LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cummins Filtration, a division of Cummins Inc., has released its new Fleetguard FF5782 fuel filter with nanotechnology-based filtration media. The first of its kind for fuel filtration, according to the company, the FF5782 was developed specifically to meet the high-performance demands of Cummins QSK high-horsepower engines.
Cummins said it conducted extensive field-testing over a three-year development cycle to produce this latest offering in the Fleetguard fuel product lineup. The filter traps 98.7 percent of all particles as small as 4 microns (12 times smaller than the smallest particle visible to the human eye), the company says.
Focused on reducing injector failure by removing harmful particles and by delivering fuel that meets Fuel Injection Equipment (FIE) manufacturers’ suggested ISO 12/9/6 cleanliness level, engines equipped with the FF5782 fuel filter showed no signs of injector wear after more than 190 hours of testing, according to Cummins. An engine in identical condition, using standard fuel filters, showed significant wear after only 50 hours, ultimately leading to premature injector failure, the company pointed out.
“The most important and expensive component in today’s high-pressure common-rail fuel system is the injector. Hard particles in the fuel flow can cause significant wear, disrupting its precise operation, reducing fuel efficiency and leading to premature injector replacement,” said Kevin Westerson, chief technical officer – Cummins Filtration. “Our FF5782 fuel filter with nanotechnology-based media protects up to 13 times better than its predecessor, so injectors work better, longer.”
Because the Fleetguard nanotechnology media filter captures and holds particles better than any other filter in the marketplace, engines fitted with this technology will have fewer injector failures and are expected to offer a 25 percent reduction in the total cost of ownership, according to Cummins.
