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Read articles →This is a real-world, mid-repair account rather than a clean tutorial: an owner tackles a fuel filter change on his 5045E after power loss and dash codes, showing how to read ECU codes, deals with an unexpected fuel leak from the tank, inspects the water separator and filter contents, and discusses priming issues and why fuel quality causes early filter clogging. Good for owners wanting an honest, warts-and-included look rather than a polished step-by-step.
Posted by the David Pippin The Problem Solver channel, an owner-operator documenting hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting on his own tractor.
Turn the key to on, let the dash cycle through, then push and hold the button while turning the turn signal like turning right to run through the codes.
The fuel tank is positioned higher than the fuel filter, so once the filter was loosened fuel kept running out and would not stop.
It is recommended at 500 hours, but the owner's filter was already clogged with trash and water contamination at only 250 hours.
Poor diesel quality, especially water getting into the fuel, which the owner says is more common in southern climates than up north.
