I changed my fuel filter today without any issues. That is until I decided to crack open the filthy Mcnasty fuel filter. Below are some pics of the dirty fuel and the filter element. The fuel from the upstream end seemed clean. The pre filter fuel, yuck.

 

I hope you don't plan on drinking out of glass no more.



James

 

wow, looks to be a pretty effective filter. Thanks for posting

 

That is nasty! every 15K I do mine!

 

I may go sooner than that now!

 

Geez, think i will change mine tomorrow, im at 20,400 miles.

 

You dont have to drop the tank do you? My Ford dealer did mine when I first got it.

 

No, it is located inside the driver's side frame rail in the area below the driver's door.

 

I would say it was due going to do mine soon too.

 

I was gonna do mine at 20k. But now that the truck's gone I don't have to worry bout it.

 

I think I'd buy my gas somewhere else! I've pulled filters with more than 60K miles on them that weren't anywhere near that dirty.

 

Had mine changed on Thursady with 52000 miles on it. Made a big difference in acceleration after the new filter was installed, Gonna do mine at the 15 K mark for now on.

 

i change my filter on my Lightning every oil change.. we run a much smaller filter then our 04-07 f150s do and stand a chance of leaning out and then kaboom....

 

And I only buy the good Shell gas! No crap cheapo gas is going in my tank.

 

I didn't cut mine open but the stuff that came out of the pre filter end was very similar at 20k. You would think fuel would be a little cleaner. I use only good gas as well and we have the biggest Chevron refinery in the US only a few miles away.