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I was looking through the maintenance section and they recommend fuel filter replacement at 30K miles. Seems a little long to me, what do most people do?
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MountainAir05
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Change out every couple of years. Keep one on hand when traveling. Ensure you get a set of the plastic tools to remove the lines.
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bounder w31
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I change mine every year or about 10,000 miles for two reasons. 1. that filter is the same used on cars getting 25 - 30 miles per gallon. I figure I'm using three times the fuel through the vehicle so I change it more often. 2. On the road you can never be 100% sure how clean the fuel is your getting, I always try to buy from good stations but you don't know.
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othertonka
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bounder w31 wrote:I change mine every year or about 10,000 miles for two reasons. 1. that filter is the same used on cars getting 25 - 30 miles per gallon. I figure I'm using three times the fuel through the vehicle so I change it more often. 2. On the road you can never be 100% sure how clean the fuel is your getting, I always try to buy from good stations but you don't know.
This post is right on and the way that I figure also. For instance if your car gets 25 MPG and you drive 10,000 miles, you would only filter 400 gallons of gas through that little filter. Now if you only get 7.5 MPG and you drive 10,000 miles, your little filter has filtered 1333 gallons of Gas. Kind of puts it in perspective for me, I change mine yearly and carry a spare.
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I certainly don't want to sound redundant but, I concur with them. It's a big beast and you don't want ANY troubles out on the road in the middle of the moon some place. So, it's cheap, good insurance, change that filter. It's the least you can do in terms of "doing what you can" in prevention of problems for the fuel system.
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BillArf
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Yearly, regardless of accumulated miles. If you go over say 10- 15,000 or so miles a year you will need to change the filter more then once a year. ALWAYS, always have a new/spare fuel filter in the rig as you never know when you might need it.
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Fuel filter is found on the driver's side frame rail about 1/4 back.
Hints on the fuel filter removal:
In regard to the nylon disc set you need to purchase.... it is "Lisle" brand, part # 37000 "AC/Fuel disconnector tool set (about $9.00+-). This set has multiple sizes and unfortunately the other tool you can buy, the metal scissors tool has 2 sizes. I find the plastic disc set is the better way to go because you have various size discs, one of which will fit. With the fuel line disconnect discs have two open end wrenchs. I slide the proper size nylon/plastic fuel line disconnector (3/8 for the Ford V10) into the circular opening on the end of the fuel line and with the open end wrench put one wrench around the front fuel line to hold it and one open end wrench to push the fuel line disconnector disc IN and easily the fuel line comes out/ free. I find that if I leave the fuel filter in its cradle and remove the lines while the fuel filter is in the cradle that the removal is extremely easy. The trick is do not at anytime pull the fuel filter away from the fuel line while you are using the fuel line dis connector tool. You push the fuel filter into the line/connector and as you are pushing it in use the two open end wrenches and the remover disc to separate the line from the filter. It is harder to for me to explain this then for me to remove the fuel filter. The inline fuel filter removal is easy if you have an understanding of how the filter is attached. When you install the new filter you want the arrow printed on the side of the fuel filter pointing toward the engine.
In regard to the nylon disc set.... it is "Lisle" brand, part # 37000 "AC/Fuel dis connector tool set (about $9.00+-). This set has multiple sizes and unfortunately the other tool you can buy, the metal scissors tool has 2 sizes. I find the plastic disc set is the better way to go because you have various size discs, one of which will fit. Available at Advanced Auto, AutoZone, etc.
For a Ford V10 you can use one of the following brands of fuel filter:
Fuel Filter = Motorcraft FG872 or Purolator F64711 or Napa Gold 3296
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BoatCop
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I have it changed at every oil change/service.
The way most rigs spend a lot of time sitting, the fuel has a tendancy to varnish, which Ford engines (especially V-10s) don't really care for.
It's pretty cheap insurance to prevent spitting and sputtering to a stop out in the middle of nowhere.
Alan
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I'd like to learn to diy this.
Can you go through the steps please?
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Admiral
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mblaster wrote:I'd like to learn to diy this.
Can you go through the steps please?
Thanks.
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othertonka wrote:bounder w31 wrote:I change mine every year or about 10,000 miles for two reasons. 1. that filter is the same used on cars getting 25 - 30 miles per gallon. I figure I'm using three times the fuel through the vehicle so I change it more often. 2. On the road you can never be 100% sure how clean the fuel is your getting, I always try to buy from good stations but you don't know.
This post is right on and the way that I figure also. For instance if your car gets 25 MPG and you drive 10,000 miles, you would only filter 400 gallons of gas through that little filter. Now if you only get 7.5 MPG and you drive 10,000 miles, your little filter has filtered 1333 gallons of Gas. Kind of puts it in perspective for me, I change mine yearly and carry a spare.
I concur ! 
Short time young and a long time old !
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