Another BX plugged fuel filter.

[dodge man]

I was removing snow this last Saturday and my BX started to lose power. I already pretty much knew what the problem was. A plugged fuel filter. This is the third or fourth time this has happened to me, always in the winter. I don't think its a gelling issue, the minute the filter is removed fuel flows, but the filter is almost 100% plugged. I think this spring I will be adding a real fuel filter to it, I'll have to find the post where someone installed a Racor. Its a little tough because there isn't a lot of extra room for a full sized filter on a BX.

When I remove the stock filter, it never looks that bad, just a little brown in color and I've cut them open, nothing looks wrong, but they plug up easy. I wonder what the micron rating is on a stock Kubota BX filter is?

 

[Scooby074]

Get the Racor on it ASAP!. One of the best things you can do. The factory filters are a joke and look like something you'd get on a snowmobile!

I think you are referring to my Racor thread.. Link in sig. Lots of room for the filter if you install it in the same location as I did.

 

[dsmiley]

Scooby, yours was the thread I bookmarked for one of my spring projects since I had a filter with 75 hours on it plug up. I just went there and I don't see your photos which were great for those of us who are more visual, lets say.

Dean

 

[milkman]

There's three things I can think of that will plug these little filters, water, dirt and the fuel gelling up. Mr Funnel will take care of the first two and treat the diesel will fix the other one. These little bitty filters are a pain, I have a Racor also, just haven't gotten around to installing it. Thanks for posting the link Scooby.


Where did your pics go, coming up blank. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

 

[Scooby074]

Hi guys..

Sorry about the pics. Photobucket locked out my account because of excessive bandwidth. Apparently some of my pics have been hotlinked to some unknown site and its eating up my bandwidth! It should reset in a couple weeks.

I really need to upgrade my PB account, but I hate to pay for someone to host them. I need to find a better free alternative, something that will prevent others from hotlinking my pics, yet still allow me to link to them as the content owner.

 

[danfromsyr]

the OEM Kubota filer has a felt layer that stops/holds the water from passing thru
it takes very little water at sub-freezing temps to freeze and expand in the felt to plug the flow of fuel thru.
I'm in the works to mount a OEM VW diesel filter/seperator w/Bosch water alert once this winter season breaks.

 

[dodge man]

I'm going to have to do something also. Mine is plugged again. I haven't change it out yet but it was losing power yesterday while plowing snow. There is also an issue where some people have had the fuel sending unit has rusted out and will plug filters.

 

[Deano]

Clean out your tank??:confused3:

 

[radioman]

Clean out your tank??:confused3:

I agree, but he is using another tank as a temp stop measure. My guess is fuel he is using, but then I am not sure of his source. perhaps mr funnel should be used along with new filters to be done with it for now.

 

[dwk121]

I installed a water separator From a b series. Picked up at dealer yesterday. Still need to run fuel lines. Waiting for snow to be over. This idea was from Paul Short.