Engine Ch 1 page 15 Fuel filter Design Fuel filter are of single-mounted type. The filter screw on to a retainer which is bolted to the engine. The filter consists of a metal container with a folded paper ele ment. The filter cannot be dismantled but must be changed as a complete unit. The fuel filter has no bleed screw and is bled by undoing plug 4 in the free inlet passage. Function Fuel is pumped into the inlet by the fuel pump. It then continues through passages in the filter retainer to the upper part of the fil ter, down through the filter or filters and on to the outlet passage. From there, the fuel is piped to the injection pump. 1. Filter retainer 2. Filter 3. Gasket 4.
Plug Fuel filter, constituent parts Water separating prefilter Note: Close the shut-off cock when renewing the filter. The same intervals between changes apply as for those for an ordinary fuel filter. 1 Shut-off cock 2 Drain valve SHOP MANUAL MT41 - 12.2004