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Dealership fuel filter replacement quote

I went to Ram dealer today for my first oil change on my 2024 3500.

I was caught off guard by the suggested fuel filter replacement and cost. Glad I found this thread to at least get some perspective. I also looked up the service interval table from Ram to confirm the fuel filter replacements are required at this mileage, as often dealers will have their own maintenance schedules with more stuff required/suggested.

For the benefit of others, here is what I paid:

Cost was going to be $192 for a single oil change. They offered and I took a Chrysler 3-pack oil/filter/tire rotation for $330, which will make the cost $110 per oil change/tire rotation.

Cost for fuel filters was $452 total, which was made up of $140 Filter, $90 Filter KI - Fuel/Water Separator, and $221 Labor.
 
content said:
I went to Ram dealer today for my first oil change on my 2024 3500.

I was caught off guard by the suggested fuel filter replacement and cost. Glad I found this thread to at least get some perspective. I also looked up the service interval table from Ram to confirm the fuel filter replacements are required at this mileage, as often dealers will have their own maintenance schedules with more stuff required/suggested.

For the benefit of others, here is what I paid:

Cost was going to be $192 for a single oil change. They offered and I took a Chrysler 3-pack oil/filter/tire rotation for $330, which will make the cost $110 per oil change/tire rotation.

Cost for fuel filters was $452 total, which was made up of $140 Filter, $90 Filter KI - Fuel/Water Separator, and $221 Labor.
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140$ for a filter is nuts I don’t even pay that here in canada and the 221$ in labour for a 30 min job for both is highway robbery!
 
I bought my truck from the dealer, Mark Dodge. I go to the local dealer 2 miles away for recalls. Thats about it for me. Although I did have them service my transmission for a decent price. Definitely mo betta to do your own fuel and fuel filters. More money for beer and fishing license fees.
 
content said:
I went to Ram dealer today for my first oil change on my 2024 3500.

I was caught off guard by the suggested fuel filter replacement and cost. Glad I found this thread to at least get some perspective. I also looked up the service interval table from Ram to confirm the fuel filter replacements are required at this mileage, as often dealers will have their own maintenance schedules with more stuff required/suggested.

For the benefit of others, here is what I paid:

Cost was going to be $192 for a single oil change. They offered and I took a Chrysler 3-pack oil/filter/tire rotation for $330, which will make the cost $110 per oil change/tire rotation.

Cost for fuel filters was $452 total, which was made up of $140 Filter, $90 Filter KI - Fuel/Water Separator, and $221 Labor.
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Wow. Sure glad I can do that work myself. Geno's has all those filters plus the air filter (all genuine Mopar) for like $160.

Mopar Quick Service Filter Kit for 2019-2024 Ram 6.7L

Get genuine Mopar OEM filters for your 19-24 Ram 2500/3500/4500/5500 6.7L Cummins. This Quick Service Kit includes air, oil, and both fuel filters for one complete filter change.
www.genosgarage.com
 
Not only is the dealership a total rip-off for the service, you get the added bonus of knowing that the kid doing the work on your $80k+ truck is probably some pimply-faced snot-nosed 19 yr old oil jockey working his second job after getting his ass fired from the Wendy's drive-thru for showing up late too many times cuz he stays up till 5am playing Fortnite on the XBoX. No thanks, I'll do it.
 
jebruns said:
Wow. Sure glad I can do that work myself. Geno's has all those filters plus the air filter (all genuine Mopar) for like $160.

Mopar Quick Service Filter Kit for 2019-2024 Ram 6.7L

Get genuine Mopar OEM filters for your 19-24 Ram 2500/3500/4500/5500 6.7L Cummins. This Quick Service Kit includes air, oil, and both fuel filters for one complete filter change.
www.genosgarage.com
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I’ve been using Geno’s Garage for over 20 years for all my maintenance parts. Even if sometimes they’re a dollar or two more I know that I’m getting genuine parts for my truck. I never order maintenance items from Amazon.
 
I just changed both fuel filters this evening. Wasn't too difficult but having never done this probably took 2 hours from start to finish. This was in the dark in my driveway with some Ego and M18 flood/spot lights. Pretty similar to my oil filter changes on my Land Cruiser really. My advice would be to use some sort of hose to drain the fuel from the filter housings. I had some spare hoses laying around so I was able to empty the majority of the fuel into a pan and keep the job really clean. The rear housing has a petcock drain that you can hook the hose up to. Loosen the drain screw and the fuel will start flowing through the hose and into your drain pan. In the front there is this clean tube that runs from the fuel filter and into the underside of the truck. Locate it the clear hose and hook up your hose if able to. On the fuel filter housing there is a yellow valve you can turn with a screw driver. Open it and drain the fuel into the pan. I found that it is helpful to loosen the front fuel filter cap to get rid of all the fuel in the housing. Yes draining the fuel adds a little extra time but it was a much cleaner process than without. I didn't make a mess and didn't smell horrible afterwards either so it was worth the effort.

