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Ok so my 2008 F350 is just about to reach 20,000 miles, and has about 1000 hours on the 6.4L. One thing I have noticed over the past 4 years is that I have never seen the water separator indicator come on. I have crawled underneath the truck and opened up the water separator. But when i flip that lever, its a couple drips of water then diesel. I do not drive this truck very often, and a tank a fuel can last me up to 3 weeks at times. Is this normal? According to the dvd that came with the truck, you can wait to drain the separator until the light comes on. I have never had any trouble with my truck and I want to keep it that way.
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if nothing is coming out then I would ensure that the entire housing is clean.
It is time for a fuel filter change anyway. So shine a light in there and have a look around. Maybe take some small wire and put it up in there and make sure the drain is not plugged up as well.
You can take the outer bolts out and then you can see if it is clean inside.
It is time for a fuel filter change anyway. So shine a light in there and have a look around. Maybe take some small wire and put it up in there and make sure the drain is not plugged up as well.
You can take the outer bolts out and then you can see if it is clean inside.
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I am bringing it to the dealer this week to change the filters....i refuse to do in sub freezing temps...lol.....i always get the oil changed every 6 months because it sits more than it drives.....i some of you guys change your filters every oil change....if you had my driving habits....how often would change the filters/drain the water? remember this truck was purchased 6-28-07...and only has 1000 hours and 19150 miles
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Wow, I'm a super newb to all this and maybe it makes no difference at all, but I thought that ratio (miles/hrs) was best at or above 30. Do you idle this thing a lot or do you just do a lot of city driving?
Really, I'm just curious. I honestly don't know if it has any impact on anything at all. Almost certainly not the water seperator
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Really, I'm just curious. I honestly don't know if it has any impact on anything at all. Almost certainly not the water seperator
Chris
Mechanically incompitent
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Wow, I'm a super newb to all this and maybe it makes no difference at all, but I thought that ratio (miles/hrs) was best at or above 30. Do you idle this thing a lot or do you just do a lot of city driving?
Really, I'm just curious. I honestly don't know if it has any impact on anything at all. Almost certainly not the water seperator
Chris
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Really, I'm just curious. I honestly don't know if it has any impact on anything at all. Almost certainly not the water seperator
Chris
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I know most of you guys have put on 20k miles the first year.
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not really sure i understand the question there...but I have a company vehicle....so i dont really drive my truck much...i double checked the hours and it was actually 854 hours....i dont really idle the truck much...just normal winter warm up so the kids arent cold....and of course when backing up the camper into its spot.....
I know most of you guys have put on 20k miles the first year.
I know most of you guys have put on 20k miles the first year.
The diesel mechanic at my Ford dealership says that he doesn't think it's a big deal. So, I have no idea.
Chris
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When I checked this morning, I had 1813 hours and 68620 miles on my truck. That's 37.85 miles per running hour. At 854 hours and 19150 miles it's only 22.42 miles per running hour. That tells me that the second example does more slow driving and/or idling than I do, which is not supposed to be in the best interest of a diesel engine.
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