v10 fuel filter
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Get the fuel line disconnect tool from O'Reilly auto parts. Make sure you get the 5/16" performance tool model no. W83130. Its anodized aluminum and works like a charm. About six bucks. Use this tool to slip in the end of each connection on the fuel filter and pull the lines off. Make sure you de-pressurize the system first, and open the gas cap. Then loosen the mounting bracket and reinstall the new filter. Simple! Do this twice a year.
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Go to auto parts store and get the fuel line tool for Fords.
Get the appropriate, quality filter.
Go home.
Pull out the owner's manual and determine which fuse is for the fuel pump.
Remove access cover for fuse box below the steering wheel.
Sit on seat.
Start truck.
Pull the fuse.
Truck dies. Remove key put fuse back in fuse box.
Put the access cover back on.
Get under the truck and locate the filter. (mine is under the driver's seat and tucked up under the frame rail. Your location may vary.)
Put out cigarette/cigar/pipe.
Use the tool and slip it over the fuel line.
Push the tool "into" the filter.
Pull line out.
Curse because Ken forgot to tell you to take a rag under there with you to catch the bit of gas that comes out.
Go inside and change shirt.
Get back under the truck and do the other side but take an old bowl or something similar with you.
Keep your finger on the side that is going to face down or drain into a suitable container...that bowl you just got.
Put the filter in a bowl or something.
Install new filter by simply pushing the lines into the filter or the filter into the lines. TO-ma-to / To-MAH-to
Open driver's side door.
Sit in seat.
Curse because you forgot to wipe the dirt off your hind end.
Turn key to RUN but don't start. Let the fuel pump prime the filter. (Takes all of 2 seconds)
Start truck.
Realize that the miss wasn't caused by the fuel filter.
Return to FTE.
Listen to some tell you that one of your COPs might be crapping out.
Listen to others tell you that it may be a plugged/worn injector.
Listen to others to tell you to clean the AIC.
Listen to some tell you that their old T-bird...(uh...sorry Art.
)
Listen to others tell you sell it and get a PSD. <---ignore those guys.
Sit. Stay. Become a Supporter.
Hope this helps.
Get the appropriate, quality filter.
Go home.
Pull out the owner's manual and determine which fuse is for the fuel pump.
Remove access cover for fuse box below the steering wheel.
Sit on seat.
Start truck.
Pull the fuse.
Truck dies. Remove key put fuse back in fuse box.
Put the access cover back on.
Get under the truck and locate the filter. (mine is under the driver's seat and tucked up under the frame rail. Your location may vary.)
Put out cigarette/cigar/pipe.
Use the tool and slip it over the fuel line.
Push the tool "into" the filter.
Pull line out.
Curse because Ken forgot to tell you to take a rag under there with you to catch the bit of gas that comes out.
Go inside and change shirt.
Get back under the truck and do the other side but take an old bowl or something similar with you.
Keep your finger on the side that is going to face down or drain into a suitable container...that bowl you just got.
Put the filter in a bowl or something.
Install new filter by simply pushing the lines into the filter or the filter into the lines. TO-ma-to / To-MAH-to
Open driver's side door.
Sit in seat.
Curse because you forgot to wipe the dirt off your hind end.
Turn key to RUN but don't start. Let the fuel pump prime the filter. (Takes all of 2 seconds)
Start truck.
Realize that the miss wasn't caused by the fuel filter.
Return to FTE.
Listen to some tell you that one of your COPs might be crapping out.
Listen to others tell you that it may be a plugged/worn injector.
Listen to others to tell you to clean the AIC.
Listen to some tell you that their old T-bird...(uh...sorry Art.
)Listen to others tell you sell it and get a PSD. <---ignore those guys.
Sit. Stay. Become a Supporter.
Hope this helps.
Last edited by Monsta; Mar 15, 2007 at 12:47 AM.
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I watched the guy at the shop change the fuel filter on my 04'. He just disconnected the old filter with the tool and popped on the new one. Some fuel dripped but not too much. I'm getting the tool and doing it myself, just easier that way.
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Big thanks to Monsta.. I just purchased an 04 , and have documentation (hand wrote) note in service booklet of this only getting done once.? Yikes. Do the V 10s need this done twice a year? Seems a bit freqent. How about miles driven? I would guess that the more times the better, to decreas h2o type problems. Again thanks to all.
Tuned
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Thanks birdog16 . I went back and caught the 10,000 miles. But on the fuel topic I noted a thread that mentioned not to use a fuel system dryer with alcohol in it ? What type or name of product is usable.
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Originally Posted by XLnAK
Yikes. Do the V 10s need this done twice a year? Seems a bit freqent. How about miles driven?
Gonna do this this weekend.
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From: Pa
Originally Posted by XLnAK
Thanks birdog16 . I went back and caught the 10,000 miles. But on the fuel topic I noted a thread that mentioned not to use a fuel system dryer with alcohol in it ? What type or name of product is usable.
I use Pennray "Nox Ice" from time to time because all the ethanol in the gas tends to attract moisture because alcohol is hydroscopic. A 10,000 mile filter change for a V10 sounds about right.
I always run Sunoco gas from One station near my house when at all possible. I have found that not all gas is created equal, due to the additive packages, checks of tank moisture and pump maintenece. The quality of fuel you run can have an effect on how long your fuel filter will last before it gets gunked up.
