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Article #72: Filtering your fuel

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With today's high-performance car engines parts.
running on tight-tolerance fuel systems, Fuel filters have a definite lifespan.
having a top-of-the-line fuel filter in While some can be taken out and cleaned
your Volvo sedan or pickup is a must. (then reused again many times), most fuel
Fuel filters for most fuel-injection cars filters have to replaced altogether. It
consist of a high-pressure canister, can as simple as disconnecting the fuel
which is filled by a filtering agent. filter from the fuel line and replacing
Fuel filters may have clamped, threaded it with a new one. If you don't replace
or even special fittings that ensure a your Volvo fuel filter regularly, it may
reliable fit to the fuel system. Fuel become clogged with contaminants, which
filters for carbureted engines have a could restrict fuel flow. Restricting
lower tolerance for pressure than those fuel flow could mean a drop in your
for fuel-injected engines, as carbureted Volvo's engine performance, as it fights
engines do not have to endure the same to get enough fuel to function properly.
pressure-filled operating condition. On carbureted cars, the filter needs to
Unfiltered fuel is unforgiving, inducing be replaced once a year. On fuel-injected
rapid wear and tear in your Volvo engine. cars, the standard is about 100000 miles
Contaminants include, but are not limited before replacement. But the
to, paint chips or dirt knocked inside recommendation is every two years or
the tank while filling up or the rust about 24000 miles, whichever comes first.
caused by the moisture inside the fuel You can find replacement fuel filters
tank. If these materials are not almost everywhere. Most direct fit fuel
filtered, the fuel pump and injectors filters have a 5/16 inch inlet and outlet
will give in to the abrading effects of that connects to your Volvo's fuel line.
the fuel contaminants on the Measuring 6 17/32 inches, it contains a
high-precision parts of the fuel mounting bracket stud. The stud is
injection system. Fuel filters eliminate threaded, so it screws easily in place.
these contaminants, so more fuel can be Some also contain an anti-drainback
burned efficiently. The more efficiently valve.
fuel is burnt, the performance of your Today's Volvo car engines have stringent
Volvo improves dramatically. fuel requirements so it could function
Fuel filter designs (especially those effectively and efficiently. Meeting
found in diesel engines), consists of a those specifications entail having a
bowl-like design which can collect water demanding fuel filter in your system.
in the bottom of the bowl (as water is Have fuel filter, will travel.
denser than fuel, so it sinks). As the *Aaron Eisner, a 26-year-old
water accumulates, it can then be removed professional, works for a small marketing
via opening a drain and letting the water firm as a copywriter. Aaron spends all of
run out. Water can be an especially his moolah on restoring and buying
daunting opponent for engines, once it vintage cars, most of them parts from the
gets sucked into the fuel lines. The Swedish Parts Shop. When he is not
engine relies on the diesel to lubricate buying vintage cars, he's out looking for
itself, but the water causes overheating books about them.
and the unnecessary wear and tear of






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