Fuel Filter Replacement on 2002 Ford E350 7.3 Powerstroke Econoline Van

[@TattedTommysTv]

Ive gotta campulance and all my lites and sirens are on the doghouse for me to comlpetely remove ive gotta pull out drivers and passenger seats its rough for sure

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

I'm gonna find out this week if I can pull mine with the seats in. I'm pretty flexible. I think I'll be able to do it.

[@guyfrom8659]

I have a short bus skoolie with 7.3L . My fuel bowl drain valve needs replacement. Theres a ton of videos on replacing the orings in the fuel bowl for F series trucks . Looks like a impossible job temoving the fuel bowl on a van . Anybody had experience rebuilding the fuel bowl in a E series ? Or replacing the drain valve

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

I removed the fuel bowl on my parts van and it wasn't that difficult.....after I removed the turbo, resonator, alternator, and air intake! I have a reseal kit for mine and was going to do it this spring but ultimately decided to wait. It's really difficult to get at it from the doghouse side without pulling the turbo. I've heard of folks going in from the front but I think it would be equally difficult without removing the alternator. I'm going to rebuild mine at the same time as servicing the turbo. Good luck and lemme know how it works out!

[@guyfrom8659]

@@PowerstrokeEconoline I wound up getting some coach net towing and got towed to a repair shop . They were in and out in less than 3 hours . Replaced the drain valve thru the doghouse . $454 total for about 3 hours . $63 for the part in California. The rest was labor . I've put about 240 miles on it since being repaired . Thankfully no leaks

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

Wow that is really reasonable! Glad you got it sorted out.

[@TattedTommysTv]

And mine has a automatic release on s servo

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

Really? For the drain? Is that part of an aftermarket package?

[@davespark77]

What air intake did you find for this?

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

My air intake is custom from the previous owner. Basically a dual K&N filter setup tied into the old intake with a piece of PVC pipe, some flexible gasket and hose clamps.

[@TheBadSeed3094]

Should do a video on the intake, great info, thanks!

[@TheDogsBox]

That is def not a factory cap. You should look at getting a replacement at a reputable diesel site. Thanks for the content, there is a terrible lack of 7.3 van content out there.

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

Agreed. I was thinking about swapping it for a Riff Raff billet cap. What are your thoughts?

[@TheDogsBox]

@@PowerstrokeEconoline Riffraff is a good distributor. I have an AutoZone type filter on mine at the moment and will replace with the same because I'm planning on adding a big fuel filter water separator to the frame before the fuel pump. Figure it that is doing the work I can just ignore the fuel bowl filter for 20k at a time.

[@stevebiloschaetzke779]

I bought an aftermarket fuel filter that came with its own cap but used the factory cap. Big mistake. Thing leaked. Went and got a factory filter and a new factory cap

[@ScottStClair-dm6vk]

That looks like fuel tank delamination particles !

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

Sure does. I'll be dropping the tank sooner or later and will definitely report what I find.

[@TheDogsBox]

So I just replaced my fuel filter, I went through the front, as I have the factory air inlet. Anybody who wants some more info can click on my name to find the video on my channel.

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

No trouble getting past the alternator?

[@TheDogsBox]

@@PowerstrokeEconoline No, I did have to remove my airbox and unbolt the wiring harness mount to move it around... I just noticed what seems to be blood @2:04. Tight quarters turning wrenches on these things. FYI I just received the billet cap from RiffRaff, and it is pretty chunky. Seems to be thicker than the factory one, so that is something to consider.

[@PowerstrokeEconoline]

​@@TheDogsBox Yep, definitely have given my fair share of blood and sweat to this van. The topper project was pretty brutal on the hands. Good info on the billet cap. I'm planning on swapping one in for the next fuel filter change.