This filter was on my 98 Ford Escort since 2009, and the car stayed parked almost abandoned at the garage for all this time as I wasn't living here for the most part of this period, with all fluids, including gas, on it.
I know it's not the way to store a car for a long time and I regret this, but now I am replaced all the filters and fluids and now the car is running and being well cared.
There's no pure gasoline here in Brazil as it is mandatory to have 27% of ethanol blended to it, so it's easy to say this "gasoline" is very hard on engines and filters, so here are some pictures of the Brazilian-made Fram G3802 after being installed on an almost abandoned car with a "gasoline" with at least 1/4 of ethanol
The first two pictures were taken just after I removed the filter:
The filter was quite clogged. The paper media was basically disintegrating and the rubber seal was almost completely dry, but there wasn't any leaking spot. There was some rust and mold inside the filter too, probably caused by the alcohol.
These two pictures were taken a few minutes ago, after I let it dry and got rid of the 'dust' inside:
I can't say anything bad about this filter to be honest, I had problems with clogged Fram fuel filter before on another car, but this time it was really my fault. I replaced this filter with an US-made Motorcraft FG800A and I'm not planning to let this car abandoned ever again.
I know it's not the way to store a car for a long time and I regret this, but now I am replaced all the filters and fluids and now the car is running and being well cared.
There's no pure gasoline here in Brazil as it is mandatory to have 27% of ethanol blended to it, so it's easy to say this "gasoline" is very hard on engines and filters, so here are some pictures of the Brazilian-made Fram G3802 after being installed on an almost abandoned car with a "gasoline" with at least 1/4 of ethanol
The first two pictures were taken just after I removed the filter:
The filter was quite clogged. The paper media was basically disintegrating and the rubber seal was almost completely dry, but there wasn't any leaking spot. There was some rust and mold inside the filter too, probably caused by the alcohol.
These two pictures were taken a few minutes ago, after I let it dry and got rid of the 'dust' inside:
I can't say anything bad about this filter to be honest, I had problems with clogged Fram fuel filter before on another car, but this time it was really my fault. I replaced this filter with an US-made Motorcraft FG800A and I'm not planning to let this car abandoned ever again.
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