30 micron filter?

[Dicko1]

I fitted the Diesel Care 2micron secondary filter at 23k, then changed the factory filter at 30k service & then both at 60k service. As you can see from the photos the factory Primary is quite clean and the finer secondary is 75% contaminated. If you were solely relying on the factory filter, there is an awful lot of junk that would have travelled through the pump & injectors. Cheap piece of mind considering the refurbishment costs of CRD parts.

And that is exactly why I have a secondary......Not really in MM,s best interest to have perfectly clean fuel going into a motor.....At $5,000 a pump they,d lose a lot of money..cynical...only from experience.



cheers

[MorgansPC]

Thanks guys. Think I'll go the 2 micron.

Cheers

[Hill]

Thanks guys. Think I'll go the 2 micron.

Cheers

Morgan

It may be worthwhile to ask supplier for an efficiency rating for filter and also flow rate.

Without an efficiency rating to state a particle size is meaningless.

The Donaldson 3 micron kit is rated at 99% efficient and 114 LPH flow rate.

Data on efficiency rating and flow rate should help in making an informed decision.

Hill

Please note I have no association with Donaldson. I just like their products

[Fbo974]

What's up guys ,
I hope Christmas went well for all of you I come to this post because I discovered a pretty big problem on my 2007 shorty .
See for yourself in photo ....


After thirteen years, it might be normal, since our fuel is disgusting here.......

I emptied the tank, and cleaned everything

[Fbo974]

Finding a primary fuel filter, where I live, is quite complicated, 13000kms from Australia, 10000 from France, and not many people with this kind of spare part here.

10kms from my home, there is a marine shop, and it has this filter there with water decanter .

Finding Donaldson is mission impossible (apart from ordering in Australia 3 weeks delay), luckily I saw this store, and it is the only one he has

[Fbo974]

I could therefore use it first, and keep the OEM filter second (10microns) .
It can do the trick rather than having nothing, what do you think?

[Fbo974]

I now understand better why my scv valve was often dirty, and my fuel filter also clogged quickly , and i had like fuel cut sometimes which was quite unpleasant when driving


I have an LHD, and I thought to install the filter in this corner there