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Old Nov 25, 2013 | 07:43 AM
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Water fuel separator

When you drain your w/f separator is it required to prime your fuel rail like you would after changing the filters or just drain and go?

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Old Nov 25, 2013 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by aphotic26
When you drain your w/f separator is it required to prime your fuel rail like you would after changing the filters or just drain and go?

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2008 f250 cc 175,000km
When i due mine i cycle the key just like the filters i know some people don't but for the time it takes its not worth the hassel if the system would loose prime.
 
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I never cycled the key myself and never lost a prime.
 
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