Fuel filtration

[Cuppa]

The good old CAV. I just looked at my stock today for the Fleetguard branded variant we sell. We currently have 804 of them on our shelf which is 3 months stock for us.
We used to sell the complete assembly and of these all the time, maybe 2-3 a day. They are cheap at around $60. But we steer a lot away from these now, two reasons, they are messy to change and the glass bowl is a right pain. You bust this out in the middle of nowhere and your stuffed.
We made up a new kit which uses a spin on water separator filter which has a tap on the bottom. It’s a super common filter much like the 296, but it’s smaller, easier to change and no useless bowl.

True, they are messy to change. The glass bowl is suprisngly tough though, I've dropped mine a couple of times. Also carried a spare around Oz which I'v never yet needed to use. They also come with metal bowls for those happy to just drain them once in a while rather than being able to look for water as the glass bowl allows. There are most certainly some more convenient spin on type pre-filters available, but most (all?) I've seen require specific filters which are not easily available in remote areas & which are expensive. I chose to use these after a friend with an OKA told me his story about getting a batch of bad fuel in a remote area, which clogged filters. He was only able to get to where he was going because he carried a good stock of these CAV type filters (because they were cheap enough to do so), changing the filter each time one clogged up.

I've often looked enviously at 'the 'neater' spin on arrangements & thought of them as I have cursed the messy changing routine of the CAV, but for remote availability & low cost I still consider them a far better option for folk who get well off the beaten track.

What spin on filter does your current kit use Mark?