Friday, June 3, 2011

Will a car run if the fuel filter is put on backwards?

This mechanic tried to tell me that my fuel filter was put on backwards, but wouldn't that be like plugging the line, therefore preventing any gas from flowing? I drove it for a year before he told me this and I am having trouble understanding how that is possible.Will a car run if the fuel filter is put on backwards?Your Mechanic is correct, But the fuel will flow in either direction through a fuel filter.

However it is designed to flow better, for longer, in only one direction. Think of the filter screen as a cone inside the filter. If the fuel flows from the large end towards (%26amp; through) the pointed end, the trapped particles (the things the filter is designed to stop getting into the engine), will gather in the centre of the cone, in the main flow. This will soon tend to block the flow of fuel. The fuel is designed to flow in to the filter towards the pointed end of the cone (screen). This way the trapped particles get pushed outwards along the side of the cone until they gather around the outside circumference of the filter. This is much less likely to clog up the filter prematurely. Thus full fuel flow is maintained for much longer.

TonyWill a car run if the fuel filter is put on backwards?I do hope he replaced it and didn't just turn it around. the fuel filter traps harmful particles that can damage your engine, i/e rust, and any other foreign particles that have slipped into your fuel tank.

Yes the vehicle will run with it backwards, depending on the model and the type fuel system that it has. Very few have a check valve in the filter since carburetters have been obsoleted.Will a car run if the fuel filter is put on backwards?yes a car will run with the fuel聽 filter on backwardsWill a car run if the fuel filter is put on backwards?like tires some are directional some not...some will stop a engine some filters dont care....most have an arrow on themWill a car run if the fuel filter is put on backwards?Depending on location, vehicle, ect, there aren't too may problems with putting it on backwards. Either way its not a hard fix. The inside of the fuel filter is just to stop debris anyway, a few screens, you know? so does it really matter if its one way or another? I don't think so. I hope he didn't try to charge you to put it the other way, or anything like that, if so, you got ripped off.
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