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Fuel Filters - Racor 500


Bob F
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Our Volvo D3 190hp is going to need a water separator in the fuel supply.

 

Racor seem to be the make with the best reputation. I've been looking through the ASAP catalog.

 

A few questions:

 

- is the Racor 500 Turbine family the right one for this engine (I will of course check with Volvo)?

 

- see through bowl or metal bowl? I've seen a note which says see through bowls are not suitable for inboard engines...why?

 

- I'm thinking model number 301503 with the metal bowl.

 

- what does UL-Listed mean?

 

cheers

 

BF

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hi Bob

The one purchased with my engine from Volvo is no doubt a re-badged Racor. ph34r.gif

 

It came with a metal bowl, but I have purchased and fitted a transparent one. I purchased that from Hyphose and took the whole thing in for them to identify it.and the part is a racor

 

According to my surveyor transparent is fine for liesure use, if used commercially and coded it would have to be changed back to a metal one.

 

If you want to try another source, Wessex Filters [Howard] should be able to help out. [i have his number at work if you want it]

 

 

Charlie biggrin.gif

 

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Hi Bob

 

Bob my Quicksilver came with the clear type and thank goodness.

A mate of mine runs small diggers and he buys red by the barrel he dropped me one off cheap cheap.

On her first outing i thought i would float her in the Bristol docks ran her down the slip turned the key she fired up for about 45 seconds and then died.

if it wasn

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Hi again

 

Logged on my pc this time wink.gif

 

I had a simular problem to Craig on GW, but the clear bowl made it easy to spot that the system had water in it sad.gif , so it was easily drained and engine restarted. biggrin.gif

 

That is why I changed the bowl on the new boat, to what I believe is now a transparent plastic [not glass anymore]

actually the bowl was a freebie from someone who had to change it because of coding

but i had to buy the fitting kit and seals.

 

Charlie

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Not sure if all clear bowls are the same, but mine has a drain point on the bottom, and a couple of times a season I'll drain out any water that I can see, without the need for bleeding the system.

 

Not all fuel supplies are the same. Some contain water, others (bottom of tank) can be very cloudy. I remember having to do two filter changes once after filling up (Jersey I seem to recall) as the engine was very hesitant due to fuel not getting through properly.

 

Definitely worth carrying spare filters!

 

Mike

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Our Volvo D3 190hp is going to need a water separator in the fuel supply.

 

cheers

 

BF

Hi Bob

 

Not sure if you have seen this advert but if his has a 160hp engine and your getting a 190 I sould think it will hadly touch the water at WOT

 

See here http://www.findafishingboat.com/detail.php?aid=10112

 

As a thought he might be worth contacting for any useful hints and tips!

 

Coddy

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For what it's worth I have a fuel prefilter/separator for my AD31P of unknown make and type - but I do know that the drain on the bottom is plastic and I'm so scared that it'll snap off in my hand I've never opened it. My well-respected mechanic said he's of the same opinion when I asked him, he says the best thing to do is carry a spare and change the whole filter if I have trouble, which I haven't done yet (touch wood).

I think the metal bowl thing is a reliability thing - they're less likely to get broken and leak fuel everywhere than a glass one.

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