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Mar 13, 2013 | 01:23 PM

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bbender85

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Originally Posted by acf6

I used a oil filter wrench that i use for my coolant filter, and put it around the big part of the cap. Spun it right off. cant really use it to put it back on though

i have the socket, and with two feet of cheater bar i couldn't get it to budge.. i would think that'd have alot more leverage than an oil filter wrench (unless i'm thinking of something different).

Mar 13, 2013 | 01:25 PM

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not sure if were on the same page, but this is what i used

i couldnt even try a socket though because it was rounded off, so i bought a new cap. i tried a big pair of vice grips and i couldnt get it to budge though

Mar 13, 2013 | 01:26 PM

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yeah thats what i was picturing. my cap is in good shape and the socket was holding, but that sumbitch would NOT budge.

Mar 13, 2013 | 01:57 PM

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Yea I mean even with the oil filter wrench I could only move it like 1/4" at a time and it was really tough to get off

Mar 13, 2013 | 02:04 PM

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well i do have one, maybe i'll give'r a twist. unfortunately it will be in my cold snowy driveway instead of SDElwood's heated, chassis-lift-equipped shop.

Mar 13, 2013 | 02:10 PM

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acf6

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yeah it was like 20* when I changed mine lol. Drain the water sepetator first, that way you don't get a diesel bath out of the filter housing

Mar 13, 2013 | 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by texastech_diesel

Primary fuel filter cap is 19 ft-lbs
Secondary is 14 Nm/124in-lbs
Oil fiter is 14-22 ft-lbs

That is strange. Knowing the HFCM and oil filter cap are identical

Mar 13, 2013 | 02:51 PM

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texastech_diesel

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Originally Posted by raptor131

That is strange.

The spec for primary is within the range for the oil filter cap, so it makes sense to me. I don't come up with them, I just pull them from the documentation, so there's a good chance that different sources will pull slightly different info; this came from a combo of the shop manual and the oil change leaflet. It's not like it's a huge issue, the caps are sealed with o-rings anyways. No leaks and no broken cap works IMO

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Mar 13, 2013 | 02:54 PM

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Bullitt390

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Originally Posted by acf6

not sure if were on the same page, but this is what i used

i couldnt even try a socket though because it was rounded off, so i bought a new cap. i tried a big pair of vice grips and i couldnt get it to budge though

That's what I used for years... I felt it worked just fine even with the front driveshaft in the way

Josh

Mar 13, 2013 | 02:55 PM

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Yea it worked fine taking it off, i just couldnt figure out a way to position it to put the cap back on, so i went out and bought a 36mm socket and it was alot easier