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Read articles →A short, hands-on DIY walkthrough of changing the fuel filter on a 5045E, filmed by an owner doing the job himself. Covers unscrewing the filter housing, the water trap and gaskets underneath, rerouting a leaking fuel line with vice grips, prefilling the new filter, and bleeding air out with the priming pump before restarting. Useful for owners wanting to skip a dealer visit for routine fuel filter service.
Posted by the Country boy Bob channel, an owner sharing a DIY fix from his own tractor rather than a dealer or professional mechanic.
Unscrew the filter from its outlet, remove the black housing and glass water trap, swap the gaskets, prefill the new filter, reassemble, then pump the priming pump until clear diesel flows with no air before tightening.
Undo the screw and use the priming pump, pumping until you see clear diesel with no air coming out, then hold the plunger down while tightening so you don't suck in air.
The owner rerouted the fuel line and clamped it off with a pair of vice grips because it was free flowing, then cut it off before reassembling the filter.
