Yes I did.

I took the filter off it first then with filter off, but the head still mounted. With the head still mounted to firewall I removed the filter stud from the head. It was so tight and difficult I don't think it could be removed any other way. Thank God I had a 8mm socket for my 3/8" drive ratchet or I would been a 1/2 hour getting the thing out due to the thread locker they used.

When I went to reinstall it I did it by holding it in my hand for a couple of reasons, but mainly due to just to be able to turn the allen wrench more then a 1/8th of a turn at a time and it was a lot easier to do with my huge hands this way.

Once the adaptor was in I screwed the filter on till contact with sealing serface, I just free spun it till it hit the seal and then gave it about a half turn. I have had no leaks or problems with the install. I also did not prime the filter with unfiltered fuel, just used the pump and it didn't take but about a minute of pumping then I hit the starter and it fired right off and ran just fine. And has for 3 days now, and I feel alot better about the Cat filter on the rig then the OEM POS that the factory installed.

Hope this helps.

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91 MB 300D 2.5L Turbo. Her's

05 MB E320 CDI. Mine

To preface this post,I think the Cat filter converter mod is great. It's definitely a step in the right direction. I still feel like there's something missing, though, as in "layers of protection". My paranoid side still wants to have some kind of purpose-specific water and large-contaminant filtration. It may be the advertising literature, but I continue to see references in my searches to water being pretty-much ever-present in diesel and especially problematic in bio-diesel.

So, I'm wondering if something like the RACOR duramax kit here:
http://www.dieselproducts.com/racor/duramax.htm
might be worth a look. I'm guessing the WIF sensor is probably similar aross the industry (some kind or variable voltage sensor) and can be adapted to fit the racor unit, or even just an adapter harness made Heck, maybe the RACOR model is actually accurate.... At the very least, it has a visible bowl to see if water is being filtered out. Might go well tucked up in the chassis somehwere.

Thoughts?

Dan

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2005 Silver CRD Limited
245/75R16 GoodYear Duratracs
Fumoto drain | ProVent CCV Filter
Stanadyne FM100 filter | Cummins fuel pump
GDE Eco | SEGR | BoulderBars | FrankenLift | Frankenskids