Fuel filter OEM Volkswagen or Mahle

At 100k miles it is time to replace the fuel filter. It is pretty easy to do, just pay attention to how the hoses release by pushing in at certain spots on the connector to not break them.

go to any auto shop and ask for a fuel filter for a seventies Volkswagen beetle.

I went with mahle from fcp, job is easy the only thing I can bitch about is the metal plate covering it

For my TDI it's literally just a standard oil change, and then fuel filter every 20k miles. Hardly an additional burden.

all pumps are Carter brand and the fuel filter is Mahle.

You should just buy the Mahle or Mann filter (in that order) and replace the whole thing. Your vacuum line running to it could also be leaking.

Take out the fuel pump assembly again, replace your filter (Mahle KL145) while you're there, and recheck all connections.

I have ordered these Mahle filters in the past and received what is pictured above without the weird tube.

i did add a dipstick fuel filter looked to be newer, plausible considering the somewhat recent pump and injector service, but figured "while im in there..."

I started to look at the fuel filter that I put in and noticed that people have been talking about different pressure regulators in the filters, I thought that maybe I put in the wrong one and someone else had done this before. So I changed the filter out for the latest VW OEM 6.6 Bar filter. Again this made an slight improvement