Fuel filter

[RoReRi]

Can anyone tell me the micron rating of our OSB truck's fuel filter?

I have found a site on the internet that deals in filters and I think I found a RAYCOR replacement for our trucks. Trouble is, they come in 3 mciron ratings.
30 micron
10 micron
and
2 micron

I'm pretty sure its not 30 microns, and am leaning towards it being the 10 microns.
But am wondering what the ramifications of using the 2 micron?

Anybody got any coments / ideas??

By the way, these Raycor filters are 18.60 each.
I have found fuel filters on ebay for about 10 bucks each, but I'm just not sure of their quality...

Thanks
RoReRi

 

[DaveBen]

I would stay away from Ebay filters!! Get what you know.

Dave

 

[hheynow]

Racor INF4595 OEM fuel filters are rated at 10 microns. That's all I use. No exceptions!

Wix, Hasting and Baldwin are knock off brands that make it to ebay. User beware! Filters are after all, the only protection before your injectors.

 

[RoReRi]

I looked at the bottom of THIS page of the PowerStrokeShop.com web site and found a reference to the Racor equivalent "R45P"
I then googled for R45P and found THIS web site of marinefilters.com. Here is where I found the three different micron ratings for the filter:
R45S - 2 micron
R45T - 10 micron
R45P - 30 micron

Does anyone know if these filters will fit correctly in our trucks?
I was thinking of trying the 2 micron filter, if you guys think I'm not off my rocker...

Thanks,
RoReRi

 

[johndeerebones]

I looked at the bottom of THIS page of the PowerStrokeShop.com web site and found a reference to the Racor equivalent "R45P"
I then googled for R45P and found THIS web site of marinefilters.com. Here is where I found the three different micron ratings for the filter:
R45S - 2 micron
R45T - 10 micron
R45P - 30 micron

Does anyone know if these filters will fit correctly in our trucks?
I was thinking of trying the 2 micron filter, if you guys think I'm not off my rocker...

Thanks,
RoReRi

You could try a 2 micron, but if your fuel supply is the least bit dirty I bet it will stop up before long, I don't think anything 10 microns or smaller would hurt our injectors, could be wrong though, I'm no metallurgist.