Draining the water separator
Laughing Gas
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From: DFW
Yeah, @jaherbst didn't you read the thread titled "everything you need to know about the Ford PSD that you don't know to ask about"? It was conveniently provided by Ford and then expanded by the helpful forum members like the one above.
Yes and Cokes are no longer a .25 either. All vehicles are more complicated than they used to be in the good ole days.
Tuned
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The kinds of comments I quoted a) do nothing to help the individual or our community and b) make the poster look like a jerk instead of the edgy forum troll he thinks he is being.
Laughing Gas
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What does that have to do with making a jerk comment that assumes the person being quoted didn't do any research before buying their truck? I spent months researching tow ratings, payload, axles, wheels & tires, features & upgrades, cost vs. benefit, etc. - and I never thought to ask about or researching how water was drained from the diesel fuel system. Why would I? It's my first diesel, and despite spending months on the forum it never appeared in the first 5-10 pages of threads, so how would I know to ask?
The kinds of comments I quoted a) do nothing to help the individual or our community and b) make the poster look like a jerk instead of the edgy forum troll he thinks he is being.
The kinds of comments I quoted a) do nothing to help the individual or our community and b) make the poster look like a jerk instead of the edgy forum troll he thinks he is being.
The way fuel filters were changed back in the day were much different than today. Change interval was much shorter PLUS the fuel today has to be Much cleaner hence the added robustness of the fuel filtration systems on today's trucks. What oil burned in the old 12v Cummins or 6.9 IH in the Ford would kill a 6.7 fuel delivery system in todays trucks in very short order. Had more than one of these. Loved all of the oil burners I have had however they are getting more and more complicated to maintain with every new generation.
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From: Weatherford Texas.
Just a quick tip so ya'll can learn from my mistake. When trying to close the valve after you have drained the water separator, push the valve up into its tapered groves before trying to turn it counter clockwise. When the valve is in the OPEN position, it drops down into vertical slots. If you simply try to turn the valve clockwise to close it before pushing the valve up, you will break off the little plastic pins that ride in the groves. I unfortunately made this mistake this morning. Now the truck must sit until a new drain valve assembly arrives at the dealer. The part number for the replacement drain valve is HC3Z-9J305-A. It was around $5.00, and I highly suggest picking up a spare from your dealer and keep it in your truck. These plastic valves are exposed to the elements and may get brittle over time.
Tuned
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One of the first things I look for is Maintenance Requirements on all of the vehicles I buy sports cars to trucks. That goes from the Cabin Air Filter (if there is one) to brake fluid. Maybe you are not looking at everything you should, personally most of what you have listed above I could care less about because of modifications and my application. I buy trucks pretty much hard loaded because of how much time I spend in them driving and gotten spoiled. One area and to your point about research-----if I was ordering option by option I would have left off the IC option. Now I would not buy a truck without it period!
The way fuel filters were changed back in the day were much different than today. Change interval was much shorter PLUS the fuel today has to be Much cleaner hence the added robustness of the fuel filtration systems on today's trucks. What oil burned in the old 12v Cummins or 6.9 IH in the Ford would kill a 6.7 fuel delivery system in todays trucks in very short order. Had more than one of these. Loved all of the oil burners I have had however they are getting more and more complicated to maintain with every new generation.
The way fuel filters were changed back in the day were much different than today. Change interval was much shorter PLUS the fuel today has to be Much cleaner hence the added robustness of the fuel filtration systems on today's trucks. What oil burned in the old 12v Cummins or 6.9 IH in the Ford would kill a 6.7 fuel delivery system in todays trucks in very short order. Had more than one of these. Loved all of the oil burners I have had however they are getting more and more complicated to maintain with every new generation.
This isn't high school any longer.
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