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Fuel filter for C8.3

Time again to change out fuel filters in my '98 U295 with C8.3 mechanical engine. When I bought it 2 years ago it had a Fleetguard FS19513 fuel/water separator, and when I changed it out last year I bought the same one. I see that others out there use one with a glass bowl on the bottom; mine does not have that. What is the make and model of that filter that I can use in place of the FS19513?
1998 U295 36' No slides
Towing 2018 Jeep Wrangler
Previous rigs:
  1995 26' Fleetwood Flair
  1998 34' Fleetwood Bounder
  1997 40' Bluebird BMC
  1999 24' Winnebago Minnie Class C

Re: Fuel filter for C8.3

Reply #1 –
It's a plastic bowl and that is usually and up graded Racor filter. The filter that came with your
coach was probably a Winn Filter with a plastic screen filter on the side. If you posted a picture
it would help.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Fuel filter for C8.3

Reply #2 –
Quote from: oldguy –
It's a plastic bowl and that is usually and up graded Racor filter. The filter that came with your
coach was probably a Winn Filter with a plastic screen filter on the side. If you posted a picture
it would help.
It's this one: Amazon.com: FS19513 Fleetguard Fuel Water Separator : Automotive
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1998 U295 36' No slides
Towing 2018 Jeep Wrangler
Previous rigs:
  1995 26' Fleetwood Flair
  1998 34' Fleetwood Bounder
  1997 40' Bluebird BMC
  1999 24' Winnebago Minnie Class C

Re: Fuel filter for C8.3

Reply #3 –
That looks like the secondary filter, it would be the primary filter with a clear base.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Fuel filter for C8.3

Reply #4 –
Quote from: oldguy –
That looks like the secondary filter, it would be the primary filter with a clear base.

Nope, with a 20 micron element, the is definitely a primary fuel filter.

Depending on engine/fuel injection system, the secondary filter will be in the 2 to 5 micron range.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
Moderator, ForeForum 2001-
Moderator Diesel RV Club 2002-
Moderator, FMCA Forum 2009-2020
Chairman FMCA Technical Advisory Committee 2011-2020

Re: Fuel filter for C8.3

Reply #5 –
Someone changed the original one with the plastic bottom and found a filter that would do the job without the bowl and threw the old one away. Check on the filter list for that year and model coach for the correct filter with the bowl.
previous 1984 35 ft ORED 250 HP 3208 Cat       
previous 1998 40 ft U295 CAI 325 hp Cummins
previous 2003 40 Ft u320 build #6140 450 Cummins M11.                                                         
1999 Mazda Miata
Ron, Nancy, Tipper the cat, Max The dog
1997 U 270 36 ft build number 5174 8.3 Cummins

Re: Fuel filter for C8.3

Reply #6 –
Have the same engine and mine came with a Baldwin BF5813, no glass or plastic bowl. Been using the same for seven years. You can drain some fuel into a clear container to sample the fuel now and then. Not convenient but also doesn't leak or break. Your original paperwork might list the filter supplied by FOT.
1998 36 foot U270 Build No. 5328 WTFE, 900 watts solar, Victron controller, B2B, bat monitor, 600 AMPH lithium with 2018 Chevy Colorado toad, SKP #110239, Motorcade #17781, 2021 Escape 17B for when Coach is broken down and campsites are too small, retired and full-timer since Dec. 2020. Part of RV family since 1963.

Re: Fuel filter for C8.3

Reply #7 –
Did away with the plastic bowl on mine years ago.fleet guard 19930 or Baldwin BF 1223 10 micron primary fuel. Way less mess Than fooling around with the plastic bowl. 8-10K miles a year change filters once a year never had a problem. Only buy fuel from high volume fuel stops.
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country