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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
It occurred to me the other day as I was shelling out almost $30 for a spin on
fuel filter that this thing looks suspiciously like a $2.99 oil filter. Other than the threading on the base, what is the difference? You cut one open and they certainly look like the same stuff inside. It also has nothing to do with the can itself since Perko fuel filter are made from mild steel that rusts up very quickly if you don't paint them. I prime and paint mine before I install them and still don't get a year out of one before it starts bleeding rust from somewhere. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
Particle size and pressure are different. You want to spend a thousand
bucks to rebuild a diesel fuel injection pump -- save $25 on your fuel filters and you'll have a good shot at it. And count your blessings if you're in the developed world. Fuel filter life in the third world is much shorter than here, because there's a lot more stuff in the fuel. The record low on our circumnav was ten hours on a filter -- or why we had three filters in line.... -- Jim Woodward www.mvFintry.com .. "Gfretwell" wrote in message ... It occurred to me the other day as I was shelling out almost $30 for a spin on fuel filter that this thing looks suspiciously like a $2.99 oil filter. Other than the threading on the base, what is the difference? You cut one open and they certainly look like the same stuff inside. It also has nothing to do with the can itself since Perko fuel filter are made from mild steel that rusts up very quickly if you don't paint them. I prime and paint mine before I install them and still don't get a year out of one before it starts bleeding rust from somewhere. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
If you go through lots of metal filters switch to racor.... I pay $9 for
the 1000 cartridges and they last a year. Jim Woodward wrote: Particle size and pressure are different. You want to spend a thousand bucks to rebuild a diesel fuel injection pump -- save $25 on your fuel filters and you'll have a good shot at it. And count your blessings if you're in the developed world. Fuel filter life in the third world is much shorter than here, because there's a lot more stuff in the fuel. The record low on our circumnav was ten hours on a filter -- or why we had three filters in line.... |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
Particle size and pressure are different. You want to spend a thousand
bucks to rebuild a diesel fuel injection pump -- save $25 on your fuel filters and you'll have a good shot at it. Why would I buy a thousand dollar rebuilt diesel injection pump for an outboard that wasn't even required to have a fuel filter. This is one of 3 filters in my system. It is just there to stop dead bugs and trap some water I might pick up. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
"Gfretwell" wrote in message ... Why would I buy a thousand dollar rebuilt diesel injection pump for an outboard that wasn't even required to have a fuel filter. This is one of 3 filters in my system. It is just there to stop dead bugs and trap some water I might pick up. No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture. That equals a burnt piston down the road. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture.
That equals a burnt piston down the road. Who said "no filter" BTW on a EFI "lean mixture" means "pump in a little more fuel". That's what the oxygen sensor does. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
Gfretwell wrote:
No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture. That equals a burnt piston down the road. Who said "no filter" BTW on a EFI "lean mixture" means "pump in a little more fuel". That's what the oxygen sensor does. Real men drink the water their fuel filters separate out... Visit Yo Ho at: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/hakrause -- Email sent to is never read. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
Aren't you the bird who said he would never post any information about his
boat, because you were scared for your life? What happened that you suddenly are posting all of your pictures on the internet? "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Gfretwell wrote: No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture. That equals a burnt piston down the road. Who said "no filter" BTW on a EFI "lean mixture" means "pump in a little more fuel". That's what the oxygen sensor does. Real men drink the water their fuel filters separate out... Visit Yo Ho at: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/hakrause -- Email sent to is never read. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
Real men drink the water their fuel filters separate out...
Actually I have been running a water separator for 13 years and I have never really had any water in it but better safe than sorry for the day my gas station sells me some. |
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Oil filter vs fuel filter?
Enjoyed your slide show, nice boat. Looks great for fishing.
SH "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Gfretwell wrote: No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture. That equals a burnt piston down the road. Who said "no filter" BTW on a EFI "lean mixture" means "pump in a little more fuel". That's what the oxygen sensor does. Real men drink the water their fuel filters separate out... Visit Yo Ho at: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/hakrause -- Email sent to is never read. |
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