emwmarine
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 05:28 PM |
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Do I really need a low pressure fuel filter.
i have installed my high pressure pump and was going to fit a low pressure fuel filter between the fuel tank and the fuel pump. The problem is that
there isn't much space and the sytec low pressure filter I have is quite big. To locate it where it is well out of the way of the driveshaft and
de-dion arm at the end of the suspension travel means locating it so low that part of it sticks out below the lowest chassis rail.
It would be a lot neater not to have the pre-pump filter. Do I really need the filter, or will I get fuel pump problems without one?
[Edited on 27/12/12 by emwmarine]
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 06:06 PM |
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Its best to have one otherwise the pump will suck in any crap from the tank.
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monck
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 06:10 PM |
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i race cars on oval circuit use no filter
My fuel pump and carbs have bin fine for 3+ years but for the price of one i sud really
My kit car never had one either before i went fuel injection and that was factory built never had any issues ..
So wouldn't panic to much
but for the cost of one if you can fit one in i would
[Edited on 27/12/12 by monck]
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 06:39 PM |
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Fit one. I lost an injection HP pump because I thought it would be OK.
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ReMan
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 07:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Fit one. I lost an injection HP pump because I thought it would be OK.
I'd aggree on this.
If it were carbs I'd worry less, but having just spent 2 months cahnging the injector pump on the Terrano I'd do anything to avoid it
again
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 07:43 PM |
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Best to have an in-tank screen filter as you find on production cars but if you haven't go that you should a have some sort of filter before
the pump.
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― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 10:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Fit one. I lost an injection HP pump because I thought it would be OK.
I'd aggree on this.
If it were carbs I'd worry less, but having just spent 2 months cahnging the injector pump on the Terrano I'd do anything to avoid it
again
Terrano aren't the easiest vehicles to work on --
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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ReMan
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| posted on 27/12/12 at 10:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Fit one. I lost an injection HP pump because I thought it would be OK.
I'd aggree on this.
If it were carbs I'd worry less, but having just spent 2 months cahnging the injector pump on the Terrano I'd do anything to avoid it
again
Terrano aren't the easiest vehicles to work on --
It nearly got scrapped mid change for 1 12mm nut that I could not undo!
Apart from the skin grafts on my knuckles, I'm getting over it now and it's worked for over a week now 
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