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Said "The quality of fuel you run can have an effect on how long your fuel filter will last before it gets gunked up."
This is so true it bears repeating!
I have several Chevron stations on my normal driving paths so have more then one option.... Most are less then 10 years old. Unfortunately one of them is only new in the sense that it is a re badged no name brand station that has "grand fathered" in the ground tanks that are over 30 years old....
A few years back I stopped there for a full 32 gallon reload... and within a few minutes of leaving, my truck was running like crap.... it finally turned out to be a severely clogged filter... truck still had less then 3000 miles on it.... only difference was the station I got last load of fuel at....
Two days later the filter was clogged again....arrrgh!! I had to drain and drop the tank to flush all the mud and crap out.... of course the owner of the gas station told me to go pound sand.... not worth the lawyer costs to smoke his butt.....learned a valuable lesson
Shinny new paint and modern pumps do not mean a damned thing!
Said "The quality of fuel you run can have an effect on how long your fuel filter will last before it gets gunked up."
This is so true it bears repeating!
I have several Chevron stations on my normal driving paths so have more then one option.... Most are less then 10 years old. Unfortunately one of them is only new in the sense that it is a re badged no name brand station that has "grand fathered" in the ground tanks that are over 30 years old....
A few years back I stopped there for a full 32 gallon reload... and within a few minutes of leaving, my truck was running like crap.... it finally turned out to be a severely clogged filter... truck still had less then 3000 miles on it.... only difference was the station I got last load of fuel at....
Two days later the filter was clogged again....arrrgh!! I had to drain and drop the tank to flush all the mud and crap out.... of course the owner of the gas station told me to go pound sand.... not worth the lawyer costs to smoke his butt.....learned a valuable lesson
Shinny new paint and modern pumps do not mean a damned thing!
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From: Tax Happy Hanover Pa
Originally Posted by Monsta
Go to auto parts store and get the fuel line tool for Fords.
Get the appropriate, quality filter.
Go home.
Pull out the owner's manual and determine which fuse is for the fuel pump.
Remove access cover for fuse box below the steering wheel.
Sit on seat.
Start truck.
Pull the fuse.
Truck dies. Remove key put fuse back in fuse box.
Put the access cover back on.
Get under the truck and locate the filter. (mine is under the driver's seat and tucked up under the frame rail. Your location may vary.)
Put out cigarette/cigar/pipe.
Use the tool and slip it over the fuel line.
Push the tool "into" the filter.
Pull line out.
Curse because Ken forgot to tell you to take a rag under there with you to catch the bit of gas that comes out.
Go inside and change shirt.
Get back under the truck and do the other side but take an old bowl or something similar with you.
Keep your finger on the side that is going to face down or drain into a suitable container...that bowl you just got.
Put the filter in a bowl or something.
Install new filter by simply pushing the lines into the filter or the filter into the lines. TO-ma-to / To-MAH-to
Open driver's side door.
Sit in seat.
Curse because you forgot to wipe the dirt off your hind end.
Turn key to RUN but don't start. Let the fuel pump prime the filter. (Takes all of 2 seconds)
Start truck.
Realize that the miss wasn't caused by the fuel filter.
Return to FTE.
Listen to some tell you that one of your COPs might be crapping out.
Listen to others tell you that it may be a plugged/worn injector.
Listen to others to tell you to clean the AIC.
Listen to some tell you that their old T-bird...(uh...sorry Art.)
Listen to others tell you sell it and get a PSD. <---ignore those guys.
Sit. Stay. Become a Supporter.
Hope this helps.
Get the appropriate, quality filter.
Go home.
Pull out the owner's manual and determine which fuse is for the fuel pump.
Remove access cover for fuse box below the steering wheel.
Sit on seat.
Start truck.
Pull the fuse.
Truck dies. Remove key put fuse back in fuse box.
Put the access cover back on.
Get under the truck and locate the filter. (mine is under the driver's seat and tucked up under the frame rail. Your location may vary.)
Put out cigarette/cigar/pipe.
Use the tool and slip it over the fuel line.
Push the tool "into" the filter.
Pull line out.
Curse because Ken forgot to tell you to take a rag under there with you to catch the bit of gas that comes out.
Go inside and change shirt.
Get back under the truck and do the other side but take an old bowl or something similar with you.
Keep your finger on the side that is going to face down or drain into a suitable container...that bowl you just got.
Put the filter in a bowl or something.
Install new filter by simply pushing the lines into the filter or the filter into the lines. TO-ma-to / To-MAH-to
Open driver's side door.
Sit in seat.
Curse because you forgot to wipe the dirt off your hind end.
Turn key to RUN but don't start. Let the fuel pump prime the filter. (Takes all of 2 seconds)
Start truck.
Realize that the miss wasn't caused by the fuel filter.
Return to FTE.
Listen to some tell you that one of your COPs might be crapping out.
Listen to others tell you that it may be a plugged/worn injector.
Listen to others to tell you to clean the AIC.
Listen to some tell you that their old T-bird...(uh...sorry Art.
)Listen to others tell you sell it and get a PSD. <---ignore those guys.
Sit. Stay. Become a Supporter.
Hope this helps.
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From: SPARKS NEVADA
I agree fredvon4...only Chevron goes in my truck. The same thing happened to mine when I had to get cheap crap gas. It was a pain in the butt to correct. 10-15k I change the filter, but I'll do it the way monsta stated. Thanks Monsta great info!
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