They look good. Keep up the good work and you should have a trouble free fuel system.

 

Last month had a CEL. I think it was P1297.

EGR issues. Replaced under warranty.

To early for that crap to rear it's ugly head. Having problems with the emissions stuff seems to be an issue with the ECO.

 

Get that EGR shut off with the GDE Hot Tune. You'd wish you did it sooner

 

Here in SoCal just can't mess with the tune. We have Diesel smog check every 2 years. To much of a hassle, but I do see the advantages.

Any other state I would do it.

I have the 8 year 120K mile warranty and will have to rely on that if it happens again.

 

GDE tune passes smog in CA no problem.

 

i loved living in san diego....if only it weren't in california!

i'm too much of a car guy to move back, plus some of my other toys would have to remain out of state

 

Wireman

What is this thing "smog" of which you speak??? LOL!

 

Don't get me started on all the B.S. stuff that goes on here.

 

just changed mine at 25k, looked roughly the same (have had GDE tune for about 8000 miles)

was in a hurry and figured i'd crack the filters and let them drain....in the garage...without a catch bucket just some cardboard = huge mistake. it's an easy job if you do it right and drain the filter housing via the water drain first into a catch can - or you can do it my way and make your garage smell like diesel fuel, and have to hose the garage out ... and then the next morning spray down the driveway and soap that up too....

i hate being stupid - no matter how many years i've been stupid it's still difficult to get used to being stupid

anyway - easy job but DRAIN THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING first

 

I did do it the right way but still a stinky job with the diesel.

 

From another thread, is there any truth to this?

You can tell nothing by a fuel filter's appearance. The black or lack of it is from the amount of asphaltene in the diesel. Change a filter when you see fit, but judging a filter on it's appearance is laughable.

I’m not saying it’s true or not, merely asking, as a relatively new diesel guy.

http://jeepgarage.org/f222/fuel-filters-after-21k-miles-of-propel-diesel-180114.html#post2020891738

Thanks,
Roy

 

I'd say it depends on of you have had 20K of high volume clean diesel fuel or 20K of slow turnover off the beaten path diesel....
But in the end, for the price of a few filters, I don't frankly care... I changed em at 20-25K before this ever came out. The next thing past them costs mega thousands of dollars if damaged, and if its blamed and substantiated with dirty filters.. you could be on the hook for it....

 

It is true, you can tell nothing by a fuel filters appearance. Change at the interval you choose, but please folks, stop posting pics of fuel filters lol.

 

The only reason I did the post was because I had no idea what to expect when changing them.

Just a reference for someone who changes them and finds them black or really dirty with about the same mileage.

It would be a clue there could be a problem. I won't cheap out and will change them at 40K.

I'll have a reference point to compare at the next change.

I thought the pics were pretty good. Good lighting and color and clear.

Good luck BH.

 

What kind of pics do you want posted?

 

Women, offroading, women, rigs towing, women, nature, women in nature. You get the point.

 

 

Most excellent.

 

Had my 20K miles oil change today on the diesel. I also had the fuel filter changed and tires rotated. Service manager took care of my Jeep while being serviced and reviewed the service once done. He told me 20K miles should be the maximum mileage on the diesel fuel filters. He said even if you are very careful about where you purchase diesel. He recommended 15K and said it is cheap insurance for a happy engine.

Love my diesel and the 26 mpg average. My $.02.

Sorry, no pictures.

 

Service manager took care of my Jeep while being serviced and reviewed the service once done. He told me 20K miles should be the maximum mileage on the diesel fuel filters. He said even if you are very careful about where you purchase diesel. He recommended 15K and said it is cheap insurance for a happy engine.

What?!?!, a dealer recommended an even shorter interval than the "recently" reduced interval from FCA?

I always have a chuckle when I get info from the service dept or letters from the dealership recommending service intervals that are half of what the owners manual or maintenance schedule calls for.

20k interval is overkill. Most V6 diesels are every 40k miles and that's with ONE fuel filter...we have two.

 

What a joke... my duramax isnt like that.... i am pissed i even sold my wife on this jeep... i can follow the computer settings on the change on my dmax....

