It's fuel filter change time so..

I know that its a AEU2147L.
I have searched on here but can't find any recomended suppliers so had a look on paddocks. They have them (obviously) but are the really cheap britpart ones cheap for a reason?
The OEM ones are £4.45 + VAT each but the britpart ones are £1.95 + VAT.

Basically has anyone got any recomendations for what filter to get and from where?

I'm going to be running bio so will get through a few so decent but low cost is what I'm aiming for.

Cheers

Grebby

How much do you value your injector pump? For the extra couple of quid I go original AEU2147LG

Got ya.
Any recommendations on where to get?

Cheers

Grebby

I bought my last ones from ebay, used to get them from craddocks but found them much cheaper and posted as well, result all around.

Just put the part number in to the search.

I don't think I can swallow the £12 + vat for the genuine one when the other OEM marked one is £4.45 + vat.

Marmaduke, your bio bloke should be dropping off in about 1/2 hr

Cheers

Grebby

OEM is good enough, the other £7 is for the L/R badge

think mine are Mahl, about £4 inc vat form my local motorfactors, the fuel filter is a common part, check out their prices first, you might be surprised.

all my filters are the same, if not cheaper than buying online, other parts not so.

A box of 6 arrived the other day so I am now good to go.

I did have to have a look about for where it goes on the Landy tho'.

It's not on the bulkhead like I was expecting but that's what you get with a bitsa landy. It's nice and convenient, just near the fuel pump. Really easy to reach :tea:

To be honest this comes up time and time again with me,

Use the cheapest service parts you can get they are all built to a industry specification thats oil, all filters, etc put it this way do you go to halfords and buy the castrol oil for £35 or the halfords own brand £20 they are both the same spec

My Favourite one is the fuel thing …. "oh i won't use supermarket fuel its rubbish" utter bollicks again its made to the same UN and IS number meaning its exactly the same

the only time you run into problems are counterfeit items and they do exist look out for fuel and oil filters that are basically empty cans !!!

As for value you fuel pump … well unless you in the desert filling out of jerry cans everyday you won't have a issue as long as there is a filter in place for the big bits !!

You do get what you pay for to a greater extent. Cheaper filters can have less pleats inside and therefore less surface area and larger pores to achieve the same flow rate. Cheaper oils can have less additives, same with supermarket fuels (the UN number only specifies the product type not the actual quality or contents). Pumps are made to micron tolerances so filters should be to a similar standard/quality. However that said its your vehicle / money / choice.

Re super market fuel. My grandfather used to work for Esso back in the day in a management position I remember him warning us not to use supermarket fuel as Esso sold fuel on to the supermarkets but only stuff that was deemed of too low a quality to sell from their own forecourts. They also forbade all of their company car drivers from using supermarket fuels in company vehicles. Even though the use of rival companies such as Shell and BP for fuel was frowned upon it was allowed.

My own experience is that my classics run smoother and are easier to start on branded fuel but the difference is fairly small. The moderns on the other hand there is no discernible difference. On difference I can note is that the supermarket fuels lose their potency quicker than branded fuels which is something to bear in mind if you lay a car up over winter like I do.