Water in Fuel? When Do You Drain the Filter?
Hi diesel noob here again LOL....so I'm considering taking the plunge and buying my first diesel, 2015 Ram 3500 with 6.7L Cummins and 81k miles. Reading through the Diesel Supplement to the owner's...
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4x4ord wrote:
I think periodic fuel filter changes is a waste of time and money. If you get dirty fuel the new filter will plug almost immediately.... if the fuel you get is clean your filters will last for years. Some of my diesel engines haven't seen a filter change in 15 years. I change my fuel filters if I notice a lack of power or when the fuel restriction gauge shows a problem.
I am kind of with you on this, although I do change this 2014 Ram of mine once a year, never had a fuel light come on yet, until the wires got chaffed on the rear fuel sensor on this Ram, and every time I would go thru a rainstorm I would get the warning ,new fuel sensor , no more warnings.
My previous 99 ford Superduty , got three fuel filter changes that I can remember in nearly 16 years. Never drained the filter ,never had a water in fuel warning. To this date 22 years with a diesel truck ,and never had a warning because of bad fuel. Lucky, no idea. Have bought diesel all over the western US , and parts of Canada.
