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"Water In Fuel" Light came on

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Hi all? I have a problem.. After about 5mins of driving my truck today, the water in fuel light came on. After which I took the truck straight home maybe mile of driving total. I have owned truck for nearly 2yrs and it has never come on before, so I don't think it is faulty in anyway. Not too mention im in NJ and its been between below 0 with wind chill to 40ish.(Yes it has been plugged in whole time)

I remember when I bought the truck the guy that sold it to me mentioned something about that light. And something about a pump he has underneath the truck just for that problem.

I guess my question is If i do and or don't have the pump, exactly what am i to do? Do i hook pump up and drain that way? Replace fuel filter, drain tank, all, etc..? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Steve


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If you have had the truck for two years and haven't changed the fuel filter, change it and change it about every 12-15K miles. You may be able to drain the water out of the filter, but I would change the filter. You can search on here for how to change it. Eric has a post with lots of pics.

Let us know how it works out for you.
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