This simple DIY mod could save your diesel engine... 

Thanks mate!! Yeah totally agree - can’t go wrong with adding a second layer of filtration. 👌

Hey mate, appreciate the tip and that’s good to know regarding the alarm kit too 👍

It’s one of those preference/peace of mind things really. The factory filter ‘should’ be perfectly fine, but personally I’m all for having all the protection I can get when travelling to more remote locations, and there’s no downside to a pre-filter. 🙂

Yeah totally agree, definitely a remote touring mod 👍

Thanks mate! There’s another model that has the alarm, this version has the clear section to manually check 🙂

I would say in response to that : "Given the original filter is a finer filter than the pre-filter I can't see the benefit of the additional filter" ... The idea being the prefilter helps minimise how much contamination gets past the only filter in the line otherwise "the original filter will be the one to provide the dash warning if there is a problem" ... Sometimes by then it can be too late - on Tyler Thompson's most recent clip, they killed a Triton going through deep muddy water in Barrington tops. Yes the factory filter caught a heap of murky crap however whatever it didn't catch, clearly made it's way through and killed his engine. It's the fine stuff that is the most damaging. And someone said about "30micron filters are for water separation", water can be the most damaging to a diesel engine too. You get too much water in its guts and its hydraulic lock time. $ 10,000 - $ 15,000 repair bill straight up. Repairs on modern common rail is very expensive - kind of open cheque book until they and a resolve. I think it's more piece of mind that at least when remote touring after a refill at a servo that may not have the freshest best diesel, you're minimising the amount of crap that can potentially get through. Bit like a barbed wire fence in front of your security mesh fence 🤷

My fuel manager one (first) is 2micron, toyota one is 10 from memory, for context a human hair is 84micron

One incident by a youtuber who enjoys and promotes extreme 4WDriving does not make a pandemic. The risk of water and other contaminants in your diesel fuel is very low and much, much more likely in a vehicle that hasn't been driven for a while. Diesel in Australia is in the top 10 countries in the world for quality and the number of fuel stations that are in poor condition is exceptionally low. You are more likely to get crook fuel from a mate who has stored it in a rusty jerry can for too long than from a proper supplier of fuel. The people who do extreme stuff may benefit from it but 99.9% of 4Wdrivers will get no benefit. Best protection for your engine is to halve service intervals when you do these trips and change your original equipment or aftermarket air and fuel filters regularly at the prescribed service intervals, or more frequently if conditions warrant.

@@ianhancock8708 ive had multiple bad tanks of diesel in the perth metro area, we dont have a standard of fuel her in aust, its that bad car models arnt released here for that reason, i get them but some people dont and its ok, its your 4wd, you choose the mods

@@ianhancock8708maybe in the cities, but where I live that’s not the case. I run a cheap n simple Delphi seperator before my factory filter. $120, and mate I’m changing filters on the Delphi a couple of times a year, and drain it a few times too. I wouldn’t run a vehicle here without it.

30 micron was/is the standard for non-CRD engines. DI engines can handle somewhat dirty crap and keep on trucking. Water will pass through 30 micron. CRD usually run 1-2Micron wich will block water as well. The Pre-filter here has a glass bowl to allow users to see the water in it.

Thanks mate!! Yep looking at adding a catch can soon too 🙂

Hey mate, nah the video probably didn’t show it well but it was directing straight into the headlight assembly, would have had to bend the bracket a hell of a lot to get it to work and would have looked pretty rough

@explorebound ahh yea that's fair enough, little extra effort is worth it not looking terrible

They don't void your warranty if fitted pre-factory filter though, only after. And even if they did have an issue, it wouldn't stand in Fair Trading / Court. I guess many people still fit accessorises and aren't concerned about voiding their warranty so I'd prefer to protect my engine at the potential cost of my warranty as opposed to a lift kit or bullbar voiding it ... if that makes sense. 👍

@@4WheelingInNSW absolutely they do, and to think otherwise is pure stupidity on your part. It’s a major modification to the fuel system that adds restriction

@@4WheelingInNSW… your wrong on the warranty reasoning

Oh I don't know removing water is kinda a good thing? These don't void warranty either mate, why would they?

@@VideoShowMeHow because you are adding a restriction point to the system, and these filters aren’t designed to filter water, it’s just they have a clear water bowl at the bottom you need a different filter medium for that

Hey mate, nope I had the original Isuzu battery until about a month ago when it died haha, and now have an Amaron 👍

​@@exploreboundyou should have opted to Itech 1420CA Pro as Nathan had done. I'm utilising one, swear by it, cranks so fast in comparison to lead acid, service centre thought mine had compression issues it cranks so quick, hahaha.