The CAV (lucas) diesel water strainer filter

The CAV filter unit in place,the diesel is a dark colour due to some fuel additive,Combust 23 which I have added.
Note to protect your fuel pump,always have the filter before the pump,not after.

These are great ideas,I was after another well known brand,speaking to the agent he advised that the nearest place I could buy a similer type was just around the corner from me,they have the CAV type with a 296 Delphi fuel filter element.He advised me to check the way the ports are marked,for some reason they are back to front he advised,he was right too.

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Cav Delphi water strainer diesel fuel filter assembly.

GUD 629 filter is a straight swop for the CAV Delphi HDF296 filter,GUD is made locally so easy to source.

There are four ports,the reason is to be able to change the fuel feed direction,as in your incoming fuel line may be either from left or right,so choose which ports suit your application,the arrows are wrongly marked as far as I am concerned,as they are if you use the arrow coming in,fuel and any water goes into the top of the filter,then down into the glass bowl below,the water then contaminates the paper filter element.

Check out the top cap and the closed port on the left side,it leads to the central port which will feed incoming fuel down to the glass bowl,from where it goes up and throught the paper filter element and to your engine,as it is supplied the ports are marked the wrong way around.