As the title said, installing a new fuel filter in the RS looks/sounds easy enough but DAMN those fuel lines are on tight! I consulted the ever so helpful scoobymods.com (http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6239#post6239) prior to opening the hood and thought it would be a cake removal.

Needless to say, I fussed with the hardline hose connections for almost half an hour trying to free them up. It seemed like no amount of pulling, twisting and pushing could get them to even budge. Thankfully a little perserverance was all it took and I managed to get them to pull off. Man was it a chore though. Anyone else have a similiar experience? Or, is this yet another case of my car being a stubborn pain in the butt for normally easy maintence?


Joe
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A little white lithium grease on the 'barbs' of the new filter will make it come off much easier next time you change it ;).


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I have a tool to remove them.

makes life so much easier. :)

Jay

I Almost tore the Fuel line on my Forester.. I wraped the hose with a Rag, And Got some Plilers and started Pulling.. However it caused the line to crack just a little.. But it's not leaking..

At least the filter is easy to get to.

Originally posted by McDade
I have a tool to remove them.

makes life so much easier. :)

Jay

Word,

Hose removers own.

Originally posted by McDade
I have a tool to remove them.

makes life so much easier. :)

Jay

Are they pretty cheap? My last fuel filter swap left me losing my temper and cutting one of the hoses a bit shorter. I'd love to avoid that in the future.....

North U,
I smeared a very small amount of plain old grease on the "barbs" of the new filter in anticipation of a future removal. Hopefully regular grease wont pose a problem.

McDade,
As for this hose remover tool, I can't say I ever seen one. Is this something you can purchase at the local parts store? How much do they cost?

Thanks
Joe

Instead of buying said tool, using a pair of pliers very carefully to twist the hose to break it free and then a adj wrench to push off the hose works for me.

The grease idea is great but make sure you only use a very light coat. I don't think the fuel filter will take kindly to ingesting a big gob of grease.

Hey boys, can you help a damsel in distress? I'm a relatively petite gal and need a little help with this fuel filter thing. I know my way around cars (grew up watching my Dad), and have all the clamps off, but I can't seem to get the hoses off the fuel filter. I've tried putting duct tape around the hose and using a vice grip to twist and pull the hose at the same time, but no luck there. I also tried putting a small flathead screwdriver in between the hose and outlet port to try to free up the gunk, but again no luck. As I mentioned, I'm not that strong as some of you boys, so I need a little mechanical advantage/mechanics tip on this. I hate taking this into the shop for something I know how to do, as I'm sure the mechanic will rip me off because I'm a girl.

Someone mentioned something about a hose removal tool - what is this thing? I asked at the local Autozone, and they had never heard of anything like it.

Can you help out a normally handy gal?

You can try a bit of heat (stay well away from the end of the hose or lift up with the screwdriver and spray in some WD40 or the like. That should help loosen things up. As mentioned before, hose removers would be optimal, and are fairly cheap:

http://www.algrovetoolsupply.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=LIS47900

You can of course find better from places like MAC and Snap On, but those would be perfectly serviceable.