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Secondary fuel filter is now installed!
Made up a bracket using the fine ideas from this thread
I added the extra support fixed to both of those bolts just sitting there in the firewall. The extra support is just that make-a-bracket stuff from Bunnings. I primed it and hit it with a couple of coats of white enamel. I didn't cut the excess bracket off below the firewall bolts. Currently it isn't in the way and I may have a use to use the extra as a mounting or fix point for something else - probably an on-board compressor or at least a point to fix a bracket for an on-board compressor.
The install wasn't without a minor drama either. The factory fuel filter bracket stud into the firewall thread was a bit dicky toward the top. Consequently I managed to cross thread the stud and needed to re-cut the thread. I did the nut as well. Annoying and now I own a 40pc tap and die set
I sealed the barb connectors on the filter bracket with a liquid thread sealer. I was quite particular to avoid any contamination and using thread seal tape is a potential contaminate if any was to come free after the filters. The adventure with re-cutting the thread on the stud I mentioned above also served to introduce fine swarf into the workplace. I pumped a bit of fuel to waste after priming as a flush. I also washed the aluminium filter bracket with kerosene and blew it out with compressed air prior to installation. I did note that when installing the barbs the aluminium threads get ground a bit leaving a potential contaminant - hence the fuel flush.
Priming was easier than expected. I was contemplating adding fuel to the filter first but I don't have any on hand. My thoughts were to use the primer and fill the new filter from the outlet of the factory filter then screw into place and attach the fuel line. Glad I didn't as it was maybe 40 pumps before fuel at the outlet. There was a bit of air in the line after the second filter (Donaldson) by virtue of connecting the outlet to the existing factory fuel line. I just pumped with the bleed open. It didn't really work as fuel came out before any air so I closed the bleed and pumped until the plunger got hard to move. No issues when I started it at all.
I touched on it briefly above but I installed the filter as a secondary. I don't see much point to placing a 3um filter before a 10um and I get the water warning with another line of defence after any event triggering it.
Made up a bracket using the fine ideas from this thread
I added the extra support fixed to both of those bolts just sitting there in the firewall. The extra support is just that make-a-bracket stuff from Bunnings. I primed it and hit it with a couple of coats of white enamel. I didn't cut the excess bracket off below the firewall bolts. Currently it isn't in the way and I may have a use to use the extra as a mounting or fix point for something else - probably an on-board compressor or at least a point to fix a bracket for an on-board compressor.
The install wasn't without a minor drama either. The factory fuel filter bracket stud into the firewall thread was a bit dicky toward the top. Consequently I managed to cross thread the stud and needed to re-cut the thread. I did the nut as well. Annoying and now I own a 40pc tap and die set
I sealed the barb connectors on the filter bracket with a liquid thread sealer. I was quite particular to avoid any contamination and using thread seal tape is a potential contaminate if any was to come free after the filters. The adventure with re-cutting the thread on the stud I mentioned above also served to introduce fine swarf into the workplace. I pumped a bit of fuel to waste after priming as a flush. I also washed the aluminium filter bracket with kerosene and blew it out with compressed air prior to installation. I did note that when installing the barbs the aluminium threads get ground a bit leaving a potential contaminant - hence the fuel flush.
Priming was easier than expected. I was contemplating adding fuel to the filter first but I don't have any on hand. My thoughts were to use the primer and fill the new filter from the outlet of the factory filter then screw into place and attach the fuel line. Glad I didn't as it was maybe 40 pumps before fuel at the outlet. There was a bit of air in the line after the second filter (Donaldson) by virtue of connecting the outlet to the existing factory fuel line. I just pumped with the bleed open. It didn't really work as fuel came out before any air so I closed the bleed and pumped until the plunger got hard to move. No issues when I started it at all.
I touched on it briefly above but I installed the filter as a secondary. I don't see much point to placing a 3um filter before a 10um and I get the water warning with another line of defence after any event triggering it.
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