That's the first fuel filter change for the Grand cherokee. Place a ice cream pail on top of your drive shaft and there's no mess. Notice how they won't put nothing in writing and if any, it very vague and incomplete. I was thinking about 15,000 being a more reasonable service interval. Though I just drained mine last night and there wasn't a spec of particle or water or anything in the fuel. I'm no wrench turner by any means, but this is truly an easy one to do yourself. If he felt that water was an issue, for example, then they should be draining the filter every time you bring in for oil change.
I order from that company for fuel Filters as well, and occasionally throw in a oil filter but I typically run aftermarket for those. You don't even need jacks. Point is they all suck to change a little, which is why they probably design them that way so you take it in to the shop or hopefully the dealer and let them change it. The manager would need to provide technical reasons for me. This also covers the every 10k drain interval of water from the filter. The factory drain plug takes a long time to drain.
Also got the genos drain plug after watching some videos. I fuel 95% of the time at Holiday station stores. I got drenched and so did my driveway every change. The owners manual says change it at 20,000 and that's what it looked like. Ordered two and came out to 55.
I ordered the Geno's tool for removal and the brass plug replacement for it. We need to question them, always. A gallon ice cream pail or the bottom half of a washer fluid or other frequently used gallon size jug sits perfectly on top of the drive shaft to catch any spillage. If you do this you will help ensure that you catch all of that nasty stuff from the winter fuel change over. The following oil change I replace the fuel filter.
This socket makes removing the engine fuel filter cap pretty easy. One other suggestion is to add a length of hose to the drive tube - if you don't you're gonna end up with diesel all over the place. Don't forget to use the 5 weight, low temp. Yep we've got a link here with all the oe Filters for our trucks on the top of the maintenance page. At the beginning of fall when they change over to winter diesel and at the beginning of spring when they change back to regular diesel. I have been seeing that some people are getting a Fumoto Oil Change quick release to replace the plastic plug.
Time will tell, if the claims are true. First one was at 5,000km, then the second 15,000 km. I follow oil change intervals personally at 7-8k; while waiting for the oil to drain I drain the fuel filter housing. They are quick to exaggerate, just to make more money. Geno's garage has a solid brass plug for our trucks I replaced mine with when I changed the oil filter and I just used it for a drain and it worked great. Plus tax for all your parts and oil. I've never had water in it.
It's a 5 minute drain or 10 minute replacement. I think placing a large zip lock bag over the filter the first time I remove the it is gonna save me a big mess. Obviously dealer cost is less. Since you have to get under there just to drain the filter, why not change it also???? Order filter kit from Genos garage. I use synthetic in mine. But that's just with the naked eye.
Water can be an issue, older stations may have more water than normal in tanks, not doing proper flushing maintenance. Since the dealers charge so much to change fuel filters, I thought I would try myself. Can't say that I've changed one yet so I don't know the difficulty of the procedure. And that includes priming the fuel system! I'll bet if someone's willing to order in bulk you can really see some price benefits. Draining the fuel filter housing prolongs filter life.