Posted: 6/22/2026 11:55:38 AM EDT
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I own a used New Holland C232, the WIF (water in fuel) error came on and the machine had significant loss of power. That is by design. Anyways, I need to remove the water in the fuel water filter. End of the story, I got it done, but I had to remove the entire assembly instead of a couple of easy turns and drain. I must be doing something wrong, but here are some pictures. Attached File This is what the manual says. Attached File This is filter, I assume the entire bottom housing is what I need to rotate (the black part). Attached File If I rotate it a few turns, there isn't enough wire slack to get it done without pulling on the wires. As you can see it’s been done before. Do I continue to do this? Or remove the entire filter assembly and dump the contents of the filter? Remove the sensor first? Or what else? |
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IIRC, you push the metal part of connector in, then remove it. Unscrew until water gets out and fuel starts coming out. Retighten and reinstall connector. Same as Case Ih tractors. Some times the sensor needs replaced. I've never been depowered for this sensor being triggered. Likely youtube videos available. My 235 suggests doing it every 50 hours. I'll go do it and post how to get connector off. In your first picture, that you took. The metal clip, on the left side, pushed in. There is a gap in the middle of it, you push in on that, not hard to do. Then you pull the connector straight down should come easy. Knock the crud out of it before you put it back on, helps to push metal clip (wire) in as you push sensor up. |
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Thanks. I wondered about removing the connector first. Then, I thought, they would have mentioned it in the manual. So I push the metal tab in, not out? Is that correct? Edit. Once I do that, I’ll wrap the wires with electrical tape. |
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Originally Posted By Steamedliver: Thanks. I wondered about removing the connector first. Then, I thought, they would have mentioned it in the manual. So I push the metal tab in, not out? Is that correct? Edit. Once I do that, I’ll wrap the wires with electrical tape. You responded before I replied, look at my last post. Yes push in on the middle part of the metal clip, hold in and pull down. Should not take much force. |
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Originally Posted By dirtyboy: He is trying to unplug the sensor, the black part on the bottom of filter. Originally Posted By dirtyboy: Originally Posted By imq707s: OP.....why would you not just unplug the connector, and unscrew the black part on the bottom of the filter??  He is trying to unplug the sensor, the black part on the bottom of filter. Press the metal clip that's on the square part of the connector....and pull down. The connector pops off. Turn that black "nut" on the bottom of the filter that the connector was hooked too...let the water drain out, turn the nut back tight....plug in the connector. I'm not understanding the problem I guess? |
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Originally Posted By Steamedliver: Thanks. I wondered about removing the connector first. Then, I thought, they would have mentioned it in the manual. So I push the metal tab in, not out? Is that correct? Edit. Once I do that, I’ll wrap the wires with electrical tape. Do NOT wrap the wires with electrical tape. You will eventually get diesel fuel on the tape, which will result in the nastiest black goo you've ever encountered. If you really want to wrap them, get cloth wire loom tape, like this... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B87FT2ZP?tag=arfcom00-20 |
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Originally Posted By imq707s: Press the metal clip that's on the square part of the connector....and pull down. The connector pops off. Turn that black "nut" on the bottom of the filter that the connector was hooked too...let the water drain out, turn the nut back tight....plug in the connector. I'm not understanding the problem I guess? It’s my first time doing this and it’s not in the New Holland manual to disconnect the sensor. Thanks all. I’ll buy some of that tape, thanks for that tip on the diesel and electrical tape interaction. |
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Originally Posted By ske714: Do NOT wrap the wires with electrical tape. You will eventually get diesel fuel on the tape, which will result in the nastiest black goo you've ever encountered. If you really want to wrap them, get cloth wire loom tape, like this... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B87FT2ZP?tag=arfcom00-20  I might use split plastic or cloth loom instead or under the tape. Split wire loom link |
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Originally Posted By Some_Beach: Careful with wire loom tape too. I wrapped winch leads on the front of a trailer with loom tape and it turned into black nasty goo too. It may have reacted with the wire insulation because it is a Tractor Supply winch or because it caught a little morning sun, but regardless, goo I might use split plastic or cloth loom instead or under the tape. Split wire loom link Originally Posted By Some_Beach: Originally Posted By ske714: Do NOT wrap the wires with electrical tape. You will eventually get diesel fuel on the tape, which will result in the nastiest black goo you've ever encountered. If you really want to wrap them, get cloth wire loom tape, like this... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B87FT2ZP?tag=arfcom00-20 I might use split plastic or cloth loom instead or under the tape. Split wire loom link Good to know. I only recently discovered loom tape. I worked most of my career in oily environments, and there was nothing I hated worse than unwinding someone else's gooey mess. That shit does NOT want to come off of skin or clothes. 
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