Hey all, I got in on a good deal for a bunch of filters and ended up paying $3.85 for a WIX (NAPA Gold) fuel filter for my 1994 Ford Explorer (parts vehicle). With the lack of maintenance it's seen I figured I would find a factory original fuel filter on it and sure enough, I did. The Explorer has 190,700 miles on it and the engine runs perfectly fine. I had no reason to change the filter aside from a small project and curiosity.
Here's what it looked like inside:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d000id1hooy0n9g/AACNL8bmlAAgQdFQuMoyRkrPa
It's amazing to me how thick the crud is layered in there. I'm sure it could have taken more but I scraped one of the pleats and got about a pea-sized amount. I couldn't find any large particles so I guess the fuel pump sock is still intact. No idea if the pump has ever been serviced.
Here's what it looked like inside:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d000id1hooy0n9g/AACNL8bmlAAgQdFQuMoyRkrPa
It's amazing to me how thick the crud is layered in there. I'm sure it could have taken more but I scraped one of the pleats and got about a pea-sized amount. I couldn't find any large particles so I guess the fuel pump sock is still intact. No idea if the pump has ever been serviced.
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