Lesson Learned with Cheap Fuel Filter

[MPTee]

As the title implies, I didn't listen to those wiser than I and bought a cheapy fuel filter for my 3.0 diesel. It was actually just bought as a spare to carry on trips, but I was out of the good ones, so I grabbed this out of my supply to install. When I tried to seat the filter on the screw-on base, the mount itself popped off and fell into the filter. I fished it out, but there was no way to get it back on securely. I tried to slide the broken piece onto my mount to see what caused the problem and no go - the bore was way too small.
Luckily I hadn't started the fire on the used filter yet, so I pulled it from the pile and reinstalled it. Dang it.

I'm glad I hadn't been relying on this out in the field - if it was put on in an emergency and failed, I'd have been left high and dry.
Ordering more Mopar filters now....

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[Camaroboi13]

The last one I got had the oring shrink wrapped to it. That’s fine, except it stretched the oring out so much it was almost an inch longer than the old one. I just reused the old one and called it a day.

 

[Old Jeeper]

As the title implies, I didn't listen to those wiser than I and bought a cheapy fuel filter for my 3.0 diesel. It was actually just bought as a spare to carry on trips, but I was out of the good ones, so I grabbed this out of my supply to install. When I tried to seat the filter on the screw-on base, the mount itself popped off and fell into the filter. I fished it out, but there was no way to get it back on securely. I tried to slide the broken piece onto my mount to see what caused the problem and no go - the bore was way too small.
Luckily I hadn't started the fire on the used filter yet, so I pulled it from the pile and reinstalled it. Dang it.

I'm glad I hadn't been relying on this out in the field - if it was put on in an emergency and failed, I'd have been left high and dry.
Ordering more Mopar filters now....

Not sure when I learned this in life but it was a LONG LONG time ago....

Cheap Don't Come Good and Good Don't Come Cheap

 

[GtX]

Not sure when I learned this in life but it was a LONG LONG time ago....

Cheap Don't Come Good and Good Don't Come Cheap

And expensive does not equal quality. At least not if you listen to the chatter about the price and quality from Stelantis.

 

[Bayrat]

What was the brand that fell apart?

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