fuel filter cap....

[shadowe123]

ok im pissed... i was driving to my girlfriends house earlier and i heard a noise(thought my tranny blew) but ended up being the fuel filter cap...some how it busted open. and was pouring fuel all over my engine....well i took it off and found the seal was to big got a new one and put it back on got it snug started my truck drove 10 feet and it blew open again.. do they make a metal cap???i bet the treads are just bad on this one but i would like a metal one

[adfields]

That is a new one for me. I would also like a metal one.

[firefooll]

go to advanced, get a new fuel filter and the puerlator one has a new cap on it, it takes a half" drive socket, easy to get on&off. still has a fin's so you can use pliers to get it of as well


$24 i think

[bigcountrysg]

You an get a billet filter cap. They are all over ebay. But I just use a fram filter comes with a new cap attached to the filter. Total cost is about 20 bucks at your local parts store.

[shadowe123]

yea i bought a new cap today its a WIX it worked but i would like a billet one for the look... i just dont want that happening again i lost about 10 gals of fuel

[AFBLUE]

Dont be offended if I laugh a little "the look" isnt the fuel bowl hidden under the engine cover? So who would see it? I also think there is a reason why the lid is plastic, so when you cross thread the cap you dont destroy the fuel bowl cap. Thats also the advantage of the OBS fuel system, you only have 8psi in the fuel bowl and not the whole system pressure.

[shadowe123]

i dont have a engine cover the guy who owned my truck before me ripped it off... and yea i understand what you mean by cross treading it.... its just so weird that that cap just blew off it tore up the treads on that cap

[AFBLUE]

I do agree, the 99+ trucks have 70 psi on that cap, Whereas the OBS fuel bowls are at the most only 8psi from the low stage of the fuel pump at WOT it will probably drop to almost 0psi to meet the demand of the motor. So you have alot more pressure to contend with. A billet cap would not be a bad thing, just be forwarned about cross threading the fuel bowl.