Mini filter needed

[Terranical]

Does anyone have a fuel mini filter they don't need?
When attempting to remove mine to clean it I dropped the b****y thing and it has disappeared without trace. I'm currently running my T2 without one which I'm not happy about.
I'm in Spain (as is my Terrano) and would need it to be posted here. If anyone can help I would be extremely grateful.
Cheers
Bruce (Terranical)

[stinka]

You don't need it, just leave it out. Early ones don't have them. Just change your fuel filter every 6 months

[rustic]

Originally Posted by stinka

You don't need it, just leave it out. Early ones don't have them. Just change your fuel filter every 6 months

How often should the fuel filter be changed then?

Every 6 months seems OTT !

[stinka]

Well once every full/major service so every 12k or perhaps even as long as 24k

But being as he's in Spain, and the amount of dust and shit on the roads I suggested every 6 months if he's concerned

I have no mini filter in mine and I shall change my fuel filter once a year

[Terranical]

Originally Posted by stinka

You don't need it, just leave it out. Early ones don't have them. Just change your fuel filter every 6 months

My mini filter needs cleaning every 3 or 4 months (symptoms - poor acceleration, excessive black smoke), each time I take it out it's completely blocked, and this must be getting through the main fuel filter to end up in the mini filter.
What I don't want is all this c**p to end up in the diesel injection system, hence my urgent need for a replacement mini filter.

[stinka]

In that case your tank must be rusting on the inside, unless you are buying contaminated fuel !

Drop the sender out and have a look in your tank for rust etc

[solarman216]

I have a TDi that I am preparing for off road fun, I do not know yet if it has still got the filter but I do not want it so if it is there I will gladly let you have it, I have yet to be convinced of the need for this thing, after all the fuel has gone through a paper filter much finer than the gauss mini thing, so where does this contamination come from? Rick

[briggie]

Originally Posted by solarman216

I have a TDi that I am preparing for off road fun, I do not know yet if it has still got the filter but I do not want it so if it is there I will gladly let you have it, I have yet to be convinced of the need for this thing, after all the fuel has gone through a paper filter much finer than the gauss mini thing, so where does this contamination come from? Rick

ive no idea either rick , but , judging by the amount of people that had clogged up ones , and then cleaned them to notice a vast improvement , i can only summise it must be doing something

[Terranical]

Originally Posted by solarman216

I have a TDi that I am preparing for off road fun, I do not know yet if it has still got the filter but I do not want it so if it is there I will gladly let you have it, I have yet to be convinced of the need for this thing, after all the fuel has gone through a paper filter much finer than the gauss mini thing, so where does this contamination come from? Rick

Thanks for that Rick, if you do have one would it be possible to send it to Spain? Obviously I would pay for the filter and postage costs and some extra to cover costs of taking it to the post office,plus something for your trouble.
The problem I have is that when I'm not in Spain my daughter uses my Terrano, and as she never has any money, runs it til it's running on fumes - any gunge in the tank then gets sucked up. I think that's why my filter gets blocked.