My new (used) truck has a leaking fuel filter. I knew I smelled it, but am sort of immune after 20+ years of working with the stuff (either JetA or boat diesel) and it didn't really register. Then the wife complained about the smell after we went for a ride.
Sure enough, I popped the hood with the engine running, and the filter was dripping fairly good. It rarely drips when not under pressure (engine off.)
This filter is located on a bracket, suspended over the passenger side valve cover. The fuel leaks onto the cover, and on down to the exhaust manifold. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
It looks like your basic boat fuel filter, which means I think I just unscrew the filter assy from the filter head, remove from engine compartment, remove lower filter bowl from filter cartridge and install onto new filter, reinstall new filter assy back on filter head.
Sound about right? Any tricks I'm missing?
