Inline Water Filter

[cradster]

I'm fairly new to the world of Jet Skis and I can't seem to find much information on this subject.

The first time I took my Seadoo 3D out I managed to suck up a load of sand which ultimately resulted in the exhaust cooling getting blocked and a few exhaust parts melting as you'd expect.

Is there any reason why I shouldn't install an inline water filter to try and prevent this sort of thing from happening again?

I assume it would interfere with flow but I'm not sure it would be enough to be a problem.

This is the sort of thing I was looking at getting:
http://www.airtimeproducts.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=185

 

[Spimothy Leary]

I have a similar water strainer on my 4 stroke, $40 at west marine + $10 in brass fittings. We were just on the river saturday and some of us hit a sandbar coming around a turn, even tho all of our strainers were clear its times like that when they come in handy.

sure-flo.

For my 2 strokes I never ran a strainer, but I did use an oil filter as a water filter because I had hard jetted the waterbox, worked just fine. $4 at SBT.

 

[cradster]

Thanks Spimothy Leary for the quick reply.

Using the word strainer instead of filter is now turning up a lot more results so that is useful in its own right. I'd never even considered using an oil filter so thanks for the info.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

I think the only concern would be it clogging and melting the engine/exhaust anyway...

As long as water flows free in it, and you check it, I don't see an issue with running one.

 

[Dr Honda]

I think the only concern would be it clogging and melting the engine/exhaust anyway...

....

Bingo !


Stuff will still get past the strainer. So... if you plug up the strainer, you still have to make sure the pipe, engine, and other fittings aren't plugged up. AND... you will restrict water flow. In most cases... that isn't an issue... but on some... it is. AND... if you plug that up... you still overheat.


SO.......

Try your hardest to avoid getting sand in the engine in the first place !!!! That means... push off the beach farther before starting the engine. DO NOT ride it all the way into the beach. (Shut it off, and coast it in)

My 2 cents... take it for what it's worth.

 

[mikidymac]

I used to run one on my skis whenever I rode the surf because of all the kelp and crap. Once I went back to lake riding I just replaced the filter with a barbed nipple. Never had any cooling issues either way.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

and when you DO push off the beach, rock it back an forth while sitting on it to get whatever might have worked its way up there to clear out.... Then start the ski