Fuel filter removal
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Racer
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From: Lincoln Nebraska
Fuel filter removal
In the process of changing my fuel filter.... can't get the filter off of the hard tube (output) side. I assume the tube is flared, and the filter pulls off with a yank? (Looking at the new filter, appears four little "prongs" hold it on once over the flare?)
My new filter did not come with any kind of rubber washer or gasket... should it have?
thanks
My new filter did not come with any kind of rubber washer or gasket... should it have?
thanks
Uneducated autodidact
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From: West of the Sabine, Texas
You need a special fuel line disconnect tool to release the factory ends where they "snap" over the bulge in the metal lines. Not expensive, you can buy the tool at any parts store. 
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Racer
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It's been a couple of years since I've changed the fuel filter, BUT.....I seem to recall that the filter has the plastic clips that you squeeze in (a pain in the azz, BTW), to release the filter from the lines. The release tool, is used where the fuel lines connect to the fuel rail, under the hood.
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St. Jude Donor '08
I agree with FEEDER & frodo84. Make sure ALL fuel line presure is released at the shrader valve on the fuel rail. PUSH the filter IN onto the hard line , insert the release tool while you pres IN on the filter, pull the filter OFF once the tool is inserted.
New filter just presses bback on the line. CAREFUL! DO NOT BEND, BREAK the plactic line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BC
New filter just presses bback on the line. CAREFUL! DO NOT BEND, BREAK the plactic line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BC
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Racer
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From: Lincoln Nebraska
Thank guys... got it done!
My car has 30,000 miles, this is the first gas filter change. Saw posts from others with similar mileage that mentioned nasty, dirty gas dripping from the filter after removal. The gas that drained from my filter looked normal... clean. Maybe a steady diet of nothing but top-tier gas pays off?
My car has 30,000 miles, this is the first gas filter change. Saw posts from others with similar mileage that mentioned nasty, dirty gas dripping from the filter after removal. The gas that drained from my filter looked normal... clean. Maybe a steady diet of nothing but top-tier gas pays off?
Last edited by av8or; Jul 4, 2017 at 11:52 AM.
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Thank guys... got it done!
My car has 30,000 miles, this is the first gas filter change. Saw posts from others with similar mileage that mentioned nasty, dirty gas dripping from the filter after removal. The gas that drained from my filter looked normal... clean. Maybe a steady diet of nothing but top-tier gas pays off?
My car has 30,000 miles, this is the first gas filter change. Saw posts from others with similar mileage that mentioned nasty, dirty gas dripping from the filter after removal. The gas that drained from my filter looked normal... clean. Maybe a steady diet of nothing but top-tier gas pays off?
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The best tool for the job is a small plastic funnel. Cut the tip off and then cut through one side of the tip, and it makes a better tool than anything you can buy at the parts stores. Been using mine for years now, after I failed to get the original filter off my car using the parts store tool.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
The best tool for the job is a small plastic funnel. Cut the tip off and then cut through one side of the tip, and it makes a better tool than anything you can buy at the parts stores. Been using mine for years now, after I failed to get the original filter off my car using the parts store tool.
Bill
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Racer
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From: Lincoln Nebraska
NOW you tell me 
. I'm now the owner of six new "fuel line disconnect" devices, 5/16 to 7/8.... all but one of which I probably will never use. $9 at Advanced Auto.
Never thought to use the red cap! Live and learn.
. I'm now the owner of six new "fuel line disconnect" devices, 5/16 to 7/8.... all but one of which I probably will never use. $9 at Advanced Auto. Never thought to use the red cap! Live and learn.
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Me neither, and I've been changing that type of filter for a number of years. I, too, have the $9 selection of release tools, of which I've used only two of them.....
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Thank guys... got it done!
My car has 30,000 miles, this is the first gas filter change. Saw posts from others with similar mileage that mentioned nasty, dirty gas dripping from the filter after removal. The gas that drained from my filter looked normal... clean. Maybe a steady diet of nothing but top-tier gas pays off?
My car has 30,000 miles, this is the first gas filter change. Saw posts from others with similar mileage that mentioned nasty, dirty gas dripping from the filter after removal. The gas that drained from my filter looked normal... clean. Maybe a steady diet of nothing but top-tier gas pays off?
Melting Slicks
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Changed mine when I noticed strange noises from the area of the fuel tank on the driver side. Those "release" tools are mostly useless - a pair of pliers did the job, and the new filter came with new fittings. No issues since - maybe 4 years ago.
Just glad I had a early build car with an inline filter and not one in the tank.
Just glad I had a early build car with an inline filter and not one in the tank.