How to change the fuel filter on Ford Diesel Super Duty King Ranch 4x4

[smac8213]

Hey Thanks for the video. This was my next project and its great to see it happen first before diving in. Appreciate you taking the time to do this and post it. Good luck to me next weekend!

[cafe8379]

very very helpful thx for making this video. God Bless

[7676geno]

Thank you for making this video im doing mine in the am.

[woffoja]

@7676geno Good Luck!

[stevesprinceofsteaks]

Looks like someone took a dump on those seats. Good info.

[SkinGripz]

Great video. FYI, use the new FD4617 instead of the old FD4609 set. Improved with an additional O-Ring as water was getting past and destroying injectors. Also may try using a 12" socket extension for an easier job underneath and more wrench space. Nice job and nice truck.

[SkinGripz]

Was dreading the new found maintenance of my first diesel (F350 09) but your video shows it is very easy to save $300.00 at the dealer. Thanks a bunch !

[RAwasson]

Excellent video. Easy to follow. I wish you had a video for all my other diesel questions!

[toolman21801]

Decent video. Invest in a catch pan and rags or oil pads to avoid spilling diesel on the ground. To avoid having a tough time removing the caps, coat the o-rings and threads with transmission fluid or light silicone grease to make it easier to remove and install next time.

[DTProductions188]

About to purchase my first Ford F250 diesel. Your video was very well done and insightful.

Thanks!

[jandb150]

Very helpful and pretty much step by step where anyone with some tools and a little mechanical know-how can get er done! Thanks. I also recommend changing one filter at a time, and cycling the key in-between to make sure you don't get air in your fuel system ( kind of a pain in the ass I hear if you do)

[1PhoenixRider]

Good Job Thanks.

[HonleeSar]

I didn't need to change the filter...but I DID need to find that DRAIN to drain the water...and your video helped me by showing me WHERE it is...and how to drain it! THANK YOU! :-)

[scottishandrew1]

I would recommend priming and starting the truck after replacing the bottom filter..... I have did close to 200 of these filters in my life time and have had about 6 start and run for about 12 seconds then die, due to air in the fuel lines..... But with the prime and start in-between filters I have had no problems.

[mpudelko]

Thanks very much for this great video. I avoided this after horror stories on the forums of guys getting a diesel bath attempting this. After draining the valve completely in my garage, it didn't take much to get the socket on that bottom filter to replace it. The engineer who thought locating that lower housing so close to the fuel lines needs a daily enema. On a good note: the 36mm socket is the same socket for both bottom and top filters, and is also the socket for the oil filter.

[TheBlazen001]

this is terible design those filters,and hard to aces too.

[FlyinRaptorJesus]

that truck is insta-wood.

[raptorsrock19]

I just did my filter change this past weekend. Nothing seemed to drain out from the bottom filter but I had to do it in my driveway, and it kinda slopes backward. So heads up best to keep it level so you dont have fuel left in the cap. Also when you pull the bottom filter out you might have to wrangle it off the fuel pickup(inside filter). Be careful to not pull to hard and break anything. Good post !

[toyfarm1]

i would add one thing....if you use a long extension, enough to get behind transfer case, it makes lower filter removal much easier!

[albyva]

To update... I followed your video to the letter and my fuel filter change was successful. I also, barely had any fuel spill. I let the bottom filter drain for a few minutes, so when I took the cap off, nothing really came out. :) The top one gave me a tiny splash as I put the new filter on, since there was a pool of fuel. Otherwise, it was 100% successful. Thanks. You just saved me $500+

[woffoja]

@albyva Glad the video could help. It's so much cheaper than paying a dealership or mechanic and overall not that difficult.

[woffoja]

@albyva Glad the video could help. It's so much cheaper than paying a dealership or mechanic and overall not that difficult.

[woffoja]

Wow - yeah - I definitely had to do it myself. It was so much cheaper and easier. I didn't even have to jack it up to get underneath it. The one by the drivers side frame rail was a little awkward to get to - but once I finished everything was fine.

[albyva]

Thanks. This is just what I needed to do my own filter change. The dealerships are charging insane prices

[woffoja]

@albyva No problem - glad I could help. One small token of advice - use a little lubricant on those black rubber gaskets they give you to make sure they seal really good when you tighten the cap back up.

[albyva]

@woffoja - What type of lube? Oil? Grease? Suggestions of what I can pick up from the auto part's store?

[woffoja]

@albyva I use a Rotella (Shell) oil in a 5 gallon bucket. It was like $70 for the oil. I think it's a 15w - 30. The nice thing is that you don't have to change it that often.

[albyva]

@woffoja - Thanks. I just changed my oil with Rotella. This weekend, I think I'll do another oil change and include a fuel filter change this time. I don't know if you tried having a dealer/repair shop change your fuel filters. But I did several months ago and they charged me around $600. I couldn't believe it, considering the filters only cost $50 bucks. So I went to dieselfiltersonline and bought some new filters and I'm now ready to do it myself and save $550.

[woffoja]

The filters had 27k miles on them. Factory says change them at 20k.

[lrave8r]

Thank you. That was very helpful. Just curious, how many miles were on those filters?