How to replace John Deere 3038 E Fuel Filter

[@mountainrdscott02]

Great video and instruction! In watching I realized they didn't give me the paper filter and saved me stopping in middle of the job. Great little tractor with lots of power. Mine has 410 hours as well and is well kept as yours. Keep the videos coming!

[@jimb4090]

For those of you with 2020 or so 3038e units JD went to a two filter system without a paper element in the water separator. There is only a plastic filter element that can be cleaned and replaced and only catches the big detritus coming from the tank. The bowl is much taller and is held in place with a knurled ring at the top of the bowl. The second filter is just behind the right front axle, easily replaced. It is also often misidentified in the JD books as a MIU800645 which is larger diameter and will not fit the adapter. The correct filter is a MIU803137 and is identified on the filter can as a HIGH EFFICIENCY filter. And it's a more expensive filter by about $20 more than the 800645. To bleed the system do the water separator first then the HIGH EFFICIENCY filter but leave the latter just screwed on to the nipple a few threads. Then turn the key to on, not start, and wait for the water separator bowl to fill then the fuel will flow forward to fill the HIGH EFFICIENCY filter and will overflow when done. Then tighten the filter 3/4 turn after the filter's seal contacts the housing. Wipe everything down and start the tractor. Should be no leaks. The other thing you may notice is that the water separator may draw down fuel at the top and there will be a lot of foamy bubbles that are very quickly replaced by fuel. It will do this several times...a lot, actually....and the tractor may stall out under load until all the air is self purged...again, several times. When all the air is gone the system settles down, all bowls/filters are full and no more stalling/stopping. When I first encountered this stalling behaviour I thought it had to be a switch, solenoid, or relay because the tractor just stopped "right now". The other videos and forums said change your filters and make sure your tank is water free. They were right. There was damn little water in the bowl (red ring wasn't floating - I doubt you could get that much water in there to get it to float and still have the engine run) but the system was sure sensitive to that tiny amount. Should be none....water and injectors don't mix well.....

[@stickboy6772]

What year is the 3038E? you are the FIRST ever to play the background music LOW, so we can HEAR YOU. NICE.

[@BoundCountry]

Thanks for catching that. I will get that added to the description, it is a 2016.

[@ghostridergale]

Don’t look like you were having much luck removing the fuel filter with the oil wrench on video at least. Did you have to fight with it to get it off or use a different tool? I seen the wrench slipping but the filter itself wasn’t turning according to the writing on the filter? Seems like you did something off camera there we didn’t get to see you do?

[@BoundCountry]

😅 You are correct, it was just about seized on there. It came off, but I had to take a rag and place it between the filter and wrench to help get some traction.

[@Dolliehomee]

First of all, how r all those junk get pass the lines or engine?