New fuel filter :)

[BiG K]

So having bought a bosch filter this time I thought I would compare it to the basic cheap one I got with the housing, and the peugeot oem one from the dealership. Here is the bosch one. Disappointed tbh. Less pleats than the basic eBay one I got with the housing for free and tbh not the best construction either really.

Well this just made my day. Looks like I'm not the only one with fuel filter issues. For the first 4 years, I have ordered Genuine Peugeot fuel filters (suspected to be made by Bosch), then switched to Bosch Fuel filters from ECP, which were every bit as good as Peugeot OEM. This year, they have turned out like the one above... the pleats aren't even, there's far less pleats, the filter material has changed (what's it with the f*cking dots? Is that to get the right fuel flow by not bothering to filter the diesel properly!?)

Previously, the Bosch fuel filters were made in Germany but that has changed to India... which isn't a bad thing.... but their quality control must suck at Bosch!

Sadly for me, I was half way into the process when I realised Bosch changed their filters, so I was forced to use it any way. As soon as the weather picks up, I am whacking this bad boy into it:

   

A Purflux filter!

In regards to filters, it's not just about how many pleats it has but the micron size of the particles removed.

I have used a MANN filter previously... and I wouldn't personally go with MANN. It wasn't as good as the Bosch.