Which tool for fuel filter removal?
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Racer
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Which tool for fuel filter removal?
Looking at the advance auto parts website they have a few different sized tools like 1/2in, 5/8in, 3/4in, 7/8in, 5/16in and then they have ones without size distinctions and are simply called "Fuel line disconnect tools"
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Racer
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http://www.partsamerica.com/product_...pbi/648722.jpg
there is the universal sizeless one
http://www.partsamerica.com/product_...pbi/647005.jpg
there is one of the ones with a size attached to it
there is the universal sizeless one
http://www.partsamerica.com/product_...pbi/647005.jpg
there is one of the ones with a size attached to it
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Your profile says 1999, I know the fuel filters changed at some point but on my 98 besides the 10 MM wrench to undo the bracket, I pulled off the fittings with my bare hands. They're just press and release.
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Racer
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Im going to try that way first... 9 times out of 10 when they call for a special tool to do something you can usually do it with a hammer, a set of pliers, and an IQ above 50. I'll be damned if I dont have 2 of those.
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A surgeon has an IQ about 50, and could perform surgery with a steak knife, but a scalpel is the correct instrument.
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http://www.partsamerica.com/product_...pbi/648722.jpg
there is the universal sizeless one
http://www.partsamerica.com/product_...pbi/647005.jpg
there is one of the ones with a size attached to it
there is the universal sizeless one
http://www.partsamerica.com/product_...pbi/647005.jpg
there is one of the ones with a size attached to it
I removed my fuel filter lines, fuel pump lines and the two ('98 Vette) on my fuel rail with a PLASTIC one my buddy bought at Pep Boys for cheap!
Each side is a different size so all you have to do is slip it in and turn it slightly to disengage the prongs and pop it free!
Thanks,Matt
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Well you can certainly hammer your fuel filter off if you wish, but as a fellow 99 C5 owner, I can tell you the correct tool is required to remove the forward (to the engine) disconnect on the fuel filter. I believe the tool was under ten dollars.
A surgeon has an IQ about 50, and could perform surgery with a steak knife, but a scalpel is the correct instrument.
A surgeon has an IQ about 50, and could perform surgery with a steak knife, but a scalpel is the correct instrument.
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