Thread: 09 PUMA... With water in fuel

So, just to restate what I think you have said:

• Start by replacing the std LR filter with a HiFlow fuel filter adaptor, so you can use the CAV filters with the glass sediment meter
• If you have bad fuel in your area, add an extra pre-filter before the std filter using the $69 filter in your earlier post, cutting the fuel lines to do so.
• If you have the dual filters, make the first one (say) 30 micron, and the second one (say) 6 micron.

Is that about it?

Sounds like a pretty cheap insurance policy if the Puma engines are going to be so particular about the fuel that goes through.

In the Tdi and Td5 engine a 6 microns would be Ok
On the Puma or an engine with a common rail system the second filter or lastone on the line have to be 2 micron.
If you cannot get a Delphi in 2 micron in your area look for the Stanadyne 2 microns of equivelent size that it is very good as well.
Donaldson is anm excellent brand as well. We used their air filtration from them on the rice farms equipment and performed excellent.

Cheers

Just a word of warning - Before you touch the factory filter - confirm with Land Rover that they would allow you to do this on a PUMA. My understanding is that removing or altering the factory filter will cause you all sorts of grief with Warranty. However if you put extra filters inline BERFORE the factory filter - then they would have little ability to refuse warranty. So my recommendation will be to add a decent filter BEFORE the factory filter. Leave the factory filter alone, or you'll end up in endless arguments with LR if there is a warranty issue on your engine.

Based on some Goodle research the $300 Racor filter has a 2 micron element - but more importantly the filter element ($80) is treated to repell water. This means that even if you fill it up with water it won't let water through and will instead block. Other filter media could allow some water through if the filter is flooded. To be honest - $300 sounds awesomely cheap compared to the possible $10k bill I am being quoted.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

In the Tdi and Td5 engine a 6 microns would be Ok
Cheers

The standard TD5 fuel filter will stop particles in the 3-5 micron range so if you are just running a seperate filter I would want it to be in that range or better.

I agree with BB's comments about messing with the factory setup as with these issues I am sure they would only be too happy to have a way out!

If the TD5 filter is only 3-5 micron, then that's a big issue for the PUMA - it's the same filter!. CRD's need a 2 micron filter. So that is a significant worry!

Stanadyne have a good fuel manager system with the recommended filters for primary and final filters.

Info can be read HERE

Cheers

Is it the same fuel filter on the Puma and TD5 then BB?

To my knowledge:

Puma fuel filer is WJI500040

TD5 is ESR4686