Do you have to soak the fuel filter before you place it back in?

 

No. Just install the new filter, turn the key to run and wait a few seconds then start the truck.
Bob

 

Thanks for the the help

 

Soak or rub diesel fuel on the o rings though. Here's what I do.

Remove the cap from the filter housing.

Use your finger to push one of the orings into the center of the filter, there should be a pool of fuel there. Pull the oring through with your other hand so that the entire oring gets a chance to slide under your finger and through the fuel.

Repeat for the other oring.

Install the "round" oring onto the new filter.

Open the fuel drain lever. This is a good time to put a section of fuel line on the drain tube on the passenger side of the block. I ran my drain line towards the front of the truck and zip tied it off. This allows you to put a catch can there and not splatter fuel all over your driveway.

Close the fuel drain lever once the fuel stops coming out.

Pull the old filter out, remove the old "triangle" shaped oring, and push the new filter in. It will bottom out.

Put the new "triangle" shaped oring in place and install the cap.

Reach around and feel behind the cap for anything that might have gotten pinched in an area you can't see from the front. I had a small bit of wire loom get caught in the back of mine. It tightened down like it was compressing an oring but it wasn't sealing. When I started it up I also failed to check for leaks. I ended up ruining my clutch when diesel ran down the back of the block and saturated the clutch. I was able to "burn" the clutch to work again, but the pivot points on the pressure plate had the lube washed away. Same with the throwout bearing.

Go around and turn on the key, but don't start it. Listen for about 30 seconds until the fuel pump shuts off. Repeat until you think the fuel bowl is filled again. I have a regulated return system that allows a lot more fuel to run out so it takes me quite a while to refill the system.

Check for leaks and you're done. I have done this procedure about 15-20 times and it seems to work well for me.

 

thanks for the info

 

Another step that I typically add to the above is to fill the bowl with automatic transmission fluid, This will not only help to fill the bowl faster but the transmission fluid also helps to clean out you injectors. If you haven't used some type of cleaner in the past it may cause your exhaust to have quite a bit of white smoke. Mine has never done this, but I was warned of it when it was suggested to me. Your engine will have no problem burning the transmission fluid and it will not hurt it. I have done this about 10 times with absolutely no problems.

 

I fill the bowl with diesel kleen or Sea Foam when I change mine out. They both help clean the injectors as well. Plus there's less air for the motor to purge.

 

I'm getting paranoid about changing this damn thing myself. Once again I can't get the beveled o-ring to quit leaking. Now I have to go by another filter just cuz the o-ring is now out of shape. Is there a trick? These filters I am buying are for all practical purposes one piece and the beveled o-ring has to be installed on the bowl and then the filter set down onto the bowl. What in the world am I doing wrong?

 

Now I'm going to add a dumb question. Bevel up or down? I have been putting it up cuz that was how it was installed by the stealership last time. But I also found the round o-ring at the bottom of the bowl after the stealerships install.

 

sorry, wrong post

 

Markadeck each fuel filter should come with directions that shows how that O ring is installed, bevel and all. Now I can't quite remember if it faces up or down but if you take a look at that filter, I believe it fits into the little groves on the bottom of the filer....

Thinking back really hard now...and I think its bevel down (or towards the filter, so that the ring sits flush with the filter)

Somebody slap me if I am wrong...however your truck might have a different filter than mine, as the last time I changed the filter I wasn't quite paying attention when I ordered it and got a pretty odd looking filter from the part place for Powerstroke trucks that I had to return.

 

I've got it fixed. It is bevel up. Don't have a clue why the 1 week old filter started leaking but I had to pay $38.69 for a new filter and all I used was the upper gasket. Hopefully that gasket will last me through 2 filters.

 

I had the same problem cause mine didn't come with instructions and the one that was with the old filter popped out before I could notice which way it was sitting. Long story short, I thought my truck was on fire and my A/C smells like diesel. I am 85% sure it is beveled side down.

 

huh well I could have swore that I tried it beveled side up first thinking the flat side went with the flat lip on the housing but it was a couple months ago so maybe I was mistaken.

 

i have some brownish residue on the bottom and on the sides of the inside of the bowl. what should i do to clean it out?