Car Mechanic Simulator: Where is the Fuel Filter?

Finding the Fuel Filter in Car Mechanic Simulator can be tricky. Here’s where to find it.

Aside from routine fluid changes such as oil changes, other car maintenance jobs you will encounter regularly in Car Mechanic Simulator are fuel filter changes. If you’re unfamiliar with car filters and where to find them, you will have difficulty locating the fuel filter in Car Mechanic Simulator.

Don’t worry; we will show you where to find the fuel filter and how you can remove it in this quick guide.

Where to find the Fuel Filter in Car Mechanic Simulator?

Fuel filters are some of the trickiest engine parts to locate in Car Mechanic Simulator, simply because fuel filter locations can differ from one engine to another. Generally, however, you should be able to find the fuel filter in the engine bay around the engine itself.

The fuel filter is a small canister, as shown in the image below. The good news is that there is only one type of fuel filter in Car Mechanic Simulator, so you should be able to find this same part in the engine bay by simply searching around the engine.

To find the fuel filter, focus on the engine first. So open the hood and select the engine to focus on it.

Now, you can start searching the engine bay for the fuel filter. Look around the engine block, where the fuel filter is commonly placed. On this Sakura Takumi, the fuel filter is located at the back end of the engine near the firewall.

How To Replace the Fuel Filter?

Finding the fuel filter is the only challenging part, as you can easily remove and replace the fuel filter by selecting the part in Part Mount/Unmount Mode. Here’s how to do it.

1. Locate the Fuel Filter.

2. Select and hold the “Take Off Part” button to remove the fuel filter.

3. The fuel filter should now be in your inventory.

4. If the fuel filter is broken, buy a new one from the computer in your garage for 30 CR.

5. Return to your car With a new fuel filter in hand, then focus on the engine again.

6. Bring up the Pie Menu and select “Part Mount.”

7. Select the fuel filter.

8. Press and hold the mount button.

9. Choose the fuel filter you want to use.

10. Done.

Final Thoughts

If the car you are working on needs a new fuel filter, you can buy one from the parts shop through the computer in your garage for 30 CR. After you purchase the new filter, follow the guide above to find the fuel filter location and replace the old part with the new one.

Finding the fuel filter is the only challenge of fuel filter changes in Car Mechanic Simulator. Fortunately, there is only one fuel filter type in the game, so it should be easy to find the part once you know what it looks like.