I just got my first diesel. I've had two silverado's prior a 95 and a 2000. The 2000 had the 6.0. My cousin has a 05 GMC and I just loved the power it had pulling 10000 travel trailer through the hills of West Virgina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on our annual hunting pilgramage. I just had to get one myself. I've spent the last three days going over the truck. Not happy with the fuel filter placement. You have to remove part of the right front inner fender liner to change or drain water. Looking forward to learning as much as I can.
welcome to the site..i would cut a hole in the inner fender and then make a door type of thing that you can remove easily to reach into the filter,i change the LBZ,LLY and LB7 filters from the top but you need about a 2FT step ladder to get up so you can see what your doing.
__________________ James
TyreBoyz Pulling Team
Pulling Truck called Late Nights.05 LLY 3500 EC LB DRW tuned By Idaho Rob.
Work truck,06 LBZ 2500 CC SB SRW,tuned by Idaho Rob and PPE at times
My Truck now,1987 Chevy 2500 350 tweaked,6" SuperLift,350 V8 bored 60 over,Elderbrock headers Cam and Titanium Rockers,750 Twin Pumped Holley Carb and some other goodies.crank dynos over 400HP.
welcome to the site..i would cut a hole in the inner fender and then make a door type of thing that you can remove easily to reach into the filter,i change the LBZ,LLY and LB7 filters from the top but you need about a 2FT step ladder to get up so you can see what your doing.
Unless your 6'3". I can see mine just fine.
Phil
__________________ 2003 Chevy 2500 HD reg cab long box.
EFI Live, HTT Promax 66 5571 Turbo w/stainless Exhaust Housing, Air Dog 150 Lift Pump, PPE Boost Valve, AEM Brute Intake, Coolingmist Water/Methanol Injection, MBRP 4" Stainless Dual Exhaust, Suncoast Stage IV w/ 1056, MB Gunner 8 rims with 265/75-16 Nitto Grappler AT's, Stainless Tube Steps, Aluminum tool box, 5% tint all the way around, Manly pintle hook with 2 5/16" ball
Is the 08 fuel filter placement any different than previous years? I actually changed one on an 05 today and find this to be no problem. I probably change more of these than most of you guys, but I haven't seen an 08 in my shop yet. Hey, just be glad it is easy to restart these trucks after ff change- a lot of other diesels are much more difficult- they lose prime too easy!!
i can see the filter just fine without the step ladder buts its kinda hard getting leverage while standing on the ground and i'm right at 6'.
if the 08's are the same as the LBZ(classic)then change them from the top,it takes me less then 5 min.s from start to finish on my LBZ.
__________________ James
TyreBoyz Pulling Team
Pulling Truck called Late Nights.05 LLY 3500 EC LB DRW tuned By Idaho Rob.
Work truck,06 LBZ 2500 CC SB SRW,tuned by Idaho Rob and PPE at times
My Truck now,1987 Chevy 2500 350 tweaked,6" SuperLift,350 V8 bored 60 over,Elderbrock headers Cam and Titanium Rockers,750 Twin Pumped Holley Carb and some other goodies.crank dynos over 400HP.
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