Fuel filter with 12mm ends

[combatsapph]

Hi, I need a pre-pump fuel filter with 12mm ends but the only ones I kind find are the expensive alloy £50 ones for fuel injection (I will be using one of these after the pump).  I don't want to start getting messy with joiners and reducers.

I'm looking for something like:-

[markboyce]

Think Auto

Made me one of the above with custom ends.

around 30 quid with the vat if I remember correct

[peterg]

Can I ask why you need a pre AND post pump filter? I don't think the pump is likely to cause much contamination so can you not just put the £50 jobbis before the pump?    

[Chasmon]

OEM installations use a course filter before the pump and a fine filter after the pump...

Although there is a lot of discussion. Westfield fit as standard a post pump injection filter these are cheap replaceable units. The tanks on recent cars have a finger filter to remove debris that may damage the pump...

[Roman]

Local motor factors, less than a quid.

[combatsapph]

Although there is a lot of discussion. Westfield fit as standard a post pump injection filter these are cheap replaceable units. The tanks on recent cars have a finger filter to remove debris that may damage the pump...

So, seeing as I bought my tank about a month ago, it's likely to have a filter in it and hence no need for a pre-pump filter?

I don't think the pump is likely to cause much contamination so can you not just put the £50 jobbis before the pump?

I've had a fuel pump let go before now and it's not pretty - you should have seen the rubbish that I had to flush from the fuel lines (before the filter) after that happened.  If there was no post pump filter, I might have been looking at a complete fuel rail, injector and regulator replacement.

Local motor factors, less than a quid

Nope, the're all 8mm ends.

[Chasmon]

You can always have a chat with W/F about this. I was advised by them that my setup is fine.

Tank=>pump=>filter=>fuel rail=>regulator=>tank return

HTH