Water in Fuel
A friend recently had a situation where water in fuel destroyed his injector pump in his 2008 Ford F350. He said there was no warning that he had water in the fuel. How can one check to make sure thi...
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agesilaus wrote:Kafn8td wrote:
Most modern diesels have a water separator in the fuel line. I think Ford recommends it be drained monthly, not sure about Dodge.
A lot of people check that filter by draining a little every time they fill up. The filter is under the truck, right underneath the driver's seat so you can check it without crawling under the vehicle.
Also that filter needs to be changed every second oil change.
On my illustrious 2005 Ford diesel anyways, it's a PITA to drain any water out of the fuel filter. You definitely have to get under the truck because they tucked the fuel filter up horizontally into the frame rail to protect it from being hit by anything - a good idea, but still a pain. Then it takes a metric allen wrench to crack open the drain, just what everyone has around.
On the other hand, on my DP, there's a clear bowl on the bottom of the water separator filter and an easy finger drain.
Bill
