This fuel filter is used on many of the Yanmar models along with several other major Japan made tractor brands. Ie, Mitsubishi, Iseki, Hinomoto, Shibarura, Satoh, Kubota, etc.
Some people know the basics and others have not yet experienced how to check, change, and bleed them.
When it comes to these filters, looks are everything.
This one here is bad. Not extremely bad.
Notice the brown root-beer color. See the cloudiness too. This is getting bad.
Best to change it now and not when the machine quits in the deep cold winter ahead.
Still not convinced? Gravity brings all of the sediment to the bottom of the bowl. The darker this is, the worse it becomes in the fuel system. A black bottom is real danger due to micro build up. This is still dark brown.
Removing the lock-ring and the fuel bowl reveals bad news. Micro contamination is starting.
A closer look. ewww.
For the tall filter, the common WIX 33263 is the go to, however, these are pricey.
These filters are common in Japan for small engines and motorcycles.
My machine came with the proper small bowl and filter, however to spot this dark color, cloudiness and contamination in time, the tall bowl is really needed. Seeing this in the small bowl with filter is way too late.
