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200HP fuel Filter
Merry Christmas all. I recently put up a post about water in my fuel and being towed in, (oh the humiliation).
With the help of Black Dog Marine on here I was able to get back up and running in good time.
Now running from a fresh fuel source and with all the fuel lines flushed out I was still getting a water in fuel alarm when the engine was running. It turns out the sensor for this alarm is directly under the fuel filter, (which I had not yet changed).
I duly purchased said filter and prepared to fit; 3 steps
1, De-presurize pump thinghy.
2, Remove linkage rod.
3, Use the shaft of a screwdriver between the lugs of the filter cap and unscrew the filter.
Krikey, 3 easy steps how hard can it be? I flicked the kettle on for a cuppa; I'll have this done before the kettle has boiled, (you can see where this is going)!
Steps 1 and 2 no probs.
Step 3, is it just me or has anyone else struggled with this?
I put the screwdriver shaft between the lugs and turned, the 2 lugs I was exerting pressure on bent then snapped off; bugger. I got a bigger screwdriver which was a tighter fit and tried 2 more lugs, same result; bugger bugger. In the garage I have a custom made spanner made from flat bar to service my diving regulators, it has a recangular profile and to say it is a snug fit is an understatement. Guess what the remaining lugs snapped off; bugger. The kettle had long since boiled as had my patience. The die cast of the pump was getting scratched and I was fuming.
Had a cuppa.
Took off the fuel pump and went into the garage. The red filter (or what was left of it) was well and truly stuck in with no more lugs remaining. The fuel pump is in 2 halfs, I undid the screws holding it together; the last one snapped in the bottom half of the unit, OMFG am I cursed?!
At least I could get at the filter from the bottom. It was "very difficult" to remove the filter to say the least and I further scratched the top half of the die cast fuel pump assembly.
It turns out there is a hole drilled in the top half which runs through the threads holding in the fuel filter you can see the hole on images 65 and 66, it allows fuel to run through to the needle at the float valve. The threads at the holes had some nasty burrs on them digging in to the filter making it near impossible to remove the filter without butchering it.
The remedy.
1, remove snapped screw from lower part of pump with some penetrating oil and some good pliers, (this did not work). file snapped screw flat, centre punch and drill out stud and re tap the hole. Done.
2, using needle files remove the sharp burrs projecting into the threads for the fuel filter.
Done.
3, Fabricate a new removal tool thats uses ALL the lugs when being screwed in/ out.
It is the green cog looking thing in photo's 54 and 55.
I fabricated it out of 10mm plate using the new 9" angle grinder that santa brought me. I drilled and tapped a hole in the middle ran a bolt in then TIG welded the bolt on the underside so it will not remove itself when I am trying to unscrew the filter.
I am keen to see if anyone else has had similar issues with this type of filter.
Happy new year to all.
Lee
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Silent but deaf-lee
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