fuel filter

serviced the car at the weekend and replaced the fuel filter (with a mesh inside, instead of paper) car was awful.
retraced our steps and put the old fuel filter back and ran like a dream, the problem i have now is sourcing the right fuel filter.
searched the web but found nothing to match the old 'Mahle' filter.

any suggestions on a fuel filter that works?

cheers

I usually use the paper ones no problem as long as you change them I do it usually every 6 - 12 months depending on the state of it.

Got one of these as well:



http://cpc.farnell.com…ded-ffc&_requestid=377283

Mine ran fine with it you can dismantle it to clean it and use it again say bye bye to paper filters

Hope this helps

thanks for that but the problem runs deeper, ran ok for a day and went back to chugging and stalling. stripped carb, changed hoses, checked tank. Ran like a dream for a week and has started chugging again.

I have been using these for a while now . Available every where for about ?8.00 .

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-FUEL-FILTER-FITS-LOADS-OF-MODELS-N-E-W_W0QQitemZ180251441077QQihZ008QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Catch all the rubbish , but you should also think about cleaning the tank out !


Cheers …………..

How did you check tank, only way I've found for definate is to drain and wash it out??
Had similar problems in the past with the last two of my mk1's, there is always something in them either rust/dirt or some other old crap in that causes problems.

Have you checked the fuel filler leading to the tank any corrosion etc….on my current mk1 looks like someone changed the filler neck but didnt clean the tank. My filler looked solid and fairly new but there was still alot of crap in there which I only discovered after rough running when fuel level was low.

All the best

See

The Mk1 Golf Owners Club


Quality filter + clean tank = more smiles while driving  

crap in the tank is the problem, fuel filter full of sandy grit.

Don't know how it got there, tank looks newish and clean but the sender filter must have been broken at some point cause is no longer attached to the sender.

But the problem only started when tank was full to the brim.

but got some larger paper fuel filters on the way, and looking for a resonably priced sender. hopefully this will sort it, if not a tank clean is on the cards.

thanks for everybodies advice.

Found it, checking the filler neck as suggested, found that the breather pipe is not in the best condition, maybe a split or something, so when i filled tank to the brim fuel has come up the pipe and washed the crap down.

dingdong

Pleased you have bottomed it   :mrgreen:

Another problem solved
Good going will remember that one for future reference.
Cheers