$^#*%$( Different Fuel Filters ?!?!?!
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$^#*%$( Different Fuel Filters ?!?!?!
So I have had 3 different 7.3L PSD trucks and one 7.3L Excursion. today I went to the parts store and got a fuel filter, took it home and it was wrong !!! Went back, the computer added up, went to another parts store got a completely different but similar one....still didn't match up to the one in the truck. What Gives????
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With that many 7.3 vehicles, you might consider ordering the filters 8 at a time. Then you can get the OEM filter for a great price. I order from Riffraff.
Riffraff Diesel: OEM Fuel Filter
Edit: They are a great price regardless of how many you order....I suggested you order 8 so you can put one in each vehicle and then have spares. :-)
Riffraff Diesel: OEM Fuel Filter
Edit: They are a great price regardless of how many you order....I suggested you order 8 so you can put one in each vehicle and then have spares. :-)
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From: La La Land
I've had very good performance out of these:
http://www.baldwinfilter.com/literat...ts/form341.pdf
They have the integral cap.
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http://www.baldwinfilter.com/literat...ts/form341.pdf
They have the integral cap.
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That Baldwin filter looks nice. I like the design of the lid making it easier to remove by hand, if it is possible. I have noticed that my OEM cap gets so tight over the course of a fuel filter cycle that even with a special filter tool, it is hard to get off. I don't really want to stop using the OEM cap.
To the OP, just buy Motorcraft filters at O'Reilly.
To the OP, just buy Motorcraft filters at O'Reilly.
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I've had very good performance out of these:
http://www.baldwinfilter.com/literat...ts/form341.pdf
They have the integral cap.
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http://www.baldwinfilter.com/literat...ts/form341.pdf
They have the integral cap.
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From: La La Land
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Of course, not all filters are created equally.
As always, YMMV.......
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We've never tried the baldwins - nobody local carries the Baldwin line. I can get them through several online places but the shipping tends to make it less attractive. We've tried ones w/ lids from Napa, carquest, federated & fisher - no idea who makes the filters for these guys but they do all look fairly similar. All leaked around the lid - from a slight "weep" to whoa nelly "sprayer" - we did successfully run a napa one for a while but it developed a leak after about 6 months
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From: La La Land
FleetPride either has them, or can get them in a day or two.
If you have a store near you, you should get to know them anyway if you have a diesel.
Find a FleetPride Location
There's one in Roanoak.
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