Where is the fuel pressure test plug located?
Where is the fuel pressure test plug located?
– Remove the factory fuel pressure test plug (Allen head) located on the secondary fuel filter housing on top of the engine. – Screw in the adapter fitting and tighten lightly with a wrench to seat the oring – Attach your fuel pressure gauge to the Schrader fitting and finger tighten.
Which is the best fitting for a fuel pressure test kit?
This fitting has an OEM 1/4 inch Schrader connection which is the most common connection size for almost any fuel pressure test kit. Fuel pressure is very critical on the 6.0L Powerstroke. Low Fuel Pressure is one cause of premature injector failure.
Where is the test port on a 2004 6.0?
Hi, does anyone know right off hand, on a 2004 6.0 what is the type and size adapter needed to use in the test port on the engine mounted secondary fuel filter housing, to attach a fuel pressure gauge sending unit?
Is there a fuel Pres port on the engine?
So, what you have to do is get the proper Fittings. The engine doesn’t have a fuel pres port, you have to create one. It has -4 ORB threads in the test ports on the filter housing and 1/8″ NPT in the ports on the heads.
– Remove the factory fuel pressure test plug (Allen head) located on the secondary fuel filter housing on top of the engine. – Screw in the adapter fitting and tighten lightly with a wrench to seat the oring – Attach your fuel pressure gauge to the Schrader fitting and finger tighten.
This fitting has an OEM 1/4 inch Schrader connection which is the most common connection size for almost any fuel pressure test kit. Fuel pressure is very critical on the 6.0L Powerstroke. Low Fuel Pressure is one cause of premature injector failure.
Hi, does anyone know right off hand, on a 2004 6.0 what is the type and size adapter needed to use in the test port on the engine mounted secondary fuel filter housing, to attach a fuel pressure gauge sending unit?
So, what you have to do is get the proper Fittings. The engine doesn’t have a fuel pres port, you have to create one. It has -4 ORB threads in the test ports on the filter housing and 1/8″ NPT in the ports on the heads.
