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Now if someone can maybe come up with a better input fuel routing, I will probably redo this and even pay a modest royalty payment to cover case of beer that proposes a cleaner connection system. I don't mind return filter system, the Earl's Performance filter looks kinda nice and almost...

@BluFalcon So the idea of installing inline filter by the firewall beside the coolant reservoir is moot, because in my head there is lots of line there and plenty of space. In reality, there is not even enough length of straight line to fit the dang filter by this expansion coolant tank and...

@0l0id Yes, the mesh will catch some larger debris. But it does not isolate the contaminated fuel that will exit the pump via that blue line with blue clip and contaminate all the lines leading to fuel tank, the entire fuel tank, damage the lift pump, and contaminate all the lines from fuel tank...

Well now you got me worried about the damn o-ring, especially the struggle I had with it struggling to go in... LOL. No point of worrying now, it's not leaking, so I will have to live with it. Plan to install filter this evening, hope to post some more pics.

Now, another update to my search for truth. So all inlet lines (they have that alligator skin appearance on the outside) are all 3/8 ID. Hence, when you 3-way them, you need to have 3/8 barb tee and anything else like elbow I used needed to be 3/8. Disaster plate also has 3/8 inlet, so all is...

I agree with Andy, I upload all my pics here into Media side, I have different folders for different albums. When making a post, if you want to have all pics show in certain order, you copy URL of each Pic from your album (there will a button to copy image URL) and use photo button above in your...

I love it how it says to swap glow plugs, same system as they recommend swapping injectors and spark plug coils on petrol cars. I don't know how Volkswagens are with their glow plugs (I just know their glow plug connectors are very easy to break), but other diesel cars have had issues with glow...

Ahh, makes sense. So it just won't leave you with easy way to deform plastic to disconnect, else it will remain connected until the end of time. Makes sense, you're the one that cautioned me against disconnecting them before I did my TB work, for which I am thankful to you. I ended up just...

Andy, so you ended up leaving broken connector as-is? I would be scared, who know if somehow the snap could have weakened the assembly. Passat is a little jerk, it likes to break when you are far away from home. For some reason, I decided to purchase weak link parts to keep stocked, especially...

Trouble with Passat is just how cramped everything is. I was holding a small cup when cutting lines to catch diesel, dropped it, and had to use a stick to reach down to push it to the edge. My daily driver also runs 4 cylinder diesel, but same body is made to house 4cyl and 6cyl engines, so once...

Hey, @BluFalcon , that makes sense. It appears since your misadventure, Whitbread replaced the bolts with shiny silver kind. You can see the longer bolt above on the picture with metering valve. It is next to 2 original bolts. What I would do is reach out to Matt, he is currently out of town...

The RM port that goes into CKRA filter is return from high pressure manifold. With disaster plate, it will be the clean fuel. It will be same fuel you now bypassed with a tee into disaster sandwich plate which then goes into high pressure chamber and through high pressure metal line near oil...

Very interesting about the leak. Were your bolts black or silver as on my photos? I talked to Barber first, who made the drawings and collaborated with Matt Whitbread and he said they went with slightly shorter bolts which solved the issue. I the second and third photos from the bottom, you...

Proof is that it's ALIVE:

Finally had my day off today and installed the plate. Word of advice - order just the plate from Whitbread for $149. I did not end up using any of his ancillary supplies. They came with 5/16 hose, 5/16 fittings/tees, and clamps that work for 5/16 hose. When I opened things up, I realized that...