2G How to get the fuel filter off?

[95talontsi]

I've been trying to get this fuel filter off. I took the brackets off cause I knew I would warp them for the fitting on top. The line to the fuel rail if off. how can I get the top fitting off, and then the lower one is impossible to get to. I did a search and they said somthing about a 14mm box end wrench to wedge it, but wouldn't I need to cut it??

 

[supereclipse]

Hey man i just changed my fuel filter yesterday that thing is a bit**
After i took the battery and everything else from around it. The bottom i used a 14mm tube wrench and a 19 right on top of and just muscled it off it took sometime but i got it off finally.

 

[MaineDSM]

I had to use a impact wrench to get the top banjo fitting off on my '96 Talon. I tried using a breaker bar, but just bent the filter.

Fortunatly, you can get a impact wrench for cheap:

Look up "12v impact wrench" in a search engine.

I found this: http://www.sportwing.com/otheraccessories/default.asp

I think I got mine from Yahoo! Shopping. Try there.

The damn things are cheap and cheezy, but you know what? They work. I have used mine to loosen a ton of rusted up suspension parts and that damn fuel filter bolt. Things a breaker bar would just screw up.

 

[95talontsi]

so take the bottom off first so when I do the top I don't bend the bottom fuel line?? am I correct.

 

[MaineDSM]

I've never done the bottom. I just took the top off to put the B&M fuel pressure gauge on. Sorry.

I think you are supposed to take the top off first though, then unbolt the filter from the firewall and work on the bottom... but I don't know for sure.

-Brent
'96 Talon AWD

 

[95talontsi]

I could put the bracket back on but I am afraid that much torque will bent it for sure

 

[Spinall4]

Its one of those double wrench fittings(where you put one wrecnch on the fuel line part, and one on the filter so you dont twist the fuel line). On my car it was impossable to get out, so I ended up compltleey twistin up the fuel line, and runing it. I then found that althought a new fule line from the fitting by the pump is cheap, its just about impossable to get a new one in. mine now has flexable line from the bottom of the filter to under the car. I would sugest just cuting the fule line, then doing the steve teck fuel system up grade.