| Where is your fuel filter ? |
| 1) I don't need one. |
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2% |
[ 2 ] |
| 2) Under the gas tank. |
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28% |
[ 24 ] |
| 3) Next to the transmission. |
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42% |
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| 4) In the engine bay between the fuel pump and carburetor. |
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18% |
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| 5) In the engine bay before the fuel pump. |
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8% |
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Dark Earth
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 Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:16 pm Post subject: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Where is your fuel filter ?
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sb001
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Uh oh.
Thread locked shortly.
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Pulseflux
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| 3) next to transmission |
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Dark Earth
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Pulseflux wrote: |
| 3) next to transmission |
Click the circle next to #3 and click "Submit Vote" to have it counted in the poll results.
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Towel Rail
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Can’t do multiples in this poll = fail.
I used to have three: screens in the tank and fuel pump, filter next to the transmission. Had to replace the fuel pump so now I’m down to just two.
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Moderator says:
Since it seems like this person wanted to do a poll, let's stick with voting and voting comments and not get into another war over where a filter should be or if you need one since that is well covered in multiple threads.
Thank you.
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Tim Donahoe
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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I have two. One under the fuel tank, and one by the transmission.
Tim
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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2, same as Tim.
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Zundfolge1432
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:25 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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I have a cheap plastic filter down low by transmission. My reasoning is twofold, if it did leak I’d be likely to see a spot under the car and it’s less likely to cause a fire. Then there’s the visual, in my opinion it look like shit crammed up next to the coil or perched above the distributor. The added weight may cause a vibration which helps to work the brass fittings loose. Really though whenever you are looking at an engine and you see jury rigged filters hanging, clamps installed upside down or backwards, plug wires run over the top of the generator etc. it makes you wonder about the rest of the car.
Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea .  sorry I exceeded twofold
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Next to the transmission. First thing I did to my car. |
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Dark Earth
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 7:05 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Towel Rail wrote: |
| Can’t do multiples in this poll = fail. |
Oops  … I didn't quite think this through.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Dark Earth wrote: |
| Towel Rail wrote: |
| Can’t do multiples in this poll = fail. |
Oops … I didn't quite think this through. |
No worries, I figured you only had add-on filters in mind. But it's easy for people to forget that VW provided screening of the fuel to keep contaminants out of the carb. They were just hidden really well.
I'll be a good sport and vote for "by the transmission." 
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
I have a cheap plastic filter down low by transmission. My reasoning is twofold, if it did leak I’d be likely to see a spot under the car and it’s less likely to cause a fire. Then there’s the visual, in my opinion it look like shit crammed up next to the coil or perched above the distributor. The added weight may cause a vibration which helps to work the brass fittings loose. Really though whenever you are looking at an engine and you see jury rigged filters hanging, clamps installed upside down or backwards, plug wires run over the top of the generator etc. it makes you wonder about the rest of the car.
Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea . sorry I exceeded twofold |
That right there. So well articulated  I’m totally stealing that thought when this conversation comes up with the bros
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:51 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
| Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea . sorry I exceeded twofold |
Any chance you have a link to that? I seriously need to move mine tbh, and that sounds far more interesting than me trying to rig up a bracket out of sheet metal that was going to look like ass
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Eskamobob1 wrote: |
| Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
| Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea . sorry I exceeded twofold |
Any chance you have a link to that? I seriously need to move mine tbh, and that sounds far more interesting than me trying to rig up a bracket out of sheet metal that was going to look like ass |
Here you go:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1901747
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Frodge
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:22 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Frodge
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Btw....#4 is begging for a fire.#5 almost as bad. |
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ps2375
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:59 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| 2) under the tank before the electric pump. |
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Q-Dog
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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My filter is in the fuel pump. plus the screen in the tank.
(but on my buggy I run one next to the trans because there is no screen in the tank)
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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| Q-Dog wrote: |
My filter is in the fuel pump. plus the screen in the tank.
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same here- two factory filters seams enough. If I'm working with a serviced tank I'll put a temporary one in line under the tank and remove it as soon as gas is clean- or before SB001 has a total meltdown hissyfit over it's location.
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