geno's fuel filters and cummins fuel filters

[pwr2tow]

I just received my new fuel filters from geno's and they look different from the cummins filters. The ones from geno's have bigger holes in the top and three large holes on the inside, which fleetguard has small slits around the top and small slits on the inside. The ones from geno's look like they will flow alot better than the fleetguard filter. the only thing is the fleetguard looks like it will last longer because it has more pleats than the geno's filter.



When I change filters I will let everyone know if I get better after filter pressures which should indicate better flow, this is after filter pressures not before filter.



Just a thought, could some of the lift pump problems be due to restricted fuel flow caused by the little slits in the cummins fleetguard fuel filter causeing stress on the lift pump and premature failure? How about the same senerio useing number 2 fuel in sub freezeing temperatures? I can imagine the restriction of heavy fuel trying to be squeezed through them little slits.



The only down side I see to these geno fuel filters are they will get dirty faster due to there are not as many pleats in them as compared to the cummins fleetguard fuel filters.



Ron

 

[pwr2tow]

Talked to the receptionist at Geno's this morning.

The fuel filter that Geno's sells is a fleetguard fuel filter. Fleetguard use to have another company along with themselves that made filters for fleetguard. Now fleetguard makes all there own fuel filters (at least in this application). The filter media is now a stratapore media, should filter better.



Now the receptionist!!! WOW am I impressed with her professionalism, she described the old filter and the new one perfectly over the phone, then she wanted to make double sure the filter was the right one and went back to the store room and retreived a new filter so we could cross reference numbers from. She didn't have any answers to my question about fuel flow but she didn't think that the filters had contributed to the lift pump problem because it seems that the vehicles with the lift pump problems keep haveing problems while the ones without lift pump problems keep going without problems. We had a very good discussion and we hung up the phone with me thinking "Wow, now that is customer service, Geno's would loose a very valuable person if she was to ever leave the company".



What a perfessional and real lady, if you read this, my hats off to.



Ron

 

[pwr2tow]

Changed filters yesterday and there is no difference in fuel pressures. Weather has warmed up so still don't know about cold temp flows.



Ron

 

[BK]

cool, thanks for the info.



hear it a few weeks ago also, that the "new" filter was somewhat different compared to the old.

 

[JohnE]

Ron;



Fleetguard superceded fuel filter P/N <b>FS19528</b> with P/N <b>FS19598</b> around the first of the year. I got the last old filter from Cummins N Power (formerly North Central) in Grand Forks. They only stock the new number now AND they charge about $5 less for the new filter compared to the old.



BTW, If the new filter didn't include the cannister stem seal you are to reuse the existing one. Fleetguard wasn't including a new o-ring in the kit until people started complaining.



Yes, gelled fuel usually plugs the filter first. The filter media is the problem not the holes in the body. That's another reason one should carry a spare filter and tools.



diesel on

-John

 

[CRuD]

My guess would be that you talked to Robin. She has a very nice voice and seems to know what she is talking about.

I too have nothing but the best service from the Geno's folks.

Keep up the great work.

See Ya

Chris