How do you get the fuel filter cap off in the engine compartment?
Looks like it needs some sort of special tool, so i havent tried to get it off yet.

Thanks.

 

Several methods of getting it off:

Use a screwdriver as a lever between the "tangs" on the cap to help twist it off.
Use your oil filter wrench
Some lids have a square recess for a ratchet


Others I'm sure I'm forgetting. They seem to pop off easier if you drain the bowl first.

 

take a pair of pliers and put the open handles in the notches opposite eachother....then put a screwdriver in the plier head and use it like a T-handle...lefty loosy

 

I always used a long extension in one of the holes in the lid and then gently tap it with a hammer.

 

Thanks, im a noob when it comes to the 7.3, i work on my 05 more because its my truck, the 7.3 is my dad's. does the 7.3 have an in-line filter? When my dad bought the fuel filters for my 6.0 and his 7.3 they only gave him one for his truck.

 

I took a piece of lumber and screwed 2 large screws at the proper spacing to drop down into 2 of the pockets on the cap... (allow the heads of the screws to stick out about a inch or so..)

 

Only the one on the engine if its a stock fuel system.

 

Ok thanks, just wanted to double check

 

I do similar to bama29fan, except I use a crescent wrench and tighten it over the jaws of the pliers. That gives a nice long handle that is not likely to slip.

 

I was able to snag one of these for free from a friend.



7.3L on one side, 6.0L on the other. Not that I have a 6.0!

Stewart

 

Looks like a tool worth having. Have to check ebay.

 

I bought one of these from Guzzle. I like it a lot.

 

I use a special billet aluminum wrench from Dieselsite but I don't think they sell them anymore.

Here's a few like what was posted earlier:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...u=00960608000P


Amazon.com: OTC FORD 6.0L & 7.3L Fuel Filter Wrench: Automotive

Amazon.com: Truck and Tractor Fuel Filter Wrench: Automotive

 

It makes it easy, that's for sure.

I was surprised when my buddy gave it to me. He said he rarely used it.

Stewart

 

I haven't had a problem just grabbin it with my fingers in the slots and thumbs on the outside and twistin it by hands