specs of FCC filter

[SquamInboards]

Does anyone know what the filtration specs are for the FCC filter? That is, how many microns? I know that a lot of conventional filters are in the 15-20 range, and now lots of them are now rated at 10 microns, which is recommended with E10.

This is the filter : http://skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RP080026

Happy Spring!

[jaybird]

RE: specs of FCC filter

Hi Squam,
I was just curious why you want to know? I have looked for an aftermarket but it appears this is a PCM part only thus why do you want to know the microns since it is the only one avaliable?

Just curious.......

[DanielC]

I have been running E-10 for years. It was the only gas available in the Portland metro area for a while now.
My experiences, no problems. In fact, I rarely find any water in the FCC when I drain it. Same results on the fuel filters on the outboard engines on our ski team's Hydrodyne.

It probably will be a problem if you have a significant amount of water in your gas tank already.

I fill the gas tank when I winterize the boat in the fall, and I use Sta-bil fuel conditioner, the red stuff, it has been working for me so far, so I see no need to try the new "marine" formula of Sta-bil. I do not want a large air space in the tank. Too bad I cannot sell the gas currently in my tank for what I paid for it.

I recommissioned my boat today. It has 2078 hours on it. If I was doing something wrong, I think I would have found out by now. It ran great, with last years gas.

Having said all that, here in Oregon, it is not as humid as other parts of the USA. That might be part of the reason I have not had problems.

I did lose a primary fuel pump on my boat at around 900 hours, the one time I did not put fuel stabilizer in over the winter. The fuel pump failure was on one of my first outings the next year. Is it because I did not use stabilizer, I cannot know for sure, but I do use fuel stabilizer now.

[SquamInboards]

Daniel, thanks for the response... it does tend to be humid in NH, so I expect to see some issues, but with the FCC it's easy to drain any water out so I think it will be simple enough to solve if a little water gets in.
Jaybird - I'm asking because we're putting 10 micron filters in a lot of boats to help stop some of the known issues caused by E-10 and the gunk it removes from old fuel systems; I'm just curious about the FCC filter and what it will do or not do, that's all really. No issues yet, but just thinking ahead with other people's boats. In reality, most boats with the FCC are new enough not to be too susceptible to problems caused by the introduction of E-10, so hopefully it will really be a non-issue.