Fuel water separator delete or replace?
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Right, one of the first things the shop foreman told me when I originally went to work in a diesel truck shop----The worst destroyer of a diesel fuel system is water.
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From: Nevada
10-4, you want the cleanest fuel possible. Water is the enemy and destroyer.
I have the Racor 500FG fuel water separator mounted in the area of where the
factory fuel water separator lived.
Here is a link what it looks like.
https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=133655
Pricy? Yeah but what it accomplishes will more than pay off in the long run if you
have your truck for a long time.
The market is flooded with the Chicom knockoffs in the $50 range. I would go with
the real McCoy.
On another forum a guy installed a Mercedes OM617 Diesel in his Toyota, told him
about the Racor, he went with the knock off. Had nothing but trouble getting it to
seal, kept sucking air etc... finally went with something else.
I have one I ran in my Datsun Diesel for 400K miles and one in my Mercedes 240D.
It`s the smaller 200FG but wow the crap they catch in our clean filtered pump fuel
is amazing.
Charlie
I have the Racor 500FG fuel water separator mounted in the area of where the
factory fuel water separator lived.
Here is a link what it looks like.
https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=133655
Pricy? Yeah but what it accomplishes will more than pay off in the long run if you
have your truck for a long time.
The market is flooded with the Chicom knockoffs in the $50 range. I would go with
the real McCoy.
On another forum a guy installed a Mercedes OM617 Diesel in his Toyota, told him
about the Racor, he went with the knock off. Had nothing but trouble getting it to
seal, kept sucking air etc... finally went with something else.
I have one I ran in my Datsun Diesel for 400K miles and one in my Mercedes 240D.
It`s the smaller 200FG but wow the crap they catch in our clean filtered pump fuel
is amazing.
Charlie
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Definitely run a water separator. Here's the one I use:
Definitely run a water separator. Here's the one I use:
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I disassembled and cleaned the stock 6.9 water separator. Removed the shaft and pull ring. Sealed that with a bolt, nut and gasket and installed an inline tap to the drain hose end. Done.
No need for fabbing mounting brackets or such. Looks stock, too :-) This was the fastest, easiest and least expensive option. Inline tap and new diesel hose was from tractor supply store. This did end all the surging/stalling under heavy throttle.
No need for fabbing mounting brackets or such. Looks stock, too :-) This was the fastest, easiest and least expensive option. Inline tap and new diesel hose was from tractor supply store. This did end all the surging/stalling under heavy throttle.
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I disassembled and cleaned the stock 6.9 water separator. Removed the shaft and pull ring. Sealed that with a bolt, nut and gasket and installed an inline tap to the drain hose end. Done.
No need for fabbing mounting brackets or such. Looks stock, too :-) This was the fastest, easiest and least expensive option. Inline tap and new diesel hose was from tractor supply store. This did end all the surging/stalling under heavy throttle.
No need for fabbing mounting brackets or such. Looks stock, too :-) This was the fastest, easiest and least expensive option. Inline tap and new diesel hose was from tractor supply store. This did end all the surging/stalling under heavy throttle.
Done and done and you can still use the factory water sensor and wires.
I've yet to hook it back up though. I've never had any water in my fuel for the last six years. Cheap insurance though.
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