Did DC update or recommend a different fuel filter than OEM ? Thought I seen this some where not sure.It's almost time for a little PM.

 

Yes, they went to a 7 micron instead of a 10. Still can get them through mopar or fleeguard.

 

Just a thought. I have an 04.5 and installed a 7 micron filter. Drove from Michigan to Florida fine but after about 16K miles (sorry ment 1600 miles)on the filter truck started running poorly, especially bucking and stalling. After 4 days changed out to the original 10 micron filter and truck now runs fine. I do have the intank fuel pump so pump should be adequet so only can blame the finer filtration unless someone else has another idea.

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thats why there is a 10k mile service interval for the fuel filter...

 

Exactly what I was thinking!

 

The service interval was changed to 10k for the 7 micron filter? Is this official from DC or just what people have been doing?

 

Sorry, I posted that wrong, should have been 1600 miles, not 16000. I usually change between 5-10K miles but due to this trip I changed sooner and noted millage when I installed the 7 micron filter. After arrriving in Florida after 4 weeks problems started. When I removed filter it was fairly clean, no major black spots or anything that looked dirty so only thing I could see was that the filter was partially plugged in my opinion.

 

Baldwin now has a 5 mic drop in filter out for the 3rd. gens. I installed the 1st one a month ago,& have no problems. Fuel pressure is the same too.

 

do you have a part ## for the Baldwin ??

 

Sounds like the filter is doing it's job. Possible you got some contaminated fuel on your trip. Water alone would not turn the filter black. I'd think if you put on another 7 micron filter you would have ran on just fine. I've been doing big trucks for 30 years & ain't found to good of a filter yet.

 

NUMBERS New numbers please

 

Figure this yall, put new filter on last week, pulled it out today just to look at it, SOLID BLACK! 220mile, and already solid black, what is the deal there?

 

I boouught a filter for my truck the other day from Napa, its a 7 micron, p/n is a 3585XE.
pruin... solid black?.. sounds like algae. there is a fuel additive for killing it.

 

Baldwin # PF7977. 5mic absolute.