Ram fuel filter
2015 ram 3500 swd diesel Have 13000 miles Fuel filter say 8 percent left Will be in AZ for cancer treatment for 2 more weeks. Will take 1200 more miles to get back home Should I change it down ...
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fulltimedaniel wrote:Grit dog wrote:
You have 2 filters and change them both if at 15kmi on orig filters.
Warning, dealer will charge you about $200 for the filters and probably an hour at least to change them.
Even on a discount the filters cost about $100 for the pair.
Sorry to hear about the other stufff......
This is not quite accurate. As the owner of a Dodge Ram 2500 CummimsTD I have had several discussions with dealers about this fuel filter issue. And these dealers are all across the country.
They ALL agree: The only filter that needs to be replaced at 15k is the one under the hood which is the element type. They tell me this came in a service bulletin from RAM/FCA And it is NOT $100 at O Rielly.The WIX is $66.99 (which dont get me wrong is expensive but it;s a far cry from $100) The other filter is about $86 and some change. these prices are in Tucson.
The other filter located above your drive shaft can be changed at 30K+ miles.
The dash readout pertains to the Fuel Filter under the hood on the engine.
Why would anyone do that? For what these trucks cost and the complexity of the engine, why cheap out on a $70-100 filter once a year or so? And why change one and not the other? Not that i dont believe you (or that you care if I do or not) I'd love to see this bulletin or a link to it.
