Cat Filter Installation Instructions
Greg,
Thanks for the O-rings, I reinstalled the filter this saturday. It was workin great, I left it on overnite and in the morning it was still full, with a bubble or two.
I decided to test the CAT filter, I drove to the Blockbuster in my area to return a few DVDs. I was okay, leaving the subdivision, I live on a hill side, so driving on the road, it dips downward and I was okay til I hit a stop sign, at that point the engine died, no fuel. I tried
cranking it a few time, to no-avail. I pushed the car out of traffic and tried again, no luck. I checked the line, it was dry. I took your last words to tighten everthing, I did, I used thread sealant on the banjo nuts, tightened them on a vise. Replaced the Tee, and then added the O-ring for the Filter. The car was dead.
I got a lift from my next door neighbor, she saw me pushing the car outta traffic. I got back to the car with the OEM filter and my tools. I thought to try and add more fuel back into the CAT, I did this, and she restarted. The engine was humming and ready to go, a few bubble but she was working. I parked the other car and took the Jetta home. I had to climb the hill to get back to the house, I drove her up the hill, trying to build the speed up, but traffic was in front so I was limited by the speed I could go, 30mph. I took it easy, but as the hill started to ascend, the fuel cut off and I coasted to a stop. I was stuck, traffic was coming up the hill. I popped her to neutral and drove backwards down the hill to a side street.
I walk back 1/2 mile to the other car, it seems longer when you have to walk. I replaced the CAT with the OEM, it wouldn't start, the car was parked facing uphill. I made sure the filter was full, it was leaking when I placed the TEE back on, line was full. I dropped to neutral, and swung the car into the middle to the street, the car was level and I was able to start it.
From my experience, the OEM and the CAT filter worked fine on a level spot, but when I drove it down and up a hill the CAT doesn't supply enough fuel to keep the engine going. Same for the OEM, when its empty, fuel was'nt flowing to the injectors, until I got the car level.
Before you say the CAT was getting air inside, I pulled the TEE off to add fuel, it was hard to do, there was suction, so a vacuum was inside the filter, but no fuel.
Is there anything else I can do to make this work?
It's rather frustrating...
Thanks for listening to this rant!
Any help is appreciated...
Jason /images/graemlins/confused.gif