guys this is sad....but this damn 01 F150 fuel filter has me cursing ...spent 2 separate days trying to swap it out. Using the metal "special tool". The rear comes out pretty easy. The front side will NOT release from the filter. I believe the "teeth" inside are stuck. I have soaked the inside with lube. Is there a better way of releasing the line from the filter? Maybe a different tool works better ??? The tool I am using is the X looking metal tool.
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Have you tried a different size on the x tool. I know both sides should be the same but you never know.
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X-tool sucks get the little anodized aluminum one. Harbor freight has the set cheap. Push the filter in, then the tool in, keep pushing in on the tool while pulling the filter out. the pull the filter out. If you try to pull the filter while pushing the tool in it jams up. push it further in first. The aluminum ones just pop of the line and slide smooth without you have to squeeze them closed. Honestly the little plastic rings aren't bad either.
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Fuel And Transmission Line Disconnect Tool Set, 4 Pc.
These work way better IMHO. The x tool bends and just sucks in general.
These work way better IMHO. The x tool bends and just sucks in general.
Some of those cheap fuel line disconnect tools don’t reach the locks inside the line. Try and push the filter onto the line and push the tool, try rotating the filter too.
oh trust me I did lol
sweet bro ...I'll try those !
Did you release the pressure?
yes sir
Like mentioned, push the filter and line together while working the tool in there as well. Some can be a bitch for sure.
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Dude, I got the Matco master set you can borrow. They are a big pain that the Big 3 loved for ease of assembly. But maintenance is.... tough once they get old and crap in em.
I'll bring the set home tomorrow and you can borrow it unless you get it free by then.
I'm a retired Ford tech, mud and or rust will prevent them from releasing. Force it off, the fingers will fold over, once it is off replace the spring clip inside the line. Ford and aftermarket sells the clips. Used to see this on 4wd trucks and also from cheap aftermarket filters that would rust. https://www.autozone.com/screws-pin...UQO8rc1bXUeObEUjhsBoC1wsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Torch it off?
Hit it with your purse!
Doing a fuel filter on a 99 and up Cobra is pretty bad, there is absolutely no room to work.
Its borderline impossible without a lift. Anytime I do something to the IRS that will allow me a shred of additional access I change it. I don’t understand why ford didn't relocate it on the new edge cars since they new years in advance the IRS was being installed.
Add a tiny hose clamp on tool to make longer.
or something similar
Tin can
or something similar
Tin can
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