Yanmar gold lined fuel filter

[willk]

I needed one recently - RRP is £144! OK, maybe there's no gold lining - so I'm looking for a Silver Lining!

The filter (a spin on) is Yanmar part# 119798-55110 and it's made by DENSO, with a Denso part# 186100-6490

The filter is the same fit as a V8 Landcruiser block. I can get a Landcruiser filter that physically fits. I suppose I have two questions:

1. What micron filtration is likely to be provided by a generic/Toyota engine fuel filter? The bl@@dy Yanmar is 2 micron!

2. Do we know of a cheaper source of the (Denso) originals?

I have a photo somewhere - for what it's worth....

[willk]

My filtery friend.

[beamishken]

I've used Toyota landcruiser filters for years with no ill effects .
The filter is there to protect the pump from contaminates doesn't matter if it's on a car or a boat
Presumably you have a racor or similar pre filter which will catch most crud anyway leaving the engine filter purely as a final clean up filter

[willk]

Originally Posted by beamishken

I've used Toyota landcruiser filters for years with no ill effects .
The filter is there to protect the pump from contaminates doesn't matter if it's on a car or a boat
Presumably you have a racor or similar pre filter which will catch most crud anyway leaving the engine filter purely as a final clean up filter

Racor running 10 micron cartridges. I read something about protecting injectors from high pressure water and particles. I'm not completely sold on this 2 micron filter speil - I wonder is it a way to sell £144 filters every 250 hours

[jeffstevens763@g]

If it's good enough for Toyota it will be fine IMO if you have a good pre fuel filter/separator water drops out, as long as it's the correct size for fuel flow I would have thought.£144 sounds a pee take to me

[willk]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

£144 sounds a pee take to me

144 is a Gross liberty...

[Andy Gee]

Originally Posted by willk

I needed one recently - RRP is £144! OK, maybe there's no gold lining - so I'm looking for a Silver Lining!

The filter (a spin on) is Yanmar part# 119798-55110 and it's made by DENSO, with a Denso part# 186100-6490

The filter is the same fit as a V8 Landcruiser block. I can get a Landcruiser filter that physically fits. I suppose I have two questions:

1. What micron filtration is likely to be provided by a generic/Toyota engine fuel filter? The bl@@dy Yanmar is 2 micron!

2. Do we know of a cheaper source of the (Denso) originals?

I have a photo somewhere - for what it's worth....

Most motor factors will be able to order Denso filters - I use Dingbro in Scotland
Cheers

[Mollers]

At 2 microns, you must get petrol out of the other end and bitumen left in the tank.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Andy Gee

Most motor factors will be able to order Denso filters - I use Dingbro in Scotland
Cheers

Thanks Andy - thing is, when my local lads run the Denso numbers, they draw a blank. I think Denso have supped with the devil and run off a private batch for Yanmar. I'll try your lads but the interwebs are full of men with the same quest as myself....

[willk]

Originally Posted by Mollers

At 2 microns, you must get petrol out of the other end and bitumen left in the tank.

You certainly get a nice slick of asphaltenes on the filter...

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by willk

You certainly get a nice slick of asphaltenes on the filter...

Spread 'em on the shed roof.

[Erin]

You may have seen this (and you may need the Garfish to translate for you) but see post #35. Perhaps some of that spare fuel will help ease the label a little.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Erin

You may have seen this (and you may need the Garfish to translate for you) but see post #34. Perhaps some of that spare fuel will help ease the label a little.

LOL - cheers. I had glanced over the thread, spotted the numbers but missed the photo. I have one in the shed - must skin it in the AM

[beamishken]

I use 10 micron racors & only change the engine filters every 2nd service & never find much in the engine filters
But standard filters for cars are water separators as well as filters & the pump is the same for car or boat (give or take the odd tweek) so the filter has to be good enough to protect the pump from debris & on a car it's the only filter not a secondary & the hours run on the average boat between services is miniscule compared to the time on the average landcruiser
Buy the sub £10 filters from the factors & don't worry about it

[Andy Gee]

Originally Posted by willk

Thanks Andy - thing is, when my local lads run the Denso numbers, they draw a blank. I think Denso have supped with the devil and run off a private batch for Yanmar. I'll try your lads but the interwebs are full of men with the same quest as myself....

If I get a chance tomorrow I'll give them a call.

Sounds a bit like the £28 yamaha anodes ;-)

[willk]

Originally Posted by Erin

(and you may need the Garfish to translate for you)

Originally Posted by Olaf

Har du en link til direktivet?

Worryingly, not needing the Garfish. It appears that I can read Scowegian!

[willk]

Originally Posted by Andy Gee

If I get a chance tomorrow I'll give them a call.

Sounds a bit like the £28 yamaha anodes ;-)

Cheers Big Man. Must talk to you about those anodes too.....

[willk]

Originally Posted by beamishken

...the hours run on the average boat between services is miniscule compared to the time on the average landcruiser
Buy the sub £10 filters from the factors & don't worry about it

This would be my general inclination. Probably after warranty time expires...

[spartacus]

Damned expensive aren't they? There's must be something very specific about the filter for 8LV lumps, and I assume it's the flow rate? Found the same genuine part on US and European sites, all roughly the same price.

http://www.yanmardeler.no/produkt/ya...r-119798-55110

[willk]

Originally Posted by spartacus

...and I assume it's the flow rate?

17 gallons an hour plus circulation? Pffft! I liked how you decided that £85 for a fuel filter wasn't such a bargain...