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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 06:31 PM
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Is this fuel filter black?

I change my filter oncea year and cant remember what it looked like last time. Is this black or normal after about 15-20k? Or are the oring on the injectors getting tired

 
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 06:58 PM
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When the o-rings on my truck needed to be replaced the filter was considerably more black than the one in your picture and got that way in about 5k miles.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 07:38 PM
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Agreed, looks fine. If you have bad o rings the filter will turn black pretty darn quick.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 07:54 PM
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Might be a little algae. Doesn't look like oil to me.

If it's me I hit it with a little biocide, just to be sure.
 
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Thanks for the quick replies. I thought it looked dark and have read about the o rings and the black filter and just made me wonder here. I will change it out next year and see then.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 06:26 AM
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Every 10K miles according to the book, and if it were me - I'd do it now. That is an aftermarket filter - it's missing the water guard. When you replace it, you may need a new fuel bowl top, because it might have been changed with that filter.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 04:54 PM
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Here is my filter after about 7k. Seems a little black to me. I use about a 1/2 Qt of oil between 3k oil changes. I do use TCW-3 on most fill ups. Not sure if that plays a role.
 
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