Went to clean my fpr screen and took my fuel filter out and guess what......

 

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so any suggestions what it is? what to do?

 

from the photos it looks like the pudding you get when oil and water get together in engines. i can say where it came from. brake cleaner and rags would be my suggestion to clean it out. run some fuel addtive with new filter ie: lucas, diesel clean, dexron, something. run it for a little bit then check again.

 

It was all along the bottom of the fuel filter too....

 

oh there is also a black film on the filter that u can wipe with ur finger...

 

Does it look like grease built up on the filter pleats? You can wipe your finger in the pleat and get the build up off?
Does it look like this?



If so you have algae. I can't see your other photo since my internet filter on this computer won't let me but I will look at them when I get home tonight

 

no deff not like that. more like a paper thin flim.

 

Looks like algae to me!

 

It could still be algae just not as bad as mine was. I would clean out the filter housing as best you can buy flushing and even vacuuming it out with a wet/dry vac and then put a new filter and dose the fuel tanks with some Bio-cide. I get mine from Napa and its called Bio-Con.

 

Cant make it to the pic, ill bring the pic to you!

 

When i did my fuyelo pump I ran into this problem. What I did was take the whole fuel bowl out, held it upside down and washed it out with a hose. I couldnt BELIEVE all the crap that came out. After I was done with that, I rinsed 4 or 5 times with diesel to get water out o it. Put it back in and kept on truckin. Takes about an hour to 1.5 to complete. Not a big deal, but REALLY puts your mind at ease of trying to vaccum a stiky substane out. Youll never get it all that way. Keep your beloved truck on the road, spend the hour with it and put your mind at ease!!!!

 

yeah that is nasty! If you don't wan't to pull the bowl out you could remove the stand pipe (LEFT HAND THREAD!!) and the fuel heater then get to the bottom easier but to do it most effectively pulling it would be the best way. I don't know what it is but it ain't good! Clean it, treat for algae and change the filter again in 5-7K and check it close.

 

Thanks guys will have to probably wait till the weekend to get it done.

 

Any help for removing the housing? i found older thread with alot of help, but any pics?

 

Uhh, what are you looking for? all there is is the fpr bolt, the bowl mounting bolts, 2 rubber fuel lines, water drain, thats about it. Doesnt take long at all.