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Huntindog
Aug 21, 2012Explorer
Thanks for all the responses. And I gotta say, this thread has stayed on track really well. My next few posts will be answers to some concerns that were brought up.
Lagarto_Roca wrote:Huntindog wrote:
I just did my first filter change on my 2011 Dmax. 19,800 miles and 2 years. The filter minder still indicated 49% life remaining, but the 2 years was up.
Drained the filter completely into a clear glass, and there was absolutely no water present....
Like the Dentist said, “just because you don’t have pain, it doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem.” Water and Diesel are a problem.Of course water and diesel are a problem...But as the answers show, quite a few have never experienced it.
You do realize that old one was a non-paper media OEM coalescing filter that removes 99.9% of emulsified water droplets? I hope you replaced it with the same or the Racor equivalent. Know also, unlike most other retail available filters, that filter does not have a bypass when clogged. Performance will wane or stop altogether at end of life, in case you don’t believe the DIC % left. It’s the best available filtering to use in a stock configuration. Yes I know all of those things, and my filter is the right one...Thanks
The WIF sensor on the HD is a joke. If it ever does activate, you've got a serious amount of water (in 4 HDs and 100s of 1000s of miles, I’ve seen it once, 10 minutes after a fillup).
You'd be hard pressed to find any HD owner that witnessed any water exiting from that drain valve. They can develop leaks, are ineffective, and many owners delete it with a plug instead.People do a lot of things to their trucks that may not be in their best interests. I've never had a problem with mine,,,,so it and my warranty is stayingNewsW wrote:
How many Class 8 trucks have you ever seen stopped on side of the road from bad fuel?
How many have you seen that don't have extensive filtering and water separators for fuel?
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