Inline fuel filter

scooter crazy · Post by **scooter crazy** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:59 pm

Hello all....
I need a little assistance please. I want to fit a "inline fuel filter "but am unsure as to the correct way /place to fit this.
If anyone has a picture or link to a diagram i would be very grateful.

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:03 pm

Fit it to what Petrol? diesel?

That makes a big difference.

scooter crazy · Post by **scooter crazy** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:14 pm

Ooop sorry scanner...

Yes we have a diesel bongo.

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:39 pm

scooter crazy wrote:Ooop sorry scanner...

Yes we have a diesel bongo.

In that case, why do you want to fit another one?

As you should have 2 already - the main canister one and the banjo one in the top of the injector pump.

scooter crazy · Post by **scooter crazy** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:51 am

Hi there..
we want to fit the extra filter as we will be running on 50/50 wvo and as an extra precaution we see that quite a few folks have fitted these. But from reading the threads some seem to fit the inline filter before the main filter and some between the main filter and banjo, so i am a bit confused

( doesnt take much).. so just wondered if someone had a picture or diagram of one in situ.
Thanks Anjie

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:08 am

Every joint in a diesel fuel line is just another possible point at which air can get in should it leak.
Normal diesel filters usually have "screw in" joints that seal against rubber "O" rings or fibre washers - inline filters don't, they just rely on a seal into the hose secured by a jubilee clip.

As the new filter isn't going to do any more than the existing one already does I (personally) wouldn't risk the chance of adding additional complication.
Just make sure you carry a spare canister filter in case you need it.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:29 pm

If I was going to fit an inline, I'd fit it before the main filter so it catches any crap before it gets there. Never found a need myself, did think about it, but never got around to it, ran for about a year on a mix of veg oil without having to change any fuel filter. Just my experience, others had to change theirs after it cleared the gunk from the tank/lines.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:44 pm

When i used to run on a diesel/veg oil mix, i changed my main filter a few hundred miles or so after the fuel changeover as a precaution. I run on straight diesel now, simply because veg oil prices are now virtually the same as diesel... It's a price v mess scenario for me.

scooter crazy · Post by **scooter crazy** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:56 pm

Hi all..
Thank you all very much for your replies.. we ran the bongo on veg oil previously but that time we used veg oil straight from the supermarket, with no problems..this time we have got a supply from the local pub which we have now filtered down to 1 micron.
Because this is pre-used oil we thought most folks used the inline filter as a precaution..but reading your comments i think i will just order a few spare filteres and not go with the inline.
Thanks again for your replies.. Anjie

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