Bought a box of carbureted vw style fuel filters off fleabay to use as a pre filter on our RV trailer.
When they got here I saw what looked like a gap between the paper filter and the housing where dirt could pass through. So I cut one open.
Sure enough the paper is not sealed to the plastic housing in any way. No metal end,no glue.... Nothin.
It's just smashed between the top and bottom parts of the filter and is very thin. Thin enough that fuel under pressure is going to push the element off to the side and let dirty fuel bypass.
So much for a score on eBay.
When they got here I saw what looked like a gap between the paper filter and the housing where dirt could pass through. So I cut one open.
Sure enough the paper is not sealed to the plastic housing in any way. No metal end,no glue.... Nothin.
It's just smashed between the top and bottom parts of the filter and is very thin. Thin enough that fuel under pressure is going to push the element off to the side and let dirty fuel bypass.
So much for a score on eBay.
