What is this damn part?

DARTH_VATO · Nov 21, 2011

Have a fuel leak on my 7.3 and I'm dumb when it comes to diesels not new to wrenching just diesels! It's leaking where the plastic meets the metal looks like a fuel pressure switch but wanna be sure! I'm pointing to it in both pictures!

zilla68 · Nov 21, 2011

fuel bowl restriction sensor I believe

If you need one, I bought one new and didn't use it due to my fuel bowl being rotted out so I bought the whole set up and it was included. If your interested let me know. Here you go read this

http://www.dieselorings.com/index.php?page=details&prod=140&cat=20&group=5

purpleheart350 · Nov 21, 2011

you got me on that I havent seen that before. I thought the sensor was on the bowl it self. I have a yellow plastic screw on mine right where you are pointing, so I would like to know as well.

BWCbuilt · Nov 21, 2011

mine is sitting in the valley next to the bowl.... with a pipe plug in the bowl itself...

Tom S · Nov 21, 2011

Zilla called it right.

Patrick Feeley · Nov 21, 2011

purpleheart350,

The early OBS trucks had it on the back side of the fuel bowl near the bottom, between the two hose barbs. The later OBS trucks had it moved to where it is in the picture. Cheers!

purpleheart350 · Nov 21, 2011

Gotcha the FPR in mine is from a 97, because I broke the feed line going to it on my original one. Mine had a black cap which had the filter and the 97 has a brass plate with I hole that I had to modify a little bit but it works so can't complain

DARTH_VATO · Nov 21, 2011

thanks guys for the info called omeara ford here and got it wholesale. i work at 4wheel parts so we get a good discount from them. thanks for the help guys!

Tom S · Nov 21, 2011

The Colorado Diesel Truck Club gets a nice discount at Phil Long Ford FYI.

DARTH_VATO · Nov 22, 2011

Good to know thanks! All fixed no more leak. Well at least from there

7.3psd97444 · Nov 24, 2011

DARTH_VATO said:
Good to know thanks! All fixed no more leak. Well at least from there

Watch your fuel pump. Its just below the turbo pretty much. In the valley. Its cam driven. They go bad and usually start leaking out either the banjo bolt or the weep hole. Mine went at 140k. Just though Ide let you know.