Replaced fuel filter, what they look like inside Fuel Injection

So, after doing my scooby conversion all was well. Then one day after a long run back from Gathering Off The Hill, the fuel pump went noisey.

I put it down to it being hot and low on fuel. It was fine next time I used it but this week it was noisey and stayed noisey.

So I decided to change to the spare fuel pump I had(£18 special of Amazon, fuel injection) and also change the filter at the same time.

This filter has not been changed since in out it on in 2009!!! But only about 10,000 miles.

So I thought I would cut it open to show what it's like inside. I have never cleaned the fuel tank, I have used supermarket fuel and BP, shell etc, I have put redex in as well, in the last 8 years.

This filter is for fuel injection and was one of the good, "Made in Israel" ones. I now have a preservation parts one on, which is clear casing so will be handy to see how bad the filter is getting and how many bits are in it.

Anyway onto the pics

You can see some bits in the bottom after cutting open, you can see the brown bits in the paper towel that j have wiped of the filter itself. Other pics didn't come out properly, so that all I have to show. I think it has down rather well, and couple probably carry in going BUT for a cheap part it's worth changing. The fuel pipe between the pump and filter (11mm ID hose) was put on by me 8 years ago and is still absolutely fine by the way.

Also put a pic of the new filter and pump.

 

You might want to change that ...

 

Shame you didn't have a larger saw.

 

I have

 

Lol yes but it is sharp and was right next to me and I knew it would do the job

 

Filters need to be changed at Least once every year , particularly with an old tank in charge of fuel supply .
Contamination in fuel is the biggest causer of breakdowns in petrol and diesel engines .

 

my point of this is that actually the van ran fine with this filter and actually, regardless of age it had only done 10,000 miles. i think people worry too much and change parts too often,

 

Matt - where do you have the fuel pump, filter and everything mounted?
Im thinking about putting mine on a metal plate and fixing it to the firewall for access?

 

its underneath on the chassis rail near the tank, it needs to be below the tank as it is gravity fed from the tank. ill try and do you a better pic tonight. it is in the normal fuel injection place for bus's with FI but I moved it to the other side due to where the input on the engine is.

 

I haven't bought my electric fuel pump yet but was thing of mounting it in the engine compartment - a friend of mine with a splitty has done this; is it a no no?

 

i wouldnt say it is a no no but VW put it there for a reason.

Its gravity feed, not a lift pump as far as i know, i would say it pushes fuel from the tank rather than pulling it from the tank?

 

They do. No need to change things every five minutes.

 

That's where my friend put his too. Bearing in mind I'm running twin 40 Weber on a 2ltr type 4, which pump would you recommend I buy. Sorry if this is hijacking the thread

 

My enormous leisure battery would squash that plate and pump/filter flat as a pancake!

 

Thanks a million Mork. Looks just the job. I noticed it uses 8mm pipe both ends; how easy is it to change the 6mm pipe from the tank to 8mm?