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Fuel filter bracket part number?

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GVK:

--- Quote from: Pudding on September 10, 2021, 12:06:23 pm ---At least they changed it  :grin:  Many people don't as it's not on the service schedule.



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Mine was changed last service - was the original with 2007 date stamp!! :rolleye:

LC5F:
the filter has a locating pin to fix it in the the correct orientation - what is the reason for this orientation?

pudding:

--- Quote from: GVK on September 10, 2021, 08:19:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on September 10, 2021, 12:06:23 pm ---At least they changed it  :grin:  Many people don't as it's not on the service schedule.



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Mine was changed last service - was the original with 2007 date stamp!! :rolleye:

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Yeesh, that's the car equivalent of wearing the same face mask for 14 years, gross  :grin: 

I do mine biannually, which also helps prevent said worm screw from seizing up.

pudding:

--- Quote from: LC5F on September 10, 2021, 09:13:05 pm ---the filter has a locating pin to fix it in the the correct orientation - what is the reason for this orientation?

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The over-thinking side of my brain says, air purging reasons?  But my basic brain says, fuel line alignment? 

LC5F:
Agree - the fuel pipes are pretty rigid, they always try to go where they want.

Only concern with gluing onto the tank is whatever gets used has to flex with the tank - anything rigid will just eventually fall off.

My old Mk3 16v had been in a bump with a PO and had been bodged back together. Rear beam drivers side had been bent and the tyre pushed onto tank - some one had driven it and it rubbed through the side of the tank. The bodged repair was fibre fill body filler - this just detached and dropped off in one lump!

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