where can i get just a fuel bowl lid that isnt a pos

Pstroke96 · Jan 9, 2012

so yesterday i changed my fuel filter and o ring and this morning my garage reeked of diesel. and there was a spot on the floor long story short it is bubbling out around the top like its not sealing properly. i put the old one back on which did not leak for the 10k it was on there and cranked the lid on as tight as i dared to go. it appears to have stopped but i want to replace the lid since one of the notches is busted off anyways. i called ford and they will only sell me the entire fuel bowl assembly. so what are my options? will a parts house special work and not leak? will a super duty cover be the same? and do you know if ford carries just them?

thanks guys

jdgleason · Jan 9, 2012

We can help out with that

http://www.elitedieselengineering.com/product/12520002/Billet-Fuel-Filter-Cap/

zilla68 · Jan 9, 2012

that's cool

purpleheart350 · Jan 9, 2012

I might need that one. Where can you buy just the filter? Everywhere I go sell the filter with the lid already attached.

Bugman · Jan 9, 2012

NAPA use to sell just the cap but I don't have a part number. Also the dealer should be able to get you one for around $10.00. The last one that I bought from a dealer was a few years ago and was only $7.50

Patrick Feeley · Jan 9, 2012

The billet cap is for the SD trucks, so I don't think it will work on ours. Here's the IH part number for the filter lid:

Fuel Filter Housing Lid
(International) 1825190C91

Cheers!

Pstroke96 · Jan 9, 2012

purpleheart350 said:
I might need that one. Where can you buy just the filter? Everywhere I go sell the filter with the lid already attached.

i get mine at advanced auto they carry the mororcraft filter for 21 bucks. its pn fd 4595,

i really like that billet cover but its a few to many pretty pennies for my broke college ass :lame:

mjonesjr · Jan 9, 2012

The WIX or NAPA Gold fuel filter includes the cap. Why not just use the filter that has the cap built onto it?

kramarj · Jan 9, 2012

mjonesjr said:
The WIX or NAPA Gold fuel filter includes the cap. Why not just use the filter that has the cap built onto it?

I hate those filters sooo much, I put two on and said screw it. They never threaded on right for me. I prefer the Motorcraft filters, sooo much easier, just set the filter and lid on and screws right in, I screwed with the Napa filter for a half an hour I bet on the last one I put in, maybe I got the wrong one, but it happened twice, not again.

kramarj · Jan 9, 2012

Pstroke96 said:
so yesterday i changed my fuel filter and o ring and this morning my garage reeked of diesel. and there was a spot on the floor long story short it is bubbling out around the top like its not sealing properly. i put the old one back on which did not leak for the 10k it was on there and cranked the lid on as tight as i dared to go. it appears to have stopped but i want to replace the lid since one of the notches is busted off anyways. i called ford and they will only sell me the entire fuel bowl assembly. so what are my options? will a parts house special work and not leak? will a super duty cover be the same? and do you know if ford carries just them?

thanks guys

I bought three filter caps from my local dealer, like $20 a piece.

purpleheart350 · Jan 9, 2012

SD and OBS use the same filter and caps look different but are the same size and everything. I know because I have used both filter and caps. Someone in the business figured they could charge more for SD parts

purpleheart350 · Jan 9, 2012

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9032

Check out this thread

Justin@DP-Tuner · Jan 9, 2012

purpleheart350 said:
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9032

Check out this thread

Read the last post in that thread from me. The filters are different. They were mis-boxed when I analyzed them.

The OBS filter is longer than the SD filter. But I believe the lid is the same.

purpleheart350 · Jan 9, 2012

Either some one don't know how to box or what not cuz the one I got for a SD was the same as the one I normally get for my OBS

Pstroke96 · Jan 10, 2012

thanks for all the input guys im gonna call around see if i can get one from another dealership

SDS97_7.3 · Jan 10, 2012

JBone said:
Read the last post in that thread from me. The filters are different. They were mis-boxed when I analyzed them.

The OBS filter is longer than the SD filter. But I believe the lid is the same.

Out of the dozens my dad and I have bought (my OBS, his SD) they are the exact same filter each time.

OP I have had that problem before, it was always the O-Ring not sealing right.

Justin@DP-Tuner · Jan 10, 2012

SDS97_7.3 said:
Out of the dozens my dad and I have bought (my OBS, his SD) they are the exact same filter each time.

OP I have had that problem before, it was always the O-Ring not sealing right.

I'll take a picture of the two tomorrow at work and show you the difference.

Also to the OP, he has a point here with the o-ring. The o-rings are beveled and must go on the right way.

Pstroke96 · Jan 10, 2012

i had the o ring on correctly it looked good on the bowl. i inspected it and there werent any cuts or anything in the o ring itself. but it was leaking like a mo fo. i put the old o ring back on and it totally stopped. i put over 200 miles on it since and its fine now

Patrick Feeley · Jan 10, 2012

The gasket bevel faces up for correct installation of OBS fuel filters. The OBS and SD filters are totally different. here are the part numbers for each:

Fuel Filter 94-97 7.3L Powerstrokes
Motorcraft FD 4595
Ford F4TZ-9N184-A

Fuel Filter 99-03 7.3L Powerstrokes
Motorcraft FD 4596
Ford F81Z-9N184-AA

If you pull up pics of each you'll see the differences (SD is much shorter for one). Cheers!