Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 10:24:58 -0700
Reply-To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fram Gas filter
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my '81 has the charcoal filter.
vagcat.com has what I assume are etka images. Here:
http://www.vagcat.com/epc/
You have to sign up, the site can be down sometimes, but very useful
when it works.
Looking now it shows that square filter up to '91. My Bentley shows it
for Digifant. But. Vagcat lists it as "Discontinued". Regarding the
filters, my Digifant Pro Training Manual states: "Both are lifetime
filters and do not require replacement under normal circumstances".
Obviously, with time, the fuel tanks would spit out more crap, clog
these square filters, cause running issues. Maybe VW figured the
filter was more of a pain than it was worth?
There's two camps on this: those that run a pre pump filter and those
that don't. I see the logic in keeping the pre pump filter, (though I
have only a post pump filter) but then again, the fuel pump does have
a screen at the inlet. images of two I looked into:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7cbiND1gKBs/SudRMYAFPyI/AAAAAAAAB3U/FR_KgCRejxs/s576/FuelPumpInlet%252785.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jrvh-BzyqaI/SudPmutt5KI/AAAAAAAAB3A/T1eM09BKyYQ/s576/FuelPumpInlet%252781.jpg
There's likely info in the archives on whether or not the later model
years came with that filter. It also may have been that in different
markets, i.e. California, they were only sold with the post pump
filter.
Neil.
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:
> Hi Folks:
>
> I have an 89 Westy, and trying to determine a suitable Fram (preferebly
> clear) fuel filter to use. I understand the filter was not stock, but my van
> has one, and see no harm leaving it in place. Problem is I have no ideal
> what Fram filter has the 14mm barb ends, and is clear. Can somesome suggest
> a filter to use? Does anyone know what year VW did away with the square
> prefilter and went to 14mm from the tank to the fuel pump? Did the early
> model have a charcoal canister filter or was that added later?
>
> Troy
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Neil n
65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
'88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
'81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
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