Five complete turnkey CAT 1R-7050 filter upgrade kits are for available for purchase.

This is a one-time offer.
I have no plans to fabricate any additional kits because of the time required and high cost of materials.

Cost per kit is $150 including CONUS shipping via USPS.
The kit will fit any OM61X that uses the 6172360330 power steering bracket and a “01” or “02” fuel filter head.






Each kit consists of:
1) one 14M X 1.5mm to 1” X 14tpi stainless steel threaded adapter,
2) one 17mm X 23mm X 1.5mm aluminum crush washer
3) one CAT 1R-7050 fuel filter,
4) one reconditioned “02” fuel filter head with its hollow bolt (24mm hex head),
5) three upper 2.5mmX 14mm Viton o-rings, (one to install and two spares) for the hollow bolt on the “02” fuel filter head
6) three lower 2mm X 10mm Viton o-rings, (one to install and two spares) for the hollow bolt on the “02” fuel filter head,
7) one aluminum relocating plate (approximately 0.25” X 2.5” X 4”),
8) one clamping bar/spacer (approximately 1" X 1” X2.5”),
9) two used M8 X 1.25mm X 45mm (6mm Allen hex head) bolts to mount the reconditioned "02" fuel filter head to the relocating plate,
10) two used spring washers,
11) two M8 X 1.25mm (12mm hex) copper coated split ring lock nuts,
12) two 14mm X 18mm X 1.5mm aluminum crush washers,
13) eight 12mm X 16mm X 1.5mm aluminum crush washers,
14) one Hebmuller primary fuel filter (0014777901),
15) one 16mm X 20mm X 1.5mm aluminum crush washer for the primer pump.


Send me a PM if interested.
Link to the Fuel filter upgrade thread

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78 W116 300SD 'Desert Rose' new as of 01/26/2014
79 W116 300SD 'Stormcloud' RIP 04/11/2022

Are any of these still available?

Based on feedback from the first person to purchase a kit, the relocating plate has been modified to provide improved clearance of AC lines.

Image 1, 2 and 3 are installation photos provided by the first person to purchase a kit and is used with their permission.

I placed a larger radius on the five corners of the modified relocating plate, to lessen the likelihood of getting scraped.
See the 4th thumbnail photo.

Three kits are still available at the same pricing.
Send a PM if interested.

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78 W116 300SD 'Desert Rose' new as of 01/26/2014
79 W116 300SD 'Stormcloud' RIP 04/11/2022

What is the purpose of the replacement kit? Is there a fault with the OE system?
Thanks

Alec - would this work with my set-up which is manual steering?

May 19, 2019, removed threaded adapter from one kit for use on 'Stormcloud'.
Three kits available as of May 19, 2019.

Two kits have the final design of the machined threaded adapter (bottom right in photo).
The third kit has the second prototype of the threaded adapter (bottom middle in photo).
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May 12, 2020 shipped out a kit, with the final design of the threaded adapter, to a forum member.
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Two kits remain available as of this posting on January 03, 2021.
One kit has the final design of the threaded adapter, the other kit has the second prototype of the threaded adapter.
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78 W116 300SD 'Desert Rose' new as of 01/26/2014
79 W116 300SD 'Stormcloud' RIP 04/11/2022