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General TR Fuel Filter Question

ghawk16

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Currently I'm running an inline fuel filter while my car is broken in. But is kind of unsightly under the hood. I was at a Cars & Coffee and saw a Jaguar E-Type and noticed they have filters inside the bowl of their fuel pumps. Has anyone tried to fit one of those filters in there TR to make it look at little more OE? BPNW sells just the filter and was thinking of trying it. Thoughts?
 

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A paper filter should work but not the one you mention. You may need to adjust the length of the spring depending on how deep the bowl you have (though some do not use a spring).

There are two types of Wix filters that fit - one filters from the outside in and the other from the inside out. Easy to spot the difference as one has a hole in the bottom and the other does not.

I am thinking for a TR you will want the one that flows from the outside in as that allows big stuff to collect in the bottom of the bowl and also lets you see if the paper element is getting dirty. The inside-out one will continue to look clean until it is clogged.

Here they are:

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CSIO0S/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_58?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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https://www.amazon.com/WIX-Filters-...UTF8&qid=1531938230&sr=1-1&keywords=wix+33039

Disclaimer - I have never used these on a TR so this is mostly conjecture. I have used the outside-in version (the first one pictured) on a Jaguar and it did not require a spring.

Edit - I just looked at BPNW. They show one for the Jaguar E-Type. I am fairly sure that is the wrong one for the E-Type and probably not suitable for the TR. It is too tall for the original E-Type glass bowl (filter gets crushed) and may flow from the inside out (no photo of bottom):

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https://www.bpnorthwest.com/fuel-filter-glass-bowl.html
 

TomMull

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I used to get them from NAPA many years ago. Looks like part number 3943 which is still available but I haven't tried these in many years. There were a couple of different bowl lengths as I recall but they were used about everything with AC pumps. Also used as a stand alone filter.
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Geo Hahn

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Yes, and that is all I use in the TRs. But some like (or need) finer filtering. Jaguar used a similar fuel bowl but with the paper element and w/o the bronze screen.
 
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