Clear plastic on Racor fikter got cloudy how to clean?

[Abo]

Dieseldude totally agree with all you say. Hopefully your advice will be heeded and a lot of pain and hard work avoided, and that it can be seen that there are solutions but the best one is to get a new glass as suggested by glenn.225

[Dieseldude]

Originally Posted by Abo

Dieseldude totally agree with all you say. Hopefully your advice will be heeded and a lot of pain and hard work avoided, and that it can be seen that there are solutions but the best one is to get a new glass as suggested by glenn.225

Yup, it is just not worth taking chances on something as critical as a fuel filter. A fuel flood, engine failure, or fire are the worst case outcomes that can be avoided by good maintenance practice. Or if it looks damaged, the cost of a new filter unit or spare bowl. And, if a filter bowl is so dirty with hard sludge that someone thinks they need strong solvents, it has probably been neglected for too long. Frequent cleaning should avoid damage from harsh cleaning methods.

[Abo]

Originally Posted by Dieseldude

Yup, it is just not worth taking chances on something as critical as a fuel filter. A fuel flood, engine failure, or fire are the worst case outcomes that can be avoided by good maintenance practice. Or if it looks damaged, the cost of a new filter unit or spare bowl. And, if a filter bowl is so dirty with hard sludge that someone thinks they need strong solvents, it has probably been neglected for too long. Frequent cleaning should avoid damage from harsh cleaning methods.

Yes, taking unnecessary chances is not smart in dangerous situations, and this is one. The best maintenance is 'Preventative Maintenance' I learned this working on aircraft, you can't stop on the closest cloud and repair it, and you can't get a fire truck out to douse your boat when you are 100 or a thousand Km off shore. Protect yourself and your passengers. Removing the damaged part, and putting in the proper new part in and avoiding the pain later, and possibly living with a death on your conscience, is the best form of maintenance on almost anything. A service by date is there for a reason, and a damaged or worn part is telling you something. Try to keep prevention of problems at bay and get the service or repair done properly at the right time - before total failure, it is the best way to do things.