Pro tip: Clean your fuel filters before chasing a miss in a 6.7 Powerstroke

I was working on a 2015 F-350 in Phoenix last week, truck had a stumble under load and I spent 3 hours checking injectors and wiring before I swapped the fuel filter and found it half clogged with algae. Who else has wasted a day on simple stuff like this before thinking to check the basics first?

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the_hugo1mo ago

Pulled the same crap on my 6.0 last month, felt like a real idiot.

jennifer9651mo ago

Ain't that the truth? Algae in the desert heat is brutal.

the_pat1mo ago

Honestly, is it the heat that makes it worse or the way the sun hits those plastic pools just right? I'm trying to figure out if there's a trick to keeping it out or if you just gotta scrub like crazy every week.

carr.brooke1mo ago

Friend had a kiddie pool out in Phoenix last summer. Cleaned it every other day and it still turned green by week's end. She finally just gave up and drained it.