Q: Poor fuel economy

asked by on July 12, 2016

Just trying to locate my fuel filter in my 2011 chevy malibu. I can't seem to find the answer online, I'm trying to determine if I can do this change myself or if it's located in or above the fuel tank, I'd rather bring it to a mechanic as I don't want to drop the fuel tank myself.

My car has 80000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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