Mini filter needed

[stinka]

But yeh, if they look fooked go the way of drain plug if u arent feeling brave

 

[solarman216]

well had a look at last for this filter, at first did not see one, certainly nothing in the front banjo, then looked at the rear and found a ball and spring with three washers behind it so it is calibrated, could see a metering orifice below where the ball sits, but by on holding it to the light could not see through it decided there must be a mesh filter in there but had to insert a screw quite tight into the brass ferrell and it needed a fair effort to get it out as it had been peened over, the only reason I can see for this to be where it is, is to stop the rather small orifice from becoming blocked by wear debris from the pump, the paper filter is much much finer than this mesh, and I will not be refitting it, as to whether it is to one you want I will leave for you to decide, it measures 5.5 mm diameter and 16 mm long of which 3.6 mm is the ferrell, Rick

 

[Terranical]

well had a look at last for this filter, at first did not see one, certainly nothing in the front banjo, then looked at the rear and found a ball and spring with three washers behind it so it is calibrated, could see a metering orifice below where the ball sits, but by on holding it to the light could not see through it decided there must be a mesh filter in there but had to insert a screw quite tight into the brass ferrell and it needed a fair effort to get it out as it had been peened over, the only reason I can see for this to be where it is, is to stop the rather small orifice from becoming blocked by wear debris from the pump, the paper filter is much much finer than this mesh, and I will not be refitting it, as to whether it is to one you want I will leave for you to decide, it measures 5.5 mm diameter and 16 mm long of which 3.6 mm is the ferrell, Rick

Hi Rick
Thanks for looking, it doesn't sound like the same filter - mine was under the front banjo roughly below the steering pump pipework (didn't know there was another!)
From memory (as mine is lost), it was about 8mm dia and 8-10mm deep, made from s/s mesh with a brass top, meaning you can't use a magnet to lift it out!
Cheers. Bruce

 

[solarman216]

yes I thought they may be different, on your TD is the banjo at the front the feed to the pump or the return, on my TDi it is the feed the return being the one at the rear horizontally mounted with the injector leak off joining it, I remember on the Perkins 6,354 truck engine it had a similar control orifice on the return, it was there to keep the pump at a reasonably stable pressure if it got blocked (as your filter) then it screwed the hydraulic governor up, Rick