Dirty Filter???

2500 Cummins · 07-03-2008, 04:04 AM

Would this be considered a dirty filter? It has around 4500 miles on it.

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Last edited by 2500 Cummins : 07-29-2008 at 06:43 AM.

***stinnett25*** · 07-03-2008, 04:06 AM

Some people change there fuel filter every oil change. My OEM fuel filter lasted me 35,000 miles before it made me change it. Started acting up a bit, running like doodie.

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1BadOilBurnerN-Lv · 07-03-2008, 04:08 AM

thing looks hammer'd

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2500 Cummins · 07-03-2008, 04:43 AM

I bought the truck in January with 28,500 miles on it. The dealer supposedly changed it before I took delivery of it.

It now has 33,000 miles on it. I've never changed one, so I don't know what a dirty one looks like.

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***stinnett25*** · 07-03-2008, 05:06 AM

I think with a fuel filter, once they get soaked with diesel they all kinda look the same.

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RDyson · 07-04-2008, 09:57 AM

Looks pretty normal.

Randy

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NickBeek · 07-04-2008, 01:47 PM

I do mine at 15K like the manual states. I also drain my filter cannister about once a month to make sure no crap or water is building up.

BTW, that is what my filter usually looks like when I change it. I would be willing to bet it would look like that if i changed it a 500, 5000, or 15000 miles.

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***TEX*** · 07-05-2008, 12:21 PM

looks normal to me i do mine at 15K ant it always looks like that

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***awenthol*** · 07-05-2008, 09:25 PM

My last change was much blacker than that, and I was still maintaining acceptable fuel pressure...

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jpringle3@hotmail.com · 07-05-2008, 09:34 PM

That valve you lift to drain out the water has a little "o" ring on it that if it gets dirt under it will give you all kinds of grief. I have an oil sample suction pump and draw out the fuel then I use the shop vacuum to clean the canister. Putting a clean filter in a dirty bowl, seems like a waist to me. PLAY SAFE!

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07-03-2008, 04:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
*stinnett25* Mullet Photogragher Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Farmersburg Indiana Posts: 2,319 stinnett25's Truck Pics	Some people change there fuel filter every oil change. My OEM fuel filter lasted me 35,000 miles before it made me change it. Started acting up a bit, running like doodie. __________________ 06 BIG HORN 4x4

07-03-2008, 04:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
1BadOilBurnerN-Lv Cummins Nut Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lost Wage's Nevada Posts: 365 1BadOilBurnerN-Lv's Truck Pics	thing looks hammer'd __________________ 2000 2500 sport extended cab short box. 5 inch straight piped exhaust , silencer ring M.I.A. , B.H.A.F. 410 gears , 6 inch long arm rcd lift and 37's Superchips micromax tunner

07-03-2008, 04:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
2500 Cummins Cummins Fan Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 41 2500 Cummins's Truck Pics	I bought the truck in January with 28,500 miles on it. The dealer supposedly changed it before I took delivery of it. It now has 33,000 miles on it. I've never changed one, so I don't know what a dirty one looks like. __________________ 2006 Ram Quad Cab 4x4 5.9 Auto w/3.73 2006 Keystone Cougar 31' Fiver 2002 Crownline 202BR

07-03-2008, 05:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
*stinnett25* Mullet Photogragher Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Farmersburg Indiana Posts: 2,319 stinnett25's Truck Pics	I think with a fuel filter, once they get soaked with diesel they all kinda look the same. __________________ 06 BIG HORN 4x4

07-04-2008, 09:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
RDyson Diesel Head Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pampa TX Posts: 1,112 RDyson's Truck Pics	Looks pretty normal. Randy __________________ 03 SO/Auto, QC/4X4, TST/Smarty, Boost/Fuel/Pyro/Rail Pressure, SPS-62, Goerend, Amsoil 4510, Walbro, Arson CP3 Kit, GDP Power-Flo, Grid Eliminator, Fuel Tank Vent Mod, Donaldson 51", Flux 1's, ARP, 490/1020--Mustang dyno at TST 10/6/07, 13.53 @102.5

07-04-2008, 01:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
NickBeek Cummins Nut Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 333 NickBeek's Truck Pics	I do mine at 15K like the manual states. I also drain my filter cannister about once a month to make sure no crap or water is building up. BTW, that is what my filter usually looks like when I change it. I would be willing to bet it would look like that if i changed it a 500, 5000, or 15000 miles. __________________ 2006 Dodge, 2500, CTD, 4x4, 6 Speed, SLT, Thunder Road Package, Mineral Grey, MBRP Muffler Replacement Kit, Fast Idle Enabled.

07-05-2008, 12:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
*TEX* Diesel Head Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TAYLOR TX/CARIBOU ME Posts: 2,151 TEX's Truck Pics	looks normal to me i do mine at 15K ant it always looks like that __________________ 2006 Quad Cab-Short bed-4X4-CTD-SLT-Silver-Auto-3.73-Big Horn Pkg-AeroTurbine 4040XL-MBRP 5" Dual Wall Angle Cut Tip see garage for pics-Blue Cool Hose Kit-Amsoil 4510-ISSPRO Turbo Timer/Monitor-285 BFG AT'S-BMK 11 By Pass-Draw Tite Gooseneck Hitch-DiPricol Optix Gauges Boost,EGT,Trans Temp Wife:2005 VW Passat TDI Work: 2004 Pierce Contender with 8.3L Cummins---Fire Truck

07-05-2008, 09:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
*awenthol* Pretending to be a poser Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 3,728 awenthol's Truck Pics	My last change was much blacker than that, and I was still maintaining acceptable fuel pressure... __________________ 2006 Laramie QC, SB, 4x4, 48RE 2 3 06/21/2008 - 478hp - 923 lb-ft

07-05-2008, 09:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
jpringle3@hotmail.com Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 263 jpringle3@hotmail.com's Truck Pics	That valve you lift to drain out the water has a little "o" ring on it that if it gets dirt under it will give you all kinds of grief. I have an oil sample suction pump and draw out the fuel then I use the shop vacuum to clean the canister. Putting a clean filter in a dirty bowl, seems like a waist to me. PLAY SAFE! __________________ JP 3 Licenced HD mechanic for 35 years. RETIRED! worked on engines all my life. Spent last 19 HAPPY years at Freightliner