Good tip. Yeah priming the fuel filter is necessary. You are supposed to use filtered diesel to fill the new the filter, especially on larger Diesel engines which have very large fuel filters ( primary and secondary filter)
Thanks for the comment. i'm really glad this helped. There is a lot of controversy about pre-filling oil and fuel filters. I am "for" pre-filling both. Most of us fill from the center hole. In most cases, this is where the clean, filtered oil or fuel should be. From the center hole, it goes straight into the engine or fuel system. For this reason, you must be very careful not to allow any contaminates to enter the center hole while you are pre-filling(dirt,trash, silver foil from the oil bottle seal). The problem with air in our diesel tractor fuel systems is that the air can potentially damage the high pressure fuel pump or injectors. I will definitely continue to carefully pre-fill my oil and fuel filters.
Do the same thing on my 2008 silverado, but i do hit the plunger a few times to make sure. Filling the filter up first is the ONLY way to do this! Good video!
Hi and Thank You! I have a compact 4320 with same filter system and your video was perfect for me. Lining up the Lugs was my issue and a little torch made it easier Peter Auden Macclesfield, Vic Australia
Wow, I'm glad my video helped! These are great tractors and the more info we can get about these types of procedures, the more comfortable we will be about maintaining them our selves.
I have a Compact 4520 with the exact same filter system. I followed your video to the letter and did a perfect replacement of the new fuel filter. My 4520 cranked as soon as I turned the key and ran as if the old fuel filter was still in place. Runs perfectly... Thanks so much for your video....
Wish. I found that video today. Didn't even think about it change fuel filter and fire the tractor up and it sucked all the air in the system. Any easy way to get that out?
I'm sorry to hear that. Not sure about getting the air out. I heard if you're not careful you can damage the pump but not sure how accurate that is either. Not looking at the tractor right now but might have to just crack open the lines near the injectors and pump the plunger until fuel comes out around the fittings
@@markson352 thank God that he looks out for his stupid children:-) me being king of those. I actually went downstairs after watching this video and crack the bleeder open and pump the pump and it actually pumped all the air out of it. It fired right up thank you Jesus! The really sad part to confess as I drive a truck for a living and have for 30 years. And I didn't even think about filling the filter for fuel. My brain just was not working apparently.
Good deal! There's so much debate online about filling fuel filters and oil filters before you put them on because the center hole is where the filtered fuel or oil goes straight to the engine. You just have to be careful not to drop any kind of contaminants in while you're filling the filters or it can mess things up
@@markson352 oh yeah it wouldn't have been bad if either just open the bleeder and pumped it full of fuel. I just didn't think about it. I was in a hurry.
Here's a simple 15 dollar fix for all that mess. Cut the fuel hose before the filter and install a marine fuel squeeze bulb. Don't even use the filter pump it's to slow. Squeeze the bulb until hard, real hard. Problem solved. Get the blue color bulb, it's for cold weather and has double stainless steel check balls.
Thanks for the comment. You'll have to watch the video all the way through but I did not do any pumping of any plunger or bleed anything at all. I simply filled the filter with diesel and the tractor crunk up like nothing was ever done to it. You just have to be careful not to get any trash or debris in the center hole of the filter because that will go straight into the lines and injector pump and injectors.
Don't fill your filters with fuel you could put contamination into the clean side of filter. And then have injector issues. When it's pumped in the fuel is forced through the filter! There is only 0.00009" metal on metal moving parts in injector. 1 microscopic partical can jam an injector
I've known about this for many years now but I'm sure plenty of people didn't, good on you for sharing. Awesome!
Thanks for the comment
Good tip. Yeah priming the fuel filter is necessary. You are supposed to use filtered diesel to fill the new the filter, especially on larger Diesel engines which have very large fuel filters ( primary and secondary filter)
Used this method this weekend on my 4120 and it worked great. No pumping to get the air out. Cranked first try. Thanks for sharing this method.
Thanks for the comment. i'm really glad this helped.
