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I've been tracking all the posts as best I can regarding fuel filtration and will try to keep from a rehash.


Intially I changed OEM fuel fiter several times to be on the safe side. During random checks I have NEVER found water in the OEM. I then installed a NICKTANE to get contaminants under control. Thats been 6k miles or so ago. My understanding is that if there is water present,the CAT filter passes it on to the OEM. Random checks of the OEM fiter still reveal NO water. I have had RACOR products on diesel powered boats which routinely would remove water....so the fact that I am not seeing any water at the OEM is troubling.


My next step is to attempt to remove water before it gets to any filters especially the OEM which for me is an underengineered runt. I recently purchased a product from the following family of products: http://www.luberfiner.com/Luberfiner_Online_Catalog_Frameset.htm (http://www.luberfiner.com/Luberfiner_Online_Catalog_Frameset.htm) type in LFP2000C in the search box. Evidently these are used on over the road trucks. Rated 100gph, sight glass in reservoir and drain petcock. Head and cartridge available approx $74.00. replacement cartridge is about $26.00 Its a large unit which I am contemplating installing on the mount between NICKTANE and the tank. There are others as well 2100C, 2200C, 3100C, 3200C etc


According to their tech people its a 10 micron media that will strip 99.9% of the water present in the fuel plus larger contaminants. They also mentioned that another fiter should be mounted downstream to catch any potential media "migration." My recollection is that I saw another post recently regarding "media" in the injectors as a source of injector failure.....interesting that this is the first time that Ive heard about this from someone in the industry. I going to call RACOR and ask them about "media migration" and get their slant.


There are many good posts regarding additional fitration options to include adapters etc etc. Keep up the good work....Comments encouraged....Out.


Richard


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Interesting ~ wonder what kind/cost for a filter head to atch it to? If it was a 2micron and could use the existing head ~ I would leave it up to the OEM to catch any migration.

I would watch the pressure (suction) drop if you were to use that many fuel filters. It will make the pump work harder to suck the fuel thru the filters. You will have to use a lift pump to keep the fuel pressure up to normal standards IMHO.

Patrick http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif

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Those prices include the head for the cartridge. Frankly I dont have a high degree of confidence in the OEM. What does the OEM catch? Thats what started this whole examination of supplementary fuel filtration in the first place.


Understand possible pressure issues I will take that into account. I would feel better about all of this filtration issue if a "real RACOR" could be mounted in place of its puny brother by means of an adapter. I have experience with them and they work (take out water).


The adapter, subject of anther thread, new RACOR kit product and the alternative that Greg Landuyt is talking about are possibilities as well. Just casting about for an answer and curious as to why I have NEVER seen a drop of water out of the OEM.


I would prefer to follow the KISS method in any event. Relatively simple matter to hook up this LUBER-FINER previously mentioned and see if I get any water. Maybe I would by pass the CAT for a period of time to test, have to mull that over however. The technical people indicated that "media migration" is a potential....not necessarily a sure thing....but the way liability goes they would prefer to have another "responsible" filter in the way. Out.


Richard











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