And monthly draining, does Not get All of the Contamination / Buildup out Either

 

The lever on my truck is missing. The light / message came on to drain the separator. Can I simply loosen the three screws and let it drain that way?

 

I went to a Ford Dealer and they had a kit for $20 and they put it on for me.

 

I had talked to a dealer in NH and they told me $154.00 for the whole thing plus inst.

 

Yes, simply loosen the screws and it should drain. Be careful when tightening the screws, they strip easy. Replacing the lever is simple.... It cost me $48, 15 minutes, and a bath in diesel fuel.

 

Thanks guys. I will order a new lever. I ended up replacing both filters as they were due anyway.

 

[QUOTE= The worst part is the fuel does not drain straight down. It rolls along the frame rail and drops off at multiple locations.
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You're not kidding brother. The frame rails act like rain gutters. I had a big plastic tray to catch the fuel as it spilled out. Instead it all traveled about two feet and landed on my shoulder.

 

Anyone know the part number for just the plastic drain valve? I broke mine today. Any help would be most appreciated.

 

The part #can be got at ford dealer because that's where I got my parts ,it's a kit and I paid $29

 

Well, not all dealerships are the same. I called the Medved Ford in Castle Rock, CO. They told me I had to buy the entire assembly for $200, and that this kit everyone talks about here isn't available.

After some serious digging, I found the part number. It is: 8C3Z-9A214-B. You can also find it with just 9A214.

Even Amazon had it via a 3rd party.

Hope that helps anyone else that has the same issue.

 

So I have a permanent solution to this problem that should cost no more than $20, probably closer to $10. Several years ago this exact same problem happened to me and I replaced the fuel separator unit for big dollars because I thought it needed to be replaced and the unit and the truck was not properly maintained similar to what I'm reading here. However, since the replacement I've drained the fuel about once per year and only when the dash tells me I need to. Today I tried to climb underneath and I broke the lever off it was stuck again. This is the worst design and I'm embarrassed to have a Ford when things like this happen. Why on Earth would they make that lever plastic only to break. Let me know if you guys agree, my solution is to take the three screws out turn the valve in the open position without the lever attached and then screw it back in place so it's permanently open. Then I will attach a hose to the hose barb that drops below immediately connect that hose into a 12-volt solenoid valve I can control from the dash. You guys think it needs to be drained once a month? I'll drain it once a week to keep that solenoid cycled or however often it needs to be. I hate climbing under the truck and trying to fool with that lever especially because I have four-wheel drive so there's a drive shaft right in the way. I have not done this yet I just broke the lover today and I'm really frustrated why does happened again only a few years later after I replace the whole unit. What do you think?

 

NOPE NOPE NOPE.

The solution is to follow the owners manual and drain it monthly.

 

It still needs taken apart & cleaned regularly imo

my old Six4 never got the first bit of water out when draining it but the housing was slam full of slime when I took it apart & thoroughly cleaned properly.

 

so why won't my idea work? Just because it needs to be drained monthly? Technically is there anything wrong with leaving it open and controlling it from a more reliable valve below? To be there a solenoid valve or a ball valve more easily accessible.