Thanks to you guys posts, I thought it best to change them before heading out on our trip. We only have 11,454 miles on the odometer. If I waited until 15,000 I would be somewhere near Florida.
The water drain plug came out very easily. Clean diesel poured out... and poured, and poured... to one gallon until I put the new brass plug in. The lower fuel filter cap on ours takes a 1 3/8 inch socket. The top fuel filter cap takes a 1/2 inch drive ratchet.
One thing that was not clear in the posts that I read was on the lower fuel filter, how to seat it. what I did was push the filter onto the cap, then turn the cap until I felt the tab on the filter seating in the housing. Then tighten the cap. The cap seated properly, and no leaks, so it worked.
Just for my own information I called the local Ford Dealer, and asked what it costs to replace both filters. $190.
The whole job took 30 minutes...
They must have gone to the same school as the oil companies did.
The water drain plug came out very easily. Clean diesel poured out... and poured, and poured... to one gallon until I put the new brass plug in. The lower fuel filter cap on ours takes a 1 3/8 inch socket. The top fuel filter cap takes a 1/2 inch drive ratchet.
One thing that was not clear in the posts that I read was on the lower fuel filter, how to seat it. what I did was push the filter onto the cap, then turn the cap until I felt the tab on the filter seating in the housing. Then tighten the cap. The cap seated properly, and no leaks, so it worked.
Just for my own information I called the local Ford Dealer, and asked what it costs to replace both filters. $190.
The whole job took 30 minutes... They must have gone to the same school as the oil companies did.
