Fuel Filter/Water Separator Diesel Turbine Marine Boat Superior 500FG 500FH

If you're expecting RACOR fit and finish, this will not meet your expectations. However if you're looking for a reasonably priced alternative to a RACOR 500, this is more than adequate.The good:The price is right, the finish is acceptable where it matters, it accepts and works with RACOR filtersThe bad:It is shipped in its original box which was obviously never intended to be used as such. I understand this is Amazon's fault but now that it's Amazon's normal, sellers need to be stocking items in appropriate shipping packaging. The filter arrived with the lid dogged down WAY too tight which damaged the gasket on both of the filters I ordered. The seals shipped with the hose barb fittings are not the proper type for the application. They'll work out of the box but expect problems in the future. The filter included is unmarked, so if you have a specific application and requirement in mind, best to start off with a known quantity.Even though the good list is way shorter than the bad list, the fact that it's about $200 less than the name brand makes it worth the effort. Would I buy it again? Absolutely.

Will see how it holds up. I used this on my tractor when upgraded the fuel filtration system on my diesel engine. The 14mm banjo fittings worked well just had to really tighten the banjo cap screw to get it to seal.

It’s a well known quality filter and water separator that we’ve used for diesel sailboat motors for years.

Bought this and a couple other filters to build a filter skid to reclaim some diesel that had gotten water in it. I keep my diesel in stainless or galvanized 55gal drums, somehow water (a lot) got into one of them and I unknowingly put 5 gallons of it in my tractor and it got past the tractor filters as well as the intake water absorbers. A month out of service and 2 service calls later it is running, but I had 50+ gallons of contaminated diesel at +$4 a gallon to deal with. Hooked all the filters in series, mounted to strut channel in a toolbox (for portability and to keep everything dry and protected when not used) After dying the diesel to make it easier to see the water I ran it all through the filters. Every time the water bowls got half full, I drained them and changed filtered them. Ran the all the diesel through the 3 filters three times before returning to the drum. after the first pass no water indicated on the paste aside from a tiny bit on the end of the stick (which was the case initially, apparently the water was emulsified), dumped the last inch of liquid into a bucket to use for brush piles and ran through 2 more times with new filters to be sure, and tested again. Zero color change on the paste and zero water indicated. Put 5 gallons of the filtered diesel in the tractor and ran it for an hour with no indication of issue. All that to say, the filter works, but be aware that there will be some leakage, even using pipe dope on the fittings, so take that into account on your application

I've had both the real deal and a couple of these knockoffs. The difference in quality is noticeable but not enough to matter. Bottom line, if you're on a budget and want a filter/separator that fits OEM filters or the cheapos, this will cut it. I've been using these on diesel marine engines and had zero issues.

It is a great replacement but is limited to the inlet and outlet fittings that are supplied with it.

Filters & O-rings are interchangeable with Racor. The threaded parts are metric. I believe the bowl petcock is interchangeable, but I would not count on the other parts. Two issues: (1) the bowl is held on with four 8mm hex head machine screws The front two are easy to remove. The back two are in narrow holes and required grinding the walls of the 8mm socket. I replaced these with Allen head cap screws. (2) the O-rings supplied with the filter seem less supple than the Racor O-rings. It will accept the Racor filters, but mine leaks air in the suction side. I can tolerate some air bubbles. I'm using this with a 2um filter to polish some fuel, but if you were using for a diesel engine the air getting into the fuel would shut the engine down. PERHAPS replacing all the O-rings with Racor brand would solve this. They are the same dimensions. It may also be the mating surface on the bowl and body. I have not completely investigated it, since it's working fine for my purpose.

Used this to build a portable fuel polish f system for my sailboat.

Excelente calidad y precio

Very reasonable price.. looks like it will serve admirably.

Very good price and well made.

Product is fair quality but does not indicate flow direction like the better quality racor.

buen producto esta funcionando bien