ok thanks. i was going to bring my truck to ford to get done, but ill proab just do it myself cause thell have it for a week proab when i can do it in an hour or 2...well so id like to think. we all know how that goes. ends up taking all day. whats the step to cycle the key. how many secs per cycle.

 

Turn the key to RUN,wait till you no longer hear the fuel pump
humming (it's on the frame rail under the driver),Wait a few minutes
do it again for a total of at least 3 times. The you good to go.
BTW : It's the same process when you change the fuel filters
for the removal of air in the lines.

Sean

 

I am a new to the diesel world, I found a fuel leak on my 06 F250 at the housing after noticing a fuel smell and low MPG. After reading thread and ordering spring kit online I was able to fix the problem following the instructions, not sure why but I was able to change the parts and new cover without removing anything. I cycled the key a couple of times and it started up. Thanks to everyone that contributed. It saved me a bunch of money.

 

Ok. thanks. Im planning on doing this tomorrow.

 

A very useful thing to have any time you remove a fuel line
is some med zip-ties. You put it on the line snug to keep
the nut from sliding away. Some thing else Rusty pointed out
is some shop rags around the base of the filter to catch
dropped small parts and catch any leaking fuel.

Sean

 

Ok. Thanks i read about the zip tie trick but not rags. Thanks. When installing the new gaskets n o rings. Do i need to greese them like u do with a new oil filter. If so do you just use engine oil?

 

O-rings need some type of lube and engine oil will get a long with everything.
Paper type gaskets I think the current thought is go on dry.
But if you get something from the package that says something
else go by that.

Sean

 

Just did the install today. Not to bad. I dont know how yall did it without removing the radiator hose. I also did the eger valve cleaning. That think was caked. How do you clean the arear where the valve sits?

 

Hi,
I removed the hose. No biggie there. As for cleaning the
EGR valve hole I just use the shopvac and suck it out.
I bet you could also use a large bottle brush type thing
then shopvac it. Just don't brush the chucks too far into
the intake.My vac has a small hose wand that I used to get
in the small crevices.

Sean ;-drink

 

yeah, that was my thing. i didnt want to go in there scraping all that crap off and then having it call down into the engine. so i just cleaned the valve itself and then re installed it. i didnt put anything on the o rings cause i wasnt sure if putting on oil on the egr valves and then sticking it into the engine bay was good and then having all the soot, figured it was just gonna make it want to cake up even more. plus i didnt have any diesel oil on hand, just gas engine oil. ill know for next time cause we all know there will be one until i can get the money for the egr delete kit. ill just make it a habit when i do an oil change to clean the egr valve along with the fuel filter and coolant filter when i get around to getting that too.

 

That little bit on engine oil so long as it's clean
won't matter if it is for a diesel or gas. All you are
doing is making it slip in and not hang-up and damage
the O-ring. Really any time your working with an O-ring
some oil is a good thing. If it should be dry the instructions
will say something about that. Most times.

Sean

 

O. Live and learn. ill do it next time as we all know there will be lol.

 

Thanks Rusty. Like always, all the info I needed from a bunch of true BLUE Ford diesel dudes.

 

^^^^what he said^^^^. i wouldnt have tackled this job if i wouldnt have had all the answers to my questions. forum sites are some of the best inventions out there. i member i brought my 04 svt cobra to a dealer ship to get the belts changed and they ended up telling me they couldnt get the cage off. they told me they would use heat and if it damaged somethin in the process, i would have to pay to replace. i told em nay, dont worry about it. went on the internet searched around and i eventually came across svtperformance.com or something like that, been a while since ive been on there, and a guy had an awesome write up on how to remove the cage. and i changed the belts myself. no more squeaky belts and slipping belts.

 

You're very welcome guys! This site has been a great help to be also. It's nice to be part of the chain and pay back a little when I can.