Aftermarket fuel filter,good or bad?

[gf8wagon]

Hey guys whats your thoughts on these Aftermarket fuel filters

Any good or not?

[loner]

My initial thought was, "holy bother, that\'s way too small". Still thinking that.

[gf8wagon]

I guess so?but the inlet size is the same as fuel hose size so it cant be to bad?

Never seen one before thats all lol

[Marky]

 gf8wagon said:

I guess so?but the inlet size is the same as fuel hose size so it cant be to bad?

Never seen one before thats all lol

Inlet size has nothing to do with it

Think of it this way - what\'s easier to breathe through - a straw with some foam in it, or a pringles can with the same foam

Compare that filter with the size of your factory filter and you\'ll get the analogy

[gf8wagon]

Lol i realise that,but i dont get quite get what you mean,and inlet size would have alot to do with it,if that filter was smaller internally that the fuel hose im sure there would be some issues there

[Marky]

Sorry poor wording

The inlet size while relevant is not the issue of "size" here

Considering someone removed the stock filter to put that in its place, if it were me I\'d be just replacing with the proper unit

I think last one was like $40 from stoopercheap which is probably about what that little red thing was worth anyway

[Zeus]

I believe Mark is talking about the flow rate.

[gf8wagon]

Yea man forsure

I was just curious to know thats all

Never seen one before this one so had no idea what there like ect

[gf8wagon]

 Zeus said:

I believe Mark is talking about the flow rate.

Isee,the factory fuel filter is alot larger as i can see compaired to this one

How does the factory one work?does it fill up to a certain amount of petrol while filltering

To me this one looks like it would jus flow straight throught it and im guessing the fillters in the middle some were?

[Zeus]

 gf8wagon']

[quote name='Zeus said:

I believe Mark is talking about the flow rate.

/quote]

Isee,the factory fuel filter is alot larger as i can see compaired to this one

How does the factory one work?does it fill up to a certain amount of petrol while filltering

To me this one looks like it would jus flow straight throught it and im guessing the fillters in the middle some were?

I\'ve never dismantled one but I\'d guess the inlet hose goes in and to the bottom of the canister and the fuel filters upwards through the foam filter to where the outlet is at the top

[Marky]

I dunno, it might be just fine

Its more I guess why do it - the aftermarket stuff I\'m used to is about 4x the size is all. Most factory ones are about tin can sized

Thats how the inline ones work anyway

[gf8wagon]

Sweet yea i can see how that works now

When you actually think about it this small one probably doesnt filter as good as a factory one does,

[Guest]

www.bcdirect.co.nz

[loner]

There\'s no space in that pathetic little thing for a decent amount of filter material.

A 1300cc carb corolla has a bigger filter.

[Guest]

Its a gauze not filter media...well normally anyway havent seen inside one of these particular ones but I believe the link I posted is where to buy em from.

[loner]

 jost said:

They are not really designed for regular vehicle use, more for farm vehicles and ones where the fuel can get a lot of crap in it, the can be unscrewed and cleaned and are designed to go inline before the regular filter to avoid clogging them up with crap.

Finally another sane person joins the thread.

[Guest]

Well yea gauze/similar to a sieve doesnt have a very low micron rating where fuel filters are generall 2-30 mic thought people wouldve been able to figure that bit out. I havent cut a sub one up but others I have are pretty much 2.5" cylinder of packed media and they get filthy. Often they have say 30 then 10mic staged filtration inside like hydraulic stuff. Idk how bad our 91/96 is at pump but the gauze are more for shit like rust in a tank/filth etc as above.

[gf8wagon]

^ cheers bro,

As i stated before id never seen one before this 1,no idea if they were good or bad

Will be looking for a new genuine filter

[Guest]

Doesnt need to be genuine - honest.

Ive never actually had a filter Ive sold fail in 7 years of selling mainly sakura/donaldson to car/commercial market and a fair chunk of luberfiner/wix/ryco. Of course shit does fail with anything look at the recalls toyota do on their cars theyre genuine... Issues we do have to fix every so often is where people have spun on a filter similar can size but horrifically different inside = big issues. Or hydraulic low pressure matched by size and spun on the high pressure side.

Issues are 99% user error with filtration not the fact its aftermarket as its manufactured to oem spec.

[loner]

I\'d say go to BNT... and the Subaru fuel filter is pressurised, so don\'t think you can get plastic ones? Although I\'m sure plastic could hold 50 odd psi...

[Guest]

Generic carb fuel pump is 6-8psi. Think the plastic being referred to is the inline jobs not the sub specific ones.