There is definitely reason for concern herewith the discovery of Pre-rusted fuel filters. Most of us already know that all the OEM replacements no matter what the box says are Racor. Racor has posted that they pull and test many of these filters for QA purposes. With that I don't think that the filters are leaving the factory with the rust. We know they are all made in the same place the same way, but some are rusted some are not. I think it has more to do with where and how they are stored. I also believe that your climate has a lot to do with it. If you live in a known humid area, or your vendor of choice does, your chances of having rust are much higher. Can one of you guys that knows this forum better than me set up a poll to collect info to support or disprove this theory? May be break the country up into five or six sections and ask rust or no rust?
I really think that the solution is simple, have a factory installed cap over the WIF sensor port. This opening is not usually present in spin on filters and is a wide open door for moisture to get in to the bare metal. One the other side the media generally keeps things out. This is just my theory and I hope we can get Racor to help put our minds at ease by implementing a solution.
TJ
I really think that the solution is simple, have a factory installed cap over the WIF sensor port. This opening is not usually present in spin on filters and is a wide open door for moisture to get in to the bare metal. One the other side the media generally keeps things out. This is just my theory and I hope we can get Racor to help put our minds at ease by implementing a solution.
TJ