Top of the motor on the fuel rail there is a valve similar to the valve on your tire this will release the fuel pressure .You can get a small plastic tool from the parts store to remove the filter from the lines .Do i relieve the pressure to change the fuel filter?
Remove the fuel pump fuse or relay then start the vehicle and wait till it dies. Fuel pressure is relieved,
Those lines can be tough to get off sometimes.Do i relieve the pressure to change the fuel filter?
you should relieve the pressure but it wouldnt prevent you from changing the filter. Your fuel lines have a retaing clip inside that you need a tool for or a couple of small screw drivers to release the clip.Do i relieve the pressure to change the fuel filter?
There's a valve on the fuel rail you can relieve the pressure there,it looks like a tire valve stem. Even with pressure on the lines the filter can still be removed.Do i relieve the pressure to change the fuel filter?
If you don't mind getting a little messy, you can remove and replace the filter without relieving the pressure. Even when the pressure is removed, some fuel can still escape.
Regardless, just have some rags handy and be careful not to damage any rubber fuel hoses while doing so.Do i relieve the pressure to change the fuel filter?
what i do is take the gas cap off to releave the pressure.Do i relieve the pressure to change the fuel filter?
i never do and i have done hundreds of those filters. your problem does not sound like it is related to a bad filter. there is a release tool to pull the lines off of that filter. that is the problem
