Blackcab
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 04:35 PM |
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Split fuel filter
I was cleaning the car and started it up, noticed a drip, turns out its a tiny hole in the fuel filter - the fuel filter is same size as a tin of
beans - does the replacement have to be the same size or can i use any ?
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BenB
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 05:03 PM |
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Is it injection? If so probably... Injection filters are quite chunky because they have to filter quite a lot of fuel because the pump is pretty much
running flat out (even if most of the fuel is returning to the tank via the regulator unused).
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Blackcab
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 05:04 PM |
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Cheers - bloody lucky I noticed it before i set the thing on fire
!!!!
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 05:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Blackcab
Cheers - bloody lucky I noticed it before i set the thing on fire
!!!!
Which is why theres a fire extinguisher in the Garage, workshop, AND car! 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Blackcab
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 05:25 PM |
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just put fire extinguisher on my list of things to get tomorrow
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dhutch
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 06:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Blackcab
just put fire extinguisher on my list of things to get tomorrow
Yeah, big fat 3L foam one is my favorite. Smaller foam one in car.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 07:11 PM |
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Mine is powder in the car. Messy, but effective.
I had a plastic & paper filter before the fuel rail, and as i was pulling into the petrol station after the MOT, i got a BIG smell of fuel, but i
wasnt on the forecourt yet.
So, i opened up the back, and the filter had popped! Trouble is, the filter is about 150mm from the exhaust, so there was fuel all over the muffler
as well! 
After shitting myself for a while, i took the filter out, and ill put one into the main line BEFORE the pump! 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 07:13 PM |
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I put mounted one of mine in the car the day after the post the other week about the melted car 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Blackcab
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 07:21 PM |
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New fuel filter and fire extinguisher being fitted tonight - feel like I had a lucky escape as the filter is mounted just below throttle bodies and
could have easy ignited on a warm engine
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Blackcab
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 07:21 PM |
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New fuel filter and fire extinguisher being fitted tonight - feel like I had a lucky escape as the filter is mounted just below throttle bodies and
could have easy ignited on a warm engine
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adithorp
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 08:03 PM |
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If the filter is the huge one with a banjo fitting on each end that Ford used to use then yes you can probably get away with a smaller one.
I see cars with fuel leaks all the time. Many of them have been leaking for ages and, believe it or not, people ignore the smell. Fortunatly petrol
needs a spark or flame to ignite; It won't ignite without one or the other. On hot surfaces even white hot steel it'll just boil away and
as long as the area is ventilated you won't have a disaster.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 08:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
If the filter is the huge one with a banjo fitting on each end that Ford used to use then yes you can probably get away with a smaller one.
I see cars with fuel leaks all the time. Many of them have been leaking for ages and, believe it or not, people ignore the smell. Fortunatly petrol
needs a spark or flame to ignite; It won't ignite without one or the other. On hot surfaces even white hot steel it'll just boil away and
as long as the area is ventilated you won't have a disaster.
adrian
Sorry, youre wrong.
The flash point of petrol is 246 degrees C. The vapours require a spark or source of ignition however if the liquid is heated to beyond the flash
point, then you will have whats called Autoignition.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 09:33 PM |
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sorry you are wrong 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_point
"gasoline is required to have a low flash point and high autoignition temperature"
just to clarify, in a low pressure environment, i.e. not in a combustion chamber, the vapour pressure wont be high enough for autoignition as it will
"boil" off too quickly.
also got to agree with adrian on the smaller filter thingy.. ford OEM is bucket sized but aftermarket alternatives are the size of a small pot of
marmite. I've got one you can have for a couple of ££ in fact.
[Edited on 5/10/09 by cd.thomson]
[Edited on 5/10/09 by cd.thomson]
Craig
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Blackcab
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| posted on 5/10/09 at 10:48 PM |
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Cheers - New fuel filter fitted and all seems ok - not taken any chances though and have got a fire extinguisher on board now.
Not sure what caused the damage so have checked everything I can do and cant see anything obvious other than the bracket that holds it, given it a
good clean and put a few layers of insualtion tape between the flter and the bracket .... fingers crossed !
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 06:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
sorry you are wrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_point
"gasoline is required to have a low flash point and high autoignition temperature"
just to clarify, in a low pressure environment, i.e. not in a combustion chamber, the vapour pressure wont be high enough for autoignition as it will
"boil" off too quickly.
also got to agree with adrian on the smaller filter thingy.. ford OEM is bucket sized but aftermarket alternatives are the size of a small pot of
marmite. I've got one you can have for a couple of ££ in fact.
[Edited on 5/10/09 by cd.thomson]
[Edited on 5/10/09 by cd.thomson]
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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