Changing fuel filters

[randy48162]

I'm going to try and change these myself this weekend does it matter which one you do first? how many times do you need to turn the key on and off to prime?

Thanks

[DeuceFifty]

wait til you have under 1/4 tank left.
loosen the top one first. Set your oil change pan under the lower one. open the water seperator and let er drain all the way. then go about doing the lower one with whatever extension combination works.

prime the system by cycling on for 30 seconds and off- 6x

[Shinny]

you'll get a good diesel bath. I did mine the other night. 3 quarts drained out and I couldn't wait anymore and made a big mess. It drained a good 15 minutes when I lost patience

[1qwicsvt]

Just did mine last weekend...doesn't matter which is done first. And the diesel tech at the local dealership told me he only primes the system once for 30 seconds, so that's what I did and have had no problems. Oh, and make sure you have a 36mm socket!

[randy48162]

Sounds like im gonna get messy! ill let you guys know how it goes.

[Shinny]

Just remember...use a clean drain pan so you can save the fuel that drains out of the separator. Diesel is getting expensive.

[pyro2nite]

I found after changing the filters several times, it is better to open the top one first. Doing this will prevent it from siphoning out when you open the bottom drain.

[CO 2010 PS]

one more thing; do it on a muggy night that you want to spend outdoors, you wont need any mosquito repellent... LOL

[DeuceFifty]

yeah you will smell like diesel fora few days. if you followthe process above the mess wont be bad. last time it took 20 minutes and only spilled two drops

[WildStyle]

I've always opened the water separator drain first, drop the lower one and replace it, then replace the upper filter at work.