Diesel truck fuel filter help

Needed to put a new fuel filter on my 2014 duramax. Not sure yet if I got the wrong filter, but it was sucking air and wouldn't seal. The threads just didn't seem right while installing. Decided to pull it off and start over with another one and the dadblasted thing want come off. It's obviously stripped. Got plastic threads and just spins as I turn it. I've tried prying on it as I turn it but have purt near worn the paint off the thing with no results. For those who do not know, these things are located in such a place that you cannot access them from the top of the motor. You have to remove the inside of the fender well and reach an arms length up and over to touch it. Kinda hard to get things lined up correctly. I'm thinking about getting my dremmel tool out tomorrow and cut it off. Any other suggestions from you guys?


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Chris, at this point that's probably your best option. Try to be really careful and not bugger up the threads on the filter head. The threaded portion of your filter may have come loose from the filter body itself and the body turning on it and not the threaded portion on the head. This is just my 2 cents but it has been my experience with pickup diesels to use nothing but factory filters on them.

Thanks Cray. I was hoping you would respond to this. You are exactly correct about the body of the filter coming loose from the housing. It is an AC Delco filter


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Hopefully you can cut through the outer part and get it out of the way then grasp the thread portion and turn it off with some channel locks or something so as not to bugger the threads. Once you get it off and if you can get in there, use a small pocket screwdriver or awl to chase around the threads to get out any debris that might be left in the threads.

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Hopefully you can cut through the outer part and get it out of the way then grasp the thread portion and turn it off with some channel locks or something so as not to bugger the threads. Once you get it off and if you can get in there, use a small pocket screwdriver or awl to chase around the threads to get out any debris that might be left in the threads.

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That is exactly what I was planning to do. Just wanting some reassurance from someone with a bit more experience than myself. Thank you Cray


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Murphy's law. "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". I thought I was the only one that can take a 15 min. job and it turn into a all day disaster. Be careful not to ruin the threads and let us know how it worked out for you. Good luck.

Midnight, my daddy-in-law, used to tell me all the time, "Boy you could tear up an anvil with a toothpick!!!" Suppose he was right but sure wish he was here now help me catch some slabs, miss that old man something bad!!!!
Hope it turns out alright Feesh!!

I think Cray got his start as a chariot mechanic. :biggrin:biggrin

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I think Cray got his start as a chariot mechanic. :biggrin:biggrin

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Sorry Cray, but that is funny!!

Did you strip the WIF sensor or where it screws on to the filter housing


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