The hardest part of this was removing the front fuel filter cap. It's pretty much as central, rearward and deep into the engine bay as you can get. I had to use a 4 step ladder and still felt like I was pretty much laying over the engine bay. I'm not that tall so I could feel a good stretch in the hamstrings getting to it. The filter cap itself required a pivot joint and a few extensions to get to but it got the job done.
 
thecastle said:
The problem is average people say they will do it themselves and just don’t. People on the forums are a bit different than a general ram owner as we’re enthusiasts, and care enough to read and write here. So there is a better chance people on here say they will diy it they actually will. The industry norm is 85% of vehicles owners perform no maintenance at all. Keep that in mind when shopping used . Especially on things like diff changes and trans fluid changes. I’ve seen people go 40k miles without even an oil change. They just don’t care and sell the car on to the next person, and complain when their tires are loosing their steel belts after 80k miles. Haha. I paid I believe $399 at the dealer for filter changes. My ford f450 is $189.00 at the dealer. I think ram dealers are using this as a profit center. btw, I paid $1300 for oil change, fuel filter change, front and rear diff, xfer case and transmission fluid change. Diesels are expensive to own and maintain.
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Not.
 
Just had the dealer do an oil change two days ago, I'm old and don't want to deal with it anymore. I've done all my own maintenance for decades but now it's just easier for them to do it. $210 for full synthetic and I gladly paid it. I still do the fuel filters myself, easy and 45 minutes. Get all my filters from Geno's.
 
Ritchie_Rich said:
In the dark?
I prefer daylight myself.
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Believe you me I’d prefer to do it in daylight as well but I have a giant camper on my truck so doing it in the garage was not an option. Plus it gets dark around 5pm where I live and I did it after getting home from work so in the dark it was. Honestly though with good portable lights it wasn’t an issue.
 
sn_85 said:
I just changed both fuel filters this evening. Wasn't too difficult but having never done this probably took 2 hours from start to finish. This was in the dark in my driveway with some Ego and M18 flood/spot lights. Pretty similar to my oil filter changes on my Land Cruiser really. My advice would be to use some sort of hose to drain the fuel from the filter housings. I had some spare hoses laying around so I was able to empty the majority of the fuel into a pan and keep the job really clean. The rear housing has a petcock drain that you can hook the hose up to. Loosen the drain screw and the fuel will start flowing through the hose and into your drain pan. In the front there is this clean tube that runs from the fuel filter and into the underside of the truck. Locate it the clear hose and hook up your hose if able to. On the fuel filter housing there is a yellow valve you can turn with a screw driver. Open it and drain the fuel into the pan. I found that it is helpful to loosen the front fuel filter cap to get rid of all the fuel in the housing. Yes draining the fuel adds a little extra time but it was a much cleaner process than without. I didn't make a mess and didn't smell horrible afterwards either so it was worth the effort.

The hardest part of this was removing the front fuel filter cap. It's pretty much as central, rearward and deep into the engine bay as you can get. I had to use a 4 step ladder and still felt like I was pretty much laying over the engine bay. I'm not that tall so I could feel a good stretch in the hamstrings getting to it. The filter cap itself required a pivot joint and a few extensions to get to but it got the job done.
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In my 2022, I have plenty of room to stick a 3/8 drive ratchet with a standard 28mm 6pt socket right on top of the fuel filter. No swivels or extensions.

Makes it a lot easier to get the cap off, not having to deal with all the other drive accessories. Especially if the guy before you was a gorilla and tried to permanently bond the lid to the housing.
 
$450 for fuel filter change at dealer on my 2024-3500. I think an oil change quote was $180 on the 2024 and $145 on the 2008 2500 6.7. Portland, OR area dealer.
 
i just do everything myself. i like knowing what goes into the truck and knowing its done right. used to get my 2018 serviced at the shop and they were shorting me by at least 3 quarts a change. since then i just use my amsoil account and get the stuff there

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Fuel filters from geno's, takes less then 20 minutes to do. takes more time to dig out the stuff needed to do the work then it is to actually do the work.

i get alot of people dont want to do it, but until i cant im just gonna save the money lol
 
I'm new to diesel ownership, purchased a 2024 Big Horn with 28k miles the first of October. I've done a few upgrades (a few more planned), one being the FASS drop-in system. It was around $745 with extra filters and all day to install. Filter changes now will be a 5-minute job and cost $45 for both of them.
 
WRMcAninch said:
I'm new to diesel ownership, purchased a 2024 Big Horn with 28k miles the first of October. I've done a few upgrades (a few more planned), one being the FASS drop-in system. It was around $745 with extra filters and all day to install. Filter changes now will be a 5-minute job and cost $45 for both of them.
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You have also significantly downgraded the quality of filtration that your 10 thousand dollar fuel system is benefiting from. The nanonet filters on the under hood unit are extremely fine, filtering down to 3 micron.

I’m not saying it’s a sure fire way to destroy parts, but the OEM system is as good as it gets as far as quality of filtration.
 
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Trash Panda said:
In my 2022, I have plenty of room to stick a 3/8 drive ratchet with a standard 28mm 6pt socket right on top of the fuel filter. No swivels or extensions.

Makes it a lot easier to get the cap off, not having to deal with all the other drive accessories. Especially if the guy before you was a gorilla and tried to permanently bond the lid to the housing.
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I can fit one down there also BUT, I have to use an extension that gives you about 20 degrees of wobble at the socket to be able to make the socket fit flush with the top of the housing.
 
Units said:
I can fit one down there also BUT, I have to use an extension that gives you about 20 degrees of wobble at the socket to be able to make the socket fit flush with the top of the housing.
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Huh.

I’d be interested to see what the difference is in our setups.

I literally just use a regular 3/8 drive ratchet with a 9” handle. No problems whatsoever on my 2022 SO.
 
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