Fuel filter off a 6.2, what would you say those specs are? Shards of metal? rust?

[nycxjeremyy]

 

[MrMarty51]

How long and how many miles that filther been servicing that truck.

 

[dbrannon79]

I would hope that's just from the housing threads. cut that filter open and open up the paper element to have a looksee. post pics too. That filter is before the IP so it could be from the LP or just randoms that were in the tank that could have gotten there from the stations.

 

[Will L.]

Ok- I am the “chicken little” guy who tells people the sky is falling and tend to overreact…
But if that was on my truck I would hit a panic button and drop the tank for thorough cleaning. A good time to replace all the rubber lines in the truck if not already done up to SAE30R9 so that this new fake diesel fuel cause problems with the old stuff. Then I would flush out the rest of the metal lines all the way to the IP.

I see this 100% as the dead Canary in the coal mine.

 

[WarWagon]

Use a magnet to see if they are metallic. An educated guess is the silver colored lining coming off the inside of the tank. It will clog the tank sock and it’s bypass valve. I also question the contamination on the rubber filter gasket.

Is there a lift pump before this filter?

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

I'd cut it open and look at the filter media...

 

[Will L.]

My point is- it doesn’t matter if it’s rust, plastic, or chunks of spaghetti.
It’s in the tank & lines. Get it out of there.

 

[dbrannon79]

Cheap insurance - drop and inspect fuel tank. with the age of your rig, the galvanized lining is most likely flaking off inside and will look exactly like metal shavings. a replacement tank is far less expensive than an IP and injectors. I did a cheap and dirty fix on mine only because at the time I didn't have the funds to replace the tank. cut the metal line just in front of the fuel tank and installed one of those clear inline filters to catch that stuff before it got into the lift pump and main filter.

Though be warned, this fix of mine bit me in the arse once already on a 300 mile trip to Houston and back with this little filter clogging up. I drove it towing another truck and trailer (about 10,000lbs) for another 150 miles till dummy me figured out what the problem was! I surely took many miles off the life of my IP in the process too. So if funds are tight and you do this, keep a spare filter with you at all times and plan on replacing it at minimum every oil change until you have the tank replaced!

 

[jrsavoie]

Cheap insurance - drop and inspect fuel tank. with the age of your rig, the galvanized lining is most likely flaking off inside and will look exactly like metal shavings. a replacement tank is far less expensive than an IP and injectors. I did a cheap and dirty fix on mine only because at the time I didn't have the funds to replace the tank. cut the metal line just in front of the fuel tank and installed one of those clear inline filters to catch that stuff before it got into the lift pump and main filter.

Though be warned, this fix of mine bit me in the arse once already on a 300 mile trip to Houston and back with this little filter clogging up. I drove it towing another truck and trailer (about 10,000lbs) for another 150 miles till dummy me figured out what the problem was! I surely took many miles off the life of my IP in the process too. So if funds are tight and you do this, keep a spare filter with you at all times and plan on replacing it at minimum every oil change until you have the tank replaced!

Or go with a much higher capacity filter. At least a quart or 2, so it'll take longer to plug

 

[dbrannon79]

Well he has a good filter already. the idea behind the see through inline filter is just to catch the lining and be able to watch how much and how fast it gets sucked from the tank. of course I did eliminate my pickup tube sock too so that little filter took the place of it. having an in-tank sock could possibly plug up with the larger strand of that lining and cause more issues.

 

[jrsavoie]

Well he has a good filter already. the idea behind the see through inline filter is just to catch the lining and be able to watch how much and how fast it gets sucked from the tank. of course I did eliminate my pickup tube sock too so that little filter took the place of it. having an in-tank sock could possibly plug up with the larger strand of that lining and cause more issues.

I get it. I use the little 50 micron inline filters on some things.

On something where I could be stranded or end up under a vehicle, I'd be inclined to use a larger capacity 20 micron or larger micron filter.

 

[dbrannon79]

Yeah I hear ya on having to be under a vehicle! One good thing about these trucks is there a bit higher off the ground. as I get older I seem to be growing a "pot belly" (I call it my food baby) LOL and don't fit under there very well! I actually attempted changing my starter out this weekend without jacking up the front end some. Yeah that didn't go so well HAHA. I finally gave up and lifted it some.

as for being stranded. I'm always paranoid about traveling too far out especially with family where it could cost me a fortune plus the first born just to get a tow home!