1. Well I bought an OEM fuel filter from the dealership around here, and when I started dissassembling mine, I noticed the tops are different. I checked part numbers and the numbers matched.WTF?

The new filter as you can see has a hexagone 19mm. The old one doesnt. And the base is round. In my shop manual it shows my exact setup I have on the car, but when I searched I read people had the hex on top. I'm confused...

2. I can't for the life of me take the bottom fuel line off. It's a tight sqeeze and I can't even seem to budge it. I even called my old man over to give me a hand.

 

I remember when I did mine, the bottom fuel line was a b**** to get off. not sure what to tell you about the filter. I got mine from Checker Auto Parts. Worked like a charm. Good luck with it! fing02.gif

 

i was just looking at that shit in the manual like 10 min ago.
i have a new filter and didnt even notice the differnce until you just pointed it out.
i was going to install mine tommorrow.

that is crazy. lemme see if i can find out

 

Anyone else have any input?

I'm sure some of you guys must of did your own Fuel Filter tongue.gif ....lazy bast**ds owned.gif

 

holy crap was it a pain in the ass. i ended up stripping the bottom nut, so i had to use some vise grips and put all the muscle i got into the thing to keep it from leeking.

some have said its easy if you get a flared wrench. its like the closed end of the wrench, with a bit cut out of it to get it around say, wires or tubing.

 

flair or Line wrench is indispensible when working fuel or brake lines.

And I cannot say I have ever changed by fuel filter... 112,000 miles and going strong.. heh, I can be a lazy bastard sometimes.

 

Flared wrench, I will give that a shot but what about the top of the fuel filter. It's not the same.

 

well, you need to get a different filter if its not the right one. mine was correct.

 

I use the same fuel filter as you posted.
I changed already 2 of them wit hno problem

 

The hex nut that you are showing on the new one points down when it is installed. Show us a pic of the other end of the new filter. It should look the same as the one on your car with a hole for the fuel line and one for the bolt.