Fuel Filter Replacement, can't get metal connector off?

m00ncrickit · Post by **m00ncrickit** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:57 pm

I tried replacing my fuel filter today but I have a little problem. The output connector has a clip on it, very easy to take off. The intake has this black cap looking thing coming out of the connector and I couldn't for the effin' life of me figure out how to take it off after screwing with it for almost an hour.

Here is my MS Paint rendition of my problem...

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:21 pm

it is a PITA to take of that thing... AFAIK their is a little tool to rempove that nasty thing.

MMamdouh

m00ncrickit · Post by **m00ncrickit** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:43 pm

I bought the dumb little ring tool.... Bzzzzzt!!! Wrong!!! I yanked on that thing like f*** for almost 2 hours... Nothing, didn't budge!

m00ncrickit · Post by **m00ncrickit** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:01 pm

What exactly do you do to take this off? Does the Black thing stay on the filter or do you push it in and remove it with the fuel line?

m00ncrickit · Post by **m00ncrickit** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:20 pm

I GOT IT!!! I was searching on google and found some dude that had the same problem.

http://www.gamevortex.com/gamevortex/news.php/51

Just take the door trim tool (the one for taking off the horseshoe clip on the window crank handle) and jam it between the black part and the filter intake and yank that sucker right out. It took me like 5 seconds!!! Then, you gotta take off the clip on the intake of the new filter (a little peice of plastic, comes right off). Then put the new filter in and connect the intake line till it clicks. The output has a clip and is very easy to tell when it's in. Hopefully this'll help anyone else having trouble!!!

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:52 am

good shit. thanks for shareing that bit of info. should help whe i (finally) change my fuel filter (50k miles) it needs it bad!

lanowoo · Post by **lanowoo** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:47 pm

that little black thing well...its gone, i broke it and ihave a replacement piece thatwill work on it since i just got mad and ripped the p.o.s. off of there... so i have to replace thewhole end when i have to change it hehe

asam · Post by **asam** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:34 pm

If you dont want to buy that special tool you can simply rip it off with brute force. It will only break the clip. The clip then can be replaced with those simple to use plastic ones that come with the oem fram filters

lanowoo · Post by **lanowoo** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:13 pm

i was talking about the inlet side of the fuel filter.. i got pissed, and i yanked it off of there, so the side that has the metal clip in there with the plastic insert, i would have to replace part of that metal line lol..

mattruffer471 · Post by **mattruffer471** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:28 am

I had the same problem. What I did to remove the filter was to cut off the filter with cutters as close to the body of the fuel filter as possible leaving the inlet inside the fuel line. Then I took a Ford fuel filter remover, inserted it over the cut piece of the inlet, pressed it into the fuel line and yanked the inlet right out of the fuel line. Not the proper way, but it worked for me......