What is this on a F3080?

[Sigarms]

Doing spring maintenance, along with the oil, changed the in line fuel filters (two of them).

See attached. What is this that the first fuel filter runs into?

 

[Peter 315]

Looks like a second fuel filter

 

[Sigarms]

Looks like a second fuel filter

My thought as well, but have another filter EXACTLY as the same that got installed in the pic. Manual states two filters, which I changed (both white plastic filters, both the same part number on the bag), however the one the arrow is pointing to in the pic is metal.

 

[Peter 315]

You buy it new?

 

[Sigarms]

The filters yes, the mower no

The mower is actually John Thomas's old one, and I have no doubt that if there is a "by the book" kind of guy, it's John. Little doubt it's aftermarket or a west virginia add on.

 

[Peter 315]

Have any wires on it like this

 

[Peter 315]

Maybe somebody added the other white filter and never changed the metal one?:confused3:

 

[Sigarms]

Have any wires on it like thisView attachment 541373

Put the mower away a while ago, but don't remember seeing any wires on it. Looking at the pic again, don't see any as well.

The manual states 2 fuel filters to be changed, doesn't mention a 3rd. I changed 2, the one the arrow is pointing to the first post is the 3rd.

Just wondering...

 

[Peter 315]

If the metal one is a fuel filter I would take it out and replace it with rubber fuel line

 

[MultiMow]

One is a pre-filter. The other is the fine particle filter.

The one closest to the engine is the fine particle filter (usually 2 micron). The other filter (pre-filter) usually filters down to 10 or 12 micron.

For no more than they cost, you should always replace both.

The purpose is just to keep the fine particle filter from clogging so quickly.