Originally Posted by Lorryman100
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Naks, the way the OEM filter works is to allow the water to sit in the base of the filter allowing you to drain it occasionally with the drain plug. The problem is that the filter is metal and you can't physically see if there is water present without actually draining the filter. The glass bowl is a visual aid plus it will capture more water as you will have the water in the bowl plus whatever the filter can hold, so you should be able to trap more water before it is fed into the fuel pump. The raccor filter employs the glass bowl on the bottom of the filter but fitting that means cutting into the tank feed fuel line between the OEM filter and tank as the raccor is not a like for like replacement. Plus you would have two filters to change plus I'm guessing it would add more of a feed restriction to the low pressure transfer pump which operates at -30 to -20 kpa.
I have ordered this to try and see if it negates the need for fitting an additional raccor unit. I am wary of putting to many possible restrictions on any part of the fuel feed as there is no fuel pump, just suction from the transfer pump. I am hoping this works and for £60 (new fuel filter and bowl) delivered it is for me anyway,worth a try.
Brian.
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