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Aug 16, 2023 | 01:29 PM

#31

Overkill2

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Originally Posted by WXboy

Yes I just signed papers on this truck this week, so I'm catching up on maintenance that has no records of being done. Have you ever found sediment/dirt in the bottom of your filter housing when you slide the cartridge filter out? Mine had a pretty good accumulation of sediment in the bottom. I cleaned it all best I could before reinstalling the new filter. But I wonder how that got in there?? Had to come in through the diesel filler neck, right?

Yes I have...

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Originally Posted by FishOnOne

I'm overkill too when priming my filters.

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Originally Posted by FishOnOne

Mine always has a little sediment in the filter housing. Pretty sure this sediment is coming from the storage tanks.

What Troy said.

Aug 17, 2023 | 04:13 PM

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acdii

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I am still puzzled as to how debris can get outside of the water filter separator thing filter. There are two lines, one on each side that connect TO the filter Maybe I missed it, but is there a third line that fills the case and then forces fuel through the filter? This is for the 17+ filtration where the pump is in the tank.

Nov 7, 2023 | 06:34 PM

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1dennis3

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I found that if you don't really crank down the bolts on the filter by the fuel tank that it won't start.

Nov 8, 2023 | 04:43 AM

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Euroman

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Originally Posted by 1dennis3

I found that if you don't really crank down the bolts on the filter by the fuel tank that it won't start.

or if the water drain valve is not screwed up tight.

Nov 8, 2023 | 11:42 AM

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WXboy

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How often do you guys crack open the water drain and let it run? Seems that when I did it last time I lost about a half gallon of fuel at least. Not a big deal but hey $2 bucks is a coffee. Is once per month safe if I don't suspect that I got garbage fuel and everything else is otherwise OK?

Nov 8, 2023 | 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by WXboy

I don't do it religiously, maybe once or twice between oil changes. When you are just taking a sample out to look for water you only need to drain maybe 8 oz. You do not need to drain it till it stops.

The only time I have drained until it stops is during a filter change. That should yield up to a half gallon.