 

It is time for me to change my fuel filters... I called all three dealers to see what the cost would be (all in NC):

Dealer #1 (where I purchased my vehicle) $280, maybe more because they were not 100% sure what all was involved with a diesel

Dealer #2 - $110 - but did mention that was for just one filter.... (WTF... really) it requires two, which I told them

Dealer #3 - $300 - I asked if that involved an oil change, new tires or something else of value (sarcasm). She said it would take at least three hours. I laughed, knowing that I have seen several videos of filters being changed and it does not appear to take very long.

Seeing that the dealers have again proven to me their incompetence and greed. I purchased my filters on Amazon and will do the job myself. Good times!

 

FCA, are you monitoring this website? Amazing how stupid they think we are.

One more reason to do the maintenance items we can do on our own.

Take photos and keep receipts on everything you do.

 

I get that a business needs to make money but I agree Wireman... lets all get on same page and provide a service for a fair price. Dare I say, they would make more money because customers (dare I really say this) will trust them.


This post was not sponsored by any Russians.... HA

 

Dealers go by a labor book that prob prescribes 1 hour for this job. Most dealers change 110-180.00 per hr for labor. 2 filters at least at my dealership, sell for 95.00... So that pretty well adds up to what I said in post #27.

If you want to change it at home and don't want to deal with diesel, Line an Amazon box with a trash bag and dump some cheap kitty litter in it. Let it drain in the box. Tie the box up and dump in the trash. No fuss, No mess. 20 min Job....

 

If you want to change it at home and don't want to deal with diesel, Line an Amazon box with a trash bag and dump some cheap kitty litter in it. Let it drain in the box. Tie the box up and dump in the trash. No fuss, No mess. 20 min Job....

Used this method this week: worked perfectly. It took me a little less than an hour including cleaning diesel fuel out of my socket wrench but not bad for my first time. Definitely easier than doing an oil change, which isn't hard either. Best part was no odors left behind in the garage.

Mopar filters from Amazon: $35. Kitty litter: $12 at Walmart. Dealer wanted $280 this time to do the change. So I saved almost $200.

 

Update: This is not news to veteran folks who work on their respective vehicles, but I just changed the fuel filters on my Jeep. I am no mechanic, but I just could not stomach getting &%$@# by the dealer. So I changed my fuel filters today and it took all of 15 minutes if that. Letting the fuel drip out took the longest. Highly recommend doing this yourself if you want to save $$$. I saved at least $200+

 

When draining my fuel filters, I simply drain the diesel fuel into my 15qt Engine Oil container. One of these......
https://www.amazon.com/Hopkins-11838-FloTool-15-Quart-Drain/dp/B000AMGYNA/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_263_bs_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DKNVGWJ9BD20SXFPQ9P4

 

I just changed mine yesterday. First time for me. I used a 2'x2' cardboard box with a lawn and leaf bag in it and blossomed over the sides of the box (6" high) and inside the bag I added absorbent made for solvents, gas and oil, to cause the caught fuel to gel up.
No issues with the setup but I was a bit worried when it didn't seem like the water drain was ever going to stop. then after loosening the filters they weren't coming off and in the 2 minutes of spinning them, I had a good amount of fuel running down my arm. I finally realized you have to pull hard and they sort of "pop off". Got it all back together and running great, but it was nerve wracking, worrying about cracking the filters by cranking them too tight.

 

I just changed mine yesterday. First time for me....

I should have qualified this statement... "First time for me on my JGC. I've been working on cars trucks and Tractors, both gas & diesel engines, all my life, having grown up on farms. These filters were harder to get at than my VW TDI's which were topside and very quick to change...

 

I am proud of all you folks that changed their own fuel filters for the first time. It's the American way to do things for yourself and family. I am getting more senior and dread the day I can't do my own maintenance.:thumbsup:

 

My dad changed his own oil till he was 80 years old. That was part of his daily routine was to look under the hood of his truck every day....

I did it for him till he died at 82, but he always told me "Never pay someone to do ANYTHING you can do yourself..." While I have backed off of that philosophy a little bit as I get older, I definitely enjoy taking care of things and making them look good and last... I still have the Craftsman tools and chest he gave me front the early 60's. They are like new and a monument to taking care of things....