There is a lot of controversy about pre-filling oil and fuel filters. I am "for" pre-filling both. Most of us fill from the center hole. In most cases, this is where the clean, filtered oil or fuel should be. From the center hole, it goes straight into the engine or fuel system. For this reason, you must be very careful not to allow any contaminates to enter the center hole while you are pre-filling(dirt,trash, silver foil from the oil bottle seal).
The problem with air in our diesel tractor fuel systems is that the air can potentially damage the high pressure fuel pump or injectors. I will definitely continue to carefully pre-fill my oil and fuel filters.
Did it just like you said thanks man great job.
Do the same thing on my 2008 silverado, but i do hit the plunger a few times to make sure. Filling the filter up first is the ONLY way to do this! Good video!
Thanks for the comment. This just seems like a simple, obvious and necessary thing to do.
Hi and Thank You!
I have a compact 4320 with same filter system and your video was perfect for me.
Lining up the Lugs was my issue and a little torch made it easier
Peter Auden
Macclesfield, Vic Australia
Wow, I'm glad my video helped! These are great tractors and the more info we can get about these types of procedures, the more comfortable we will be about maintaining them our selves.
I have a Compact 4520 with the exact same filter system. I followed your video to the letter and did a perfect replacement of the new fuel filter. My 4520 cranked as soon as I turned the key and ran as if the old fuel filter was still in place. Runs perfectly... Thanks so much for your video....
thanks for the info, i always fill filters when i can
Thanks for the comment. It just makes sense to me to pre-fill the filters
Nice love the tip I’m a new subscriber 😊 Have a bless day
Thanks for the comment and support
Wish. I found that video today. Didn't even think about it change fuel filter and fire the tractor up and it sucked all the air in the system. Any easy way to get that out?
I'm sorry to hear that. Not sure about getting the air out. I heard if you're not careful you can damage the pump but not sure how accurate that is either. Not looking at the tractor right now but might have to just crack open the lines near the injectors and pump the plunger until fuel comes out around the fittings
@@markson352 thank God that he looks out for his stupid children:-) me being king of those. I actually went downstairs after watching this video and crack the bleeder open and pump the pump and it actually pumped all the air out of it. It fired right up thank you Jesus! The really sad part to confess as I drive a truck for a living and have for 30 years. And I didn't even think about filling the filter for fuel. My brain just was not working apparently.
Good deal! There's so much debate online about filling fuel filters and oil filters before you put them on because the center hole is where the filtered fuel or oil goes straight to the engine. You just have to be careful not to drop any kind of contaminants in while you're filling the filters or it can mess things up
@@markson352 oh yeah it wouldn't have been bad if either just open the bleeder and pumped it full of fuel. I just didn't think about it. I was in a hurry.
Here's a simple 15 dollar fix for all that mess. Cut the fuel hose before the filter and install a marine fuel squeeze bulb. Don't even use the filter pump it's to slow. Squeeze the bulb until hard, real hard. Problem solved. Get the blue color bulb, it's for cold weather and has double stainless steel check balls.
Thanks for the comment. You'll have to watch the video all the way through but I did not do any pumping of any plunger or bleed anything at all. I simply filled the filter with diesel and the tractor crunk up like nothing was ever done to it. You just have to be careful not to get any trash or debris in the center hole of the filter because that will go straight into the lines and injector pump and injectors.
Don't fill your filters with fuel you could put contamination into the clean side of filter. And then have injector issues. When it's pumped in the fuel is forced through the filter! There is only 0.00009" metal on metal moving parts in injector. 1 microscopic partical can jam an injector
Oh, and forgot to mention. No bleeding required.
Did your Tractor not have the stupid lock ring on it?
I don't think so. Not sure which lock ring you're referring to. Mine was pretty simple
@@markson352 its like a wierd collar underneath my filter it goes around it, strange. Either way thanks for the tips have to service my 4720 as well.
@@haynlaskan9668 no problem. Glad the video helped