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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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fuel filter brand

is there any big difference between fram,wix,motorcraft?
I will most likely be picking up my truck on weds or thursday and i want to have a fuel filter and an oil change ready for when i bring it home.
So what brands are your go to?
 
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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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Oil - Motorcraft FL1995 (UOA's dont lie)

Fuel - I like the racor form powerstrokeshop http://catalog.powerstrokeshop.com/p...catalogid=3660
 
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Old May 22, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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Oil- Motorcraft FL1995
Fuel- Lubefiner L4596F ( get them from our OTR truck parts supplier at work- about $12 each, 6 @ a time)
 
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Old May 22, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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Oil - Baldwin B7039

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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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i use motorcraft fuel and oil filters
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 04:02 AM
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Ok thanks i'll probably be getting the motorcraft oil and either the purolator fuel or the motorcraft fuel. Or whatever they have in stock I just wanted to make sure that i wouldnt be getting/using a filter that i should stay away from.
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 05:22 AM
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[QUOTE=amiller93]Oil - Motorcraft FL1995 (UOA's dont lie)

Fuel - I like the racor form powerstrokeshop http://catalog.powerstrokeshop.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=MorePartInfo&PartID=342945&siteid =214083&catalogid=3660[/QUOTE]

Ok, it's early and I'm still asleep and very tired... what's a UOA?
CedricR.
 
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Old May 23, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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I use the Baldwins as well. Fuel filter has a built in cap that has never leaked on me.
 
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Ok, it's early and I'm still asleep and very tired... what's a UOA?
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Used Oil Analysis.

I too use Motorcraft filters...

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Old May 23, 2007 | 04:21 PM
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Used Oil Analysis.

I too use Motorcraft filters...

Joe
Yeah, I was driving down to the steel yard this afternoon when I yelled out (out loud) Used Oil Analysis Dumb A**! I use Blackstone labs... I musta been more asleep than I thought!
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