Fuel leak after spin on fuel filter kit install

[yolner]

I bought the kit from westfolk on ebay. The primary and the oil filter kits worked great, but after installing the secondary kit I developed a leak. The odd part is that it appears to be leaking from the elbow fitting not the new compression fittings that came with the kit. I circled the leak area in pictures below.

I'm thinking that the correct course of action is to take the compression fitting off, take the elbow off, and reinstall with teflon tape?

 

[jwaller]

if it's a pipe fitting then it should have teflon tape on it.

 

[doghead]

Fuel rated, not white teflon tape.

If it's brass, it should not need any sealant.

 

[cattlerepairman]

I, too , installed both of westfolk's kits. No leaks, but I am not sure how some people could, according to them, install the kits in 20 minutes. It took me a good while, especially the secondary filter.
I like the kits, the clear video instructions and so far, so good!

 

[Westech]

take it off.. clean it up.. put it back on and see what happens. I dont use tape on MOST brass fittings but I have been know to put some on just for ****.s

 

[yolner]

The primary was pretty quick, but definitely not 20 mins. The secondary took a while. I had to take the heater out so it definitely wasn't a quick job like the oil kit. My truck also has metric bolts in several spots so that slowed me down some too.

I just don't get why a fitting would start leaking when i didn't loosen it :/

 

[scoutmanadam]

make sure to use the appropriate sealing tape, and of coarse dont use pipe dope. also, make sure you wrap the tape around the correct way

 

[DUG]

Somewhere I have video of my 14 year old installing mine. Didn't take him long at all.

 

[Akicita]

The biggest challenge I had when I installed a spin-on primary fuel filter was to get the old bolts and nuts off. I, too spent a lot more than 20 minutes on that job.

 

[3rdmdqm]

I also installed the secondary kit from Westfolk. Mine developed leaks around the fittings on the filter housing itself causing fuel to pool on top of the filter and drip down. I had to take everything apart and tighten them up quite a bit. Now ll seems to be good. I'm quite happy with the set up. Went from two filters to one.

 

[3rdmdqm]

Fuel rated, not white teflon tape.

If it's brass, it should not need any sealant.

Might be part of my problem. I think I used whatever white teflon tape I had lying around which was for regular plumbing. Hmmm, how long ya think before leak starts again? I could tell previous leak because the bright white teflon turned a dull cream color where the leak was and the fittings were not very tight. I tightened everything up and so far the tape is till bright white. Keeping my fingers crossed.