inspect water separator/fuel filter

[bilgladstone 13]

How?

Is there a sight glass or some kind of level indicator?

[smart142 605]

No sight glass!

FYI : the dealer will want to replace the whole unit, including sensor($275). You can replace filter only($75). Far cheaper!

[RichHelms 1]

It is ashame that there is no valve to drain the water. My 190D had such a valve and it was part of an oil change

[bilgladstone 13]

No sight glass!

FYI : the dealer will want to replace the whole unit, including sensor($275). You can replace filter only($75). Far cheaper!

Is there no way to tell if the separator is part-full or soon to be in need of replacement, or still empty? Even $75 is too much if there's no water in the reservoir...

[Speedie 4]

Think Keith was working on a clear pre-filter - Keith?

Cheers,

Cameron

[MikeT 744]

You can replace filter only($75). Far cheaper!

Do you have the part number?

[smartzuuk 167]

I'm not running a prefilter, never got around to it... the biodiesel pumps typically have a 2 micron on them already, so I am just going to change my filter every 50,000 kms

[SmartieParts 12]

MB Kelowna has stated the filter-only option is NO LONGER AVAILABLE! He said they used to have 2 part numbers - ordered together... now it is one part number.

- Steven

[Speedie 4]

Time to talk to FastEddy - I will be over there tomorrow.

Cheers,

Cameron

[Speedie 4]

Eddy still has 'em in stock - at a good price too.

Cheers,

Cameron

[MikeT 744]

I'll have to pick one up in a couple of weeks. What's his address??

[SmartieParts 12]

I'd say pick me up one too... but I'm getting it done at the dealership tomorrow when they're fixing my airbag so I'm going to "screw the pooch", as they say, on that one simply for convenience sake.

And I'm WAAAYYY over-due. I think it says 32,000k right? I'm at about 48,000k. No problems at all though (that I know of).

- Steven

[Speedie 4]

FLYING TIGER DEVELOPMENT

14431 Westminster Hwy

RICHMOND, B.C.

V6V 1A4

TEL: 604-270-3733

Call first to make sure he is not out getting more Brabus goodies or the like. He has a good selection of other maintenance items as well.

Bit hard to find but he has a sandwich board out front.

Cheers,

Cameron

[MikeT 744]

Thanks!

[SmartieParts 12]

When are you going Mike? Any chance I can meet you there? I'll be down next week.

- Steven

[MikeT 744]

That would have been nice....

We're going to the Stones' concert on the 25th (assuming that too isn't cancelled) so it's a week later......I mean we're ALL going, all five of us!

We'll be arriving on the evening of the 24th and leaving on the 26th sometime.

[SmartieParts 12]

Ahh well... catch you next time. That explains the rain though... I didn't realize "lips" was in town.

- Steven

[smartzuuk 167]

How can it be that MB cancels the part? I don't get it.

[Speedie 4]

They didn't cancel it - they combined it so you have to buy the whole shooting match filter and sensor - big $ compared to a filter.

Eddy is offering filters for a really good price - here:

http://www.clubsmartcar.ca/forums/viewtopi...p?p=97290#97290

Cheers,

Cameron

[smartzuuk 167]

Yeah, I am buying filters in bulk this week - oil/air/fuel... - and getting new belts installed as well. I'll keep the old belts as spares (for long road trips, just in case). I'm at 91,000 kms now. I'm going to wait a bit longer on the shocks... in case I decide to get springs too, and lower the car slightly. (for fuel economy, of course...)I only wish I'd known about the sensors when I changed my first filter... I got a filter with sensors at MB for $85 - but left the entire old filter at eddy's... I was the first one he'd done... I think it all got turfed... would have been a bonus to have spare sensors... just in case...

[Bwelsh321 0]

I know this i super old but i just bought a used smart car and the water separator light only comes on sometimes, does that mean it need to be changed?

[bilgladstone 13]

If the light comes on at all, best to do a maintenance. Just my opinion.

B

[MikeT 744]

Agreed. It could be a wiring problem (damp Canada E-Box) but if you get water in the high pressure pump, it will be destroyed more or less right away. Best to do an immediate filter and sensor change.Do any of those other warning lights in the pod with the separator light also glow or turn on too?

[bilgladstone 13]

I wonder what pressure is in the fuel combo filter? While it's working, I mean, not just at-rest pressure.B .... wheels turning again ...

[CANMAN 23]

I know this i super old but i just bought a used smart car and the water separator light only comes on sometimes, does that mean it need to be changed?

Bwelsh321,Here is a link to a step by step instruction on how to replace the fuel / water separator, it is located in the Articles (beside search).http://clubsmartcar.com/index.php?autocom=...ticle&id=23Canman