Did a search,and I see there are at least 2 fuel filters.One atop the engine and one in the tank. Generally,I look on the frame rail for an inline filter.I see what appears to be a filter inline,but it has electrical to it,so that confuses me. Maybe that's the pump and not the filter?
2000 f350 7.3

New to wrenching on diesel vehicles

TIA

 

yes, that's the electric fuel pump.

 

Oh good...
I hate in tank pumps

ty

 

I have got news for ya, there is a screen on the pickup tube IN the tank. Yea.

 

Just to be clear, OEM setup for the 99-03 7.3's only has one fuel filter that is located on top of the engine. There is a fuel pickup screen in the tank and are accessible only by dropping the tank. The filter on the engine is suppose to be changed every 15K miles.

 

Oh the JOY!!!

 

Yes and that tank is a tough job. I've got my tank about half out. Check on some Forums here. Some remove the bed others jack up one side of the bed and another cut an opening in the bed floor! I'm going to do the Hutch mod. Do the search on here. It's very well written and lots of info. Good luck.

 

Not sure you noticed, but you just revived a 14year old thread.

 

I did not notice; new here, what exactly does that mean? Should I have done something different? I enjoy FTE and would like to know how that could happen. Thanks for making me aware however.

 

Speaking as this sub-forum's moderator, you did nothing wrong, and didn't need to do anything different.

It isn't like we are talking about new trucks here, which range between 21 to 26 years old. I have encountered some older threads which have more accurate information than newer threads on the same topic, when it comes to stock concerns.

If it was not OK to resurrect those threads with commentary that is squarely on topic, then FTE would lock older threads after some arbitrary length of time.

And if such a policy existed on FTE, upon what basis should an arbitrarily imposed time limit be established?

I cannot count the number of times that I've had a technical question about computer software or hardware, and when I visit the support page of the company responsible for the product, type in my search query and review the results... thread after thread with the exact same question is locked, due to no activity. So countless number of customers have the same question, yet the wheel has to be reinvented each time, due to an arbitrarily imposed time limit where the question is deemed no longer valid to discuss.

Anyway, you did nothing wrong. We don't lock threads here based on a time limit. We only lock threads when the members participating in the discussion become unruly, and while I have locked threads in other sub-forums, I don't think that I have ever locked a thread in this sub-forum, as all the regulars here are respectful of each other. In cases where I have locked threads in other sub-forums, I make every effort to reopen the thread, after dealing with the unruly actors individually, in private.

As for wanting to know how resurrecting an old thread can happen... I can think of a couple of ways.

1. FTE software employs artificial intelligence to find related threads, in a bid to keep you reading the forum, instead of wandering off to other websites. The way FTE presents the related threads is as a continuous scroll of the thread that you were previously reading. So, if you were reading a current thread about Nitto Grappler tires on 16" rims, the FTE software is scurrying in the background searching for related threads mentioning the same tires on the same size wheels, and as you work your way through all the posts in the current thread, the software presents earlier threads on the same specific topic, so seamlessly, it seems as if it is the same thread, because in fact the prior thread presented next is discussing the same topic.

2. Instead of AI searching automatically, most individuals find FTE by searching the internet (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, whatever) for answers to their question or concern about a Ford truck. FTE happens to have a very high domain authority, and very high search result ranking, so invariably, search results will often include a thread or a photo from FTE. When the searcher clicks on an FTE result, they are not thinking "Oh, wait, I better check the posting date of this thread". No. The searchers are delighted to find the answer to their question, or at the very least gratified to find that someone else had the same problem or concern, and in fact it is being discussed. Thrilled to find kindred spirits on the same issue, the searcher responds to the thread to echo their own experience. There is nothing wrong with doing this. Why reinvent the wheel. The topic becomes fleshed out with more voices, and the solution is easier to find when having to only read through one thread.

 

one forum I am a member of, is a Technical forum on Linux.
they started locking threads after Six Months...

IMO, horrible mistake.