My experience is the same as Gary's. 100's of hours with no problems using
the Europa in line filters.
One exception though! I normally filter when using mogas. On one occasion
this year I used a can of someone else's mogas en-route to France. One hour
later the fuel pressure dropped really low, even with the electric pump
doubling up. I switched to the other fuel line with the second filter, and
the pressure came back up. After landing I cleaned a load of rubbish out of
the first filter, the second was clean.
I flew the rest of the trip around France on the first filter without
problem. Some weeks later the problem started to come back, so I stripped
the filter again and examined the debris under a microscope. Surprisingly,
the contents looked like scraps of ant bodies. Legs, heads, body parts. It
has never recurred, but how they got in there is a test of the imagination.
Cheers. Bryan Allsop
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garry" <garrys@tampabay.rr.com>
> Hmmmmmmm. My experience with the two inline 914 filters has been just
> fine.
> I changed the filters once after the first 10 hours, and then again at 175
> hours. I now have 400 hours and will probably change them at my next
> annual
> inspection. I've never had a problem. Oh, and I use mogas, unfiltered,
> and
> I've never had any water in my tanks either.
>
> Garry Stout
> N4220S A060 Trigear 914, 400 hours
>
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