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Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - jordanhdi - 24-09-2016
As I was doing my service today I pulled out my fuel filter to find metal swarf sat at the bottom of the filter housing, it has to be coming from somewhere between the tank and the filter, the car has covered 180k. Is this just general wear and tear on a Diesel engine? Never seen this before hope someone can educate me on what it is
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - Mattcheese31 - 24-09-2016
would drain it and clean it out, i've had it on cars before, wouldn't worry too much
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - Danny Wideboy - 24-09-2016
Same.
There's no mechanical bits between the tank and filter so not an issue.
Just your filter doing its job mate. You'd be right to be upset if that mess made it into your fuel pump.
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - Toms306 - 24-09-2016
Well there's a lift pump there lol... BUT it's been proven not to be that as people previously thought. Don't think anyone has come up with a definitive answer yet...
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - pug306driver - 24-09-2016
the fuel gauge sender, is the swarf magnetic??
the fuel gauge sender?? is the swarf magnetic??
What sort of fuel lift pump is it, gear, impellor?? not to mention the electric motor parts??
anyone have a completely dead pump etc to do an autopsy??
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - Toms306 - 24-09-2016
Just noticed it's an xud, even though hdi is in his name lol. There's no pump in that case, it's literally just a pipe into the tank in the fuel sender unit.
You do get the same on HDis though and no one seems to know where it comes from lol.
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - DeeTurbo - 24-09-2016
Some think it's from the pumps at the fuel stations.
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - welshpug - 25-09-2016
ive seen that when a bosch pump wore out.
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - Danny Wideboy - 25-09-2016
Through the return and back to the filter?
That makes sense. Best check if it's magnetic or not, pump body is aluminium.
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - welshpug - 25-09-2016
with lots of steel bits flying about inside it.
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - Dave - 26-09-2016
Standard wouldnt worry about it mine had heaps
RE: Swarf In Fuel Filter Housing - pug306driver - 26-09-2016
yeah, some in our hdi filter bottom, and some "glitter" seen on tank floor when I checked/cleaned that too.
Did'nt check to see if it was magnetic, would be nice to know where it came from, no tank pump in this car, but it has a fuel sender unit, swiper and wire resisiter.......may be from them? ?