Where is the magnet installed in the fuel tank?
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I’ve heard for a long time that magnets are installed inside the fuel tank, but I’ve never seen them. Where exactly are they located, and do they need to be cleaned regularly? Looking forward to your advice!
Not all fuel tanks are equipped with magnets; I have never seen a magnet inside a fuel tank. But thinking about it, if magnets are indeed to be installed, they should be placed at the position of the return oil pipe.
Yes, I checked when we cleaned the fuel tank, but I couldn’t find it.
It is generally installed in the fuel tank near the return oil pipe, to facilitate the collection of magnetic impurities.
The magnet in our fuel tank is installed inside the return fuel filter
I have cleaned the interiors of many fuel tanks and haven’t seen any magnets. There is indeed a type of filter that contains magnets.
Our fuel tank is installed inside a filter
Magnets are installed inside the pump inlet filter and the pump outlet filter.
On the return oil filter screen, it is necessary to regularly inspect and clean the surface of the filter screen and the magnet. The magnet must be large.
Some tanks have a magnetic material at their bottom, so there is no need to install magnets separately.
A magnetic filtration element should be installed at the return point in the fuel tank, and it needs to be cleaned regularly