First Fuel Filter Change Done...
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First Fuel Filter Change Done...
Not too bad I guess, about 35-40 minutes this first time, should be able to get that down to about 20-25 as I get used to doing it.
Would have let the Quick Lane do it, but they want like $250, IIRC, way too high.
Filter set was $54 on amazon, had them for a couple of months now, so they probably went up.
But, still saved almost $200 doing it myself.
It was easier on my last PowerStroke, back in 2012!
And, on the difficulty meter, was about even with changing them on my old 2015 RAM Cummins.
Would have let the Quick Lane do it, but they want like $250, IIRC, way too high.
Filter set was $54 on amazon, had them for a couple of months now, so they probably went up.
But, still saved almost $200 doing it myself.
It was easier on my last PowerStroke, back in 2012!
And, on the difficulty meter, was about even with changing them on my old 2015 RAM Cummins.
Cargo Master
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Wife's little Colorado diesel is the easiest I've seen to replace. I'll post a video that shows the location. (The guy in the video is making a huge mess and took way longer than necessary).
The 6.6 Duramax was a pain in the butt to change.
The 6.6 Duramax was a pain in the butt to change.
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haha, no, but some people get the impression platinum owners might be to fru fru to do something :-). Maybe not here.
To be helpful, other threads have said to have an extra one or two of the yellow plastic clips on hand, since they might break. So far, mine haven't.
To be helpful, other threads have said to have an extra one or two of the yellow plastic clips on hand, since they might break. So far, mine haven't.
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I don't know maybe it's just me but how hard is it to put some cardboard down and a tarp so all the mess is contained plus putting his hands down on the driveway and getting the dirt on the gloves that he's touching the new filters with. Plus were those nails laying on the driveway?
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I don't know maybe it's just me but how hard is it to put some cardboard down and a tarp so all the mess is contained plus putting his hands down on the driveway and getting the dirt on the gloves that he's touching the new filters with. Plus were those nails laying on the driveway?
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I used the same jug I used to drain the fuel from when I did filter changes on the RAM, a cut off plastic laundry soap jug, and it probably was about 2/3rds full, probably less than 1/2 a gallon. If I had some paint filters or something to use, I'd have poured it into my aux tank instead of on my tree limb burn pile.
I have no idea why anyone would get more fuel drained out than I did, that's all there was in the filter.
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Now, got fuel all over my hands and dribbled onto a couple of components underhood, even though I had a big bunch of paper towels under the secondary filter hose connections when I took them loose. Will have to do that better next time.
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On thing my son taught me on the fuel filter changes;
is to change the bottom filter, then cycle key to prime and then start it, then proceed to do the top filter. This keeps you from having all the air of both filters in the system. I tend to get about a quart to a quart and a half of diesel from changes which goes to the burn fuel jug.
is to change the bottom filter, then cycle key to prime and then start it, then proceed to do the top filter. This keeps you from having all the air of both filters in the system. I tend to get about a quart to a quart and a half of diesel from changes which goes to the burn fuel jug.
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On thing my son taught me on the fuel filter changes;
is to change the bottom filter, then cycle key to prime and then start it, then proceed to do the top filter. This keeps you from having all the air of both filters in the system. I tend to get about a quart to a quart and a half of diesel from changes which goes to the burn fuel jug.
is to change the bottom filter, then cycle key to prime and then start it, then proceed to do the top filter. This keeps you from having all the air of both filters in the system. I tend to get about a quart to a quart and a half of diesel from changes which goes to the burn fuel jug.
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My independent diesel mechanic wanted just as much as Ford for the fuel filter change. I did have Ford do the first one because I had read that the top fuel filter connections sometimes break. I'll do the next one, but I'm not looking forward to it.
Supposedly some of the 2017 trucks like to drain a lot of fuel. I think I read that disconnecting the fuel line on top of the fuel tank is the solution.
Supposedly some of the 2017 trucks like to drain a lot of fuel. I think I read that disconnecting the fuel line on top of the fuel tank is the solution.