Hengst fuel filter fell apart.

[Chris142]

The trooper we bought has a replaceable fuel filter. I scored a Hengst one off eBay.

Got under the truck and it had a Hengst fuel filter on it already.

Got the old one off and it rattles. I cut it open.

The metal end cap came unglued from the element . It looks like it still filters thankfully.

Wonder why that would come off? Is it our gas attacking the glue maybe?

Now I'm 2nd guessing myself for putting the same brand back on.

 

[SC Maintenance]

How much did you pay for the ebay find. Possibly a fake. Never heard of fake fuel filters, but with ebay it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[melk]

Eh I’m sure it will be fine. Any idea how old the original was?

 

[dishdude]

Glue in gasoline doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

 

[Chris142]

How much did you pay for the ebay find. Possibly a fake. Never heard of fake fuel filters, but with ebay it wouldn't surprise me.

$14

 

[Chris142]

Eh I’m sure it will be fine. Any idea how old the original was?

No. I assume that the truck has had a fuel pump put in it at some time in its life and that usually involves a filter too.

 

[Zee09]

First brands must have bought Hengst...

 

[BHopkins]

I wouldn't worry about the filter you just put on. Without knowing how long the old filter has been on the car, it seems kind of hard to make any judgement as to the quality of the filter, or brand.

 

[Rand]

looks like the end that fell off was mostly cosmetic...odd Maybe fram was onto something gluing fiber together instead of metal endcaps

 

[fantastic]

Well, run another one & see what happens. Hengst is good quality. Any chance that previous installer may have pulled on the ends? I know that after some heat end caps don't seem to maintain their grip on the glue as well. I'd just keep trying and see what happens with the next Hengst. Good to note that it seemed to still function under the situation.

 

[Kira]

Years of expansion and contraction
The direction of the oil flow as the can fills

 

[Chris142]

Any chance that previous installer may have pulled on the ends?

No. It's a metal can with a barb on each end. I cut it open to find the rattle. I bought it thinking it should be good quality.

Made in Bulgaria.

 

[NashNative]

How much did you pay for the ebay find. Possibly a fake. Never heard of fake fuel filters, but with ebay it wouldn't surprise me.

There are TONS of fake filters of all kinds online...Amazon, eBay...all of them. Buyer beware!

 

[Chris142]

There are TONS of fake filters of all kinds online...Amazon, eBay...all of them. Buyer bewar.

Y'all may be confused. The one that was on the car fell apart. I put the new one on hoping it stays together.

 

[TC]

There are TONS of fake filters of all kinds online...Amazon, eBay...all of them. Buyer beware!

I've always been of the suspicion that counterfeiters mostly only bother faking higher volume part numbers of common brands. So a counterfeit Motorcraft oil filter for a Ford pickup would make sense, but a fake Casite filter for vintage Saabs would be...well, weird, and certainly a fail. Just a theory on my part. Right now I can buy a dirt cheap EBay AC Delco oil filter for my old Range Rover, and there's near-zero chance it's fake due to the low-volume, bizarro combination. Therefore an eclectic form of counterfeiting protection.