger.

 

The non-Flex Fuel (like on my 2003 Edge) looks like this.

Part number 3591 at NAPA

 

 

how would a flex fuel,fuel filter look like then?...whats the differnce between the two?

 

Apparently Fram DOES make a flex fuel filter for the 3.0L. Part number G9795
Perhaps Suckmart ( )just doesn't carry it in their inventory. Their parts catalogs are specific to their own stores.


Cross reference to that part number below.

Baldwin part number BF7803
Big A Part number 95667
Carquest part number 86667
Citgo part number G1039
Ford part number 1L2Z-9155-BA
G K Industries Part number FG1039
Hastings part number GF355
Mighty part number FG1039
Motorcraft part number FG-1039
NAPA 3667

Thing that gets me, though, is that I thought the flex fuel filters were just single inlet & outlet. Maybe I'm confusing those with different years of these trucks. I looked up the FF filter for a 2003 3.0L application.

 

napa should carry both

 

Auto Zone carry's the flex fuel and not flex fuel. The flex fuel is a special order.