Replacing fuel filter when changing the oil

[JRJ04]

yea....i lose anywhere between 1-2 mpg in the winter....sucks a lot. I wonder if there are any additives you could put in to bring that BTU value back up? I already use the 2 stroke motor oil....maybe start using more than just that in the winter or more of a concentration of it?

Your thoughts?

 

[BIG JOE]

Back to filter change periodicity (big word, same as: cycle/frequency) ?

An observation ?

I changed fuel filters Saturday. Shut the valves on the Dahl, opened the drain. Let it drain into a clean, 1 gallon glass jug.. had some lunch'n took a Combat nap.

Woke up Battle Ready and finished the fuel filter/oil change-out stuff.

Today.. when I went to dump the glass jug into my oil re-cycle can thingy...

The Crap that had settled out of the dezel.. was amazing

Very fine scale, grit and mud... enough to almost cover the bottom ring of the jug. And that's not to mention what was proly still captured in the filter media..

I ran this set of filters a bit longer than usual but this kinda caught my attention as to the importance of changing the fuel filters IAW miles, and/or Time.

Thought I'd pass it on ?

Joe

 

[95_stroker]

Good observation report Joe! I think we tend to take for granted the importance of the filters. I know on the 6.0 the condition of the filters is paramount to injector performance and longevity. Suckers are expensive for the 6 as well, $60-$70 for a set of fuel filters.