Yesterday I did my first drain of the water separator. The fuel just dribbled out. There was no visible water but I was wondering if there should have been more than a dribble. If I remember correctly my 05 had a much faster stream (and was a pain to do).

 

I did mine a few days ago. Almost 0 water in it. Anyway, I had the control lever half open and it was pouring out, not a dribble at all.

I put a 20oz gatorade bottle under the "nozzle" and not even 5 seconds into it draining, it was ~1/3 of the way filled. Their recommended 20 seconds or w/e it is would have over filled the bottle.

 

Drained mine for the second time and both times It flowed fast and steady and I filled an extra large fast food drink cup then it turned to a dribble after about 30 seconds

 

Are you suppose to let it drain until it stops or is there a specified amount of time?

 

I've been thinking (that usually gets me in trouble!) but the truck has sat for more than a week. Maybe the system loses it's pressure over time and that's why the fuel barely came out. The tank is less than half full. I'll fire it up to get fuel for a trip this week and try again.

 

Drained mine last night. I've had it for a month, and this is the 3rd tank of fuel. No water at all, could have dumped it right back in the tank, if I had used a clean container. Ford says you're supposed to drain it for about 30 seconds, but holy cow, that sounds like a long time. That seperator doesn't hold that much water, does it?

 

Ok, stupid question (from a gasser) but what are you supposed to do with this diesel/water mixture when you drain it? Like what is the disposal method?

Thanks,

Isaac

 

Not a stupid question. I've been wondering that myself. If it looks OK do you pour it back in? Or just dump it in your waste oil container before you take it to the recycler?

F250 PSD hopefully to be built this week...

 

Burn it in the next bonfire?

 

I tow a 5th wheel with my 6.4L PSD so I have adopted the 8000 KMS/5000miles oil change cycle. I use the quick Lube at my Ford dealer as it is difficult to find CJ4 oil in other quick lube shops. When I ask for the oil change with CJ4 it only takes a couple of seconds more to ask them to drain the water separator. I have now gone through 2 oil changes and had to show them where it is and how to turn it on. They just drop the diesel and any water fuel into the waste oil catcher that is under the vechicle during the oil change.

I have owned a 1983, 1999 and 2008 Ford Diesels. I used the oil change cycle to drain the water seperator method with all three trucks. Only once did I have water in fuel light between oil changes. A Texaco station in OR had water in the diesel storage tank. How easy it was to spend $2000 to repair the damage.

 

I would say use it to start the next fire in your backyard fire pit, or if you don't have a fire pit, dump it in with your waste oil before you take it to the recyclers. You could also use it to kill the neighbors tree that is growing over the fence and he won't cut it back, even after you have asked him several times, and when he asks you about the holes in the side of the trunk, just say you saw some wood peckers on it last week. Oh, um, yeah, burn it or dump it with your waste oil.

 

Sorry about the hijack, I own a 6.0 but your post caught my attention. Some of you are probably former 6.0 owners. Anyway, am I to understand that your HFCM (water separator) has a lever to open for draining? If so, that's cool because the 6.0 requires a 6mm allen wrench.


Any chance that the lever can be retro-fitted?

Thanks,
Bill

 

I drained mine a couple weeks ago after 8K miles since late March- hardly any water came out but there was a steady stream of fuel... the dash reminder never came on, I just thought I'd try it anyway....

 

Just pour it back in and the next filter will catch it.

 

How and where is this done ,my truck has yet to be delivered but my salesman mentioned nothing of the sort to me