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Dec 15, 2013 | 10:24 PM

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Subzero68

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Online it says the filters are $75 at the dealer. To me that seems pretty high when I can get four time the aftermarket ones for $50. I've heard to only use Ford filters but has anyone had luck with others that are a little kinder to the wallet?

Dec 15, 2013 | 10:31 PM

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$45 from a place a lot of us shop at:
Ford 6.0 Liter Turbo Diesel Motorcraft FD-4616 Fuel/Water Seperator Filters(FD4616): Pick Up & Excursion-REPLACES MOTORCRAFT FD-4604-NEW UPDATED - Diesel Filters,Additives,brake rotors, and brake pads for Chevy, Dodge and Ford Diesel Trucks

I think Racor is also fine, those are $35 from DFO.

This is a great place to pick up a 30k pack from. 6 oil filters, 3 sets of fuel filters, and an air filter for one shipping charge.

Dec 15, 2013 | 10:48 PM

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Much better now, sucks that it won't be here for a week and the new trucks got to sit up.
Thanks for the help

Dec 15, 2013 | 11:42 PM

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Order online thru Advance Auto Parts and use one of the online coupon codes, you be ables to get the filters for around $30

Josh

Dec 16, 2013 | 06:23 AM

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I ended up just getting them from the linked site. I'll buy the drain plug at Ford so I can drive the truck if need be. I wasn't even planning to change the filters out for a few hundred miles when I change oil so its good that I'm changing them out sooner now. I can bet they'd be pretty clean as the rest of the truck was maintained. The corroded drain plug probably didn't help the system I can assume. Most I'll put on it this week is about 50 miles.

Dec 16, 2013 | 08:14 AM

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Be prepared to see a mess in the fuel filter housing,mine was after I change to the updated drain plug. I plan on doing a full clean and rebuild in the spring on the pump assembly.

Dec 16, 2013 | 11:52 AM

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Should I try and spray up inside the hole with carb cleaner? I have no idea how much gunk is up there but a few tiny prices of something like that came out.

You can always try to spray, use the straw and aim in all different directions until the brown goo stops coming out. I had a plastic pan/bucket under to try to catch the stuff and I had a small pile.

If it come back again, then you'll have to decide if you remove the HFCM and open the housing to give a thorough cleaning.
I think most diesel additives contain an algae inhibitor which would be good.

Haven't had the WIF lite again - knock on wood.

Dec 16, 2013 | 04:42 PM

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Speaking of that, after cleaning out I can imagine I'll stir up and unstuck of few chunks that will remain inside so its probably good that I'm going to not immediately change fuel filters and get them dirty.