Anatomy of a 50K Fuel Filter
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Anatomy of a 50K Fuel Filter
I combed thru the maintenance records I have for my car (4K to 49K) again and noticed that there is no record of a fuel filter replacement.
So today I had some time and replaced it.
Having more time on my hands I decided to dissect the old filter to see how bad it was inside. It was as I expected, dirty.
The residual fuel that was in the filter was BLACK, not discolored but black. The filter was obviously doing it's job but wow. (fuel caught when changing the filter was clean)
Here's a quick pic of it all laid out on the bench for anyone who might be interested in "what's in a 996 fuel filter".
Parts are in order from left to right with the filter element below. Also notice the nicely colored fluid in the white cap. That's what could have been flowing thru to the engine if the filter failed.
So today I had some time and replaced it.
Having more time on my hands I decided to dissect the old filter to see how bad it was inside. It was as I expected, dirty.
The residual fuel that was in the filter was BLACK, not discolored but black. The filter was obviously doing it's job but wow. (fuel caught when changing the filter was clean)
Here's a quick pic of it all laid out on the bench for anyone who might be interested in "what's in a 996 fuel filter".
Parts are in order from left to right with the filter element below. Also notice the nicely colored fluid in the white cap. That's what could have been flowing thru to the engine if the filter failed.
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