Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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I suspect that I need to replace the fuel filter on my '05 Ram & would like to know the procedure. When I still farmed, some of our diesel equipment required nothing when doing a change while some of them you had to open a bleed screw & manually pump the air out. There's no info in the owner's manual other than the part number. I'm guessing this doesn't require anything special but before I mess with it I would like to hear from someone with experience. Thanks.
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Re: Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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Thanks for that info, anyone else?
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Re: Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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Go to cumminsforums.com and check out a previous section called 3rd gen popular fuel filter data. There are some filter brands to stay away from as they don't do a very good job. You must keep that system clean or you are going to be spending 3k plus for injectors.
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Re: Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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"Gentlemen, we must all hang together, or surely, we shall all hang seperately."--Benjamin Franklin
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Re: Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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Lots of videos on the internet.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HNfa6vV1ykEasy job, take your time if it's your first time. Hardest part is collecting the diesel fuel you drain out of the filter housing, not much fuel is lost. Be careful when re-installing the plastic lid, it has fine threads that can cross-thread easily damaging the fragile plastic threads. Make sure the lid is flat on the housing and start tightening the lid very slowly by hand and make sure it's going on correctly. Make sure you close the drain valve on the filter housing when your finished and BEFORE trying to start your truck. When restarting your truck I cycle the key forward a few times, you can hear the fuel pump running. After cycling it my truck usually starts right up and runs for about 30 seconds then stalls. I cycle the ignition a few more times and then turn the truck over. Usually takes about a minute of turning the truck over and releasing until the truck starts for good.
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Re: Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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One more thing on the filter change. Even though it looks like you could stick in a 3/8 drive ratchet into the lid, DON'T! You will break the lid at that area. Use only a wrench or socket on the outside hex to unscrew the lid. 1 1/8 if I remember correctly.
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Re: Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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The mechanics of changing it are no big deal, I've worked with farm equipment all my life. Our last combine had the fuel filter & water separator located on the right side of the transverse-mounted block, out of sight, out of reach. You had to lean over the engine, peering upside down with a shop light to get to them. Not as simple as it may sound. It was just the priming that I was concerned with, since, as stated in my first post, some of our equipment needed extra work to get the air out. But the Cumminsforums.com site was a nice revelation, don't know why I hadn't thought to search for something like that! Seeing the unanimous acclaim for the Baldwin filter convinced me to go that route instead of NAPA or the factory filter from the dealer. Bad part is I had to order it & now gotta wait, no place local carries 'em. But I appreciate everyone here who weighed in, always can find good info here.
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Re: Cummins Fuel Filter Replacement
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Seeing the unanimous acclaim for the Baldwin filter convinced me to go that route instead of NAPA or the factory filter from the dealer. Bad part is I had to order it & now gotta wait, no place local carries 'em.
I know the Baldwin and Wix filters are the same( just had both of them in my hands Last Friday) and I believe the Napa(gold) filter is the same too but have not had one in my hand to compare yet.. I had the Baldwin filter because a guy I worked with had bought a couple and sold his truck before he used the second one, I bought the Wix because I forgot I had the Baldwin.. Apparently someone had bought the Wix took the O-ring and returned the filter and then I recieved it with out an O-ring.. I went and got another wix and found the baldwin when I got back to my shop, I was curiose what the difference was so I pulled them both out and compared them , they were identical.. I put the baldwin in because it was older( not saying they break down with age but I always use the older supplies before the new stuff)..
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