I've wore those a few times while working on my car...I know its funny looking but **** they work awesome!




Just waiting for the Doc to call back and then its game time....

 

What size fuel line quick disconnect tool do I use? ....I think the smallest I have is 1/2in

 

you sure you need the tool? they said I needed one on my escape and I ended up just using my fingers and a flat head screw driver.

 

**** idk its a tight space...I picked up the only metal tool kit they sold for this and the smallest tool is 1/2 which appears to be to large

not sure why the OP didnt put in the size tool needed...thanks

so 3/8 is the size I need...**** you metal tool kit. Time to hook the lines back up and re try another day...

 

3/8" is indeed the right size. Autozone has the kit that has 1" all the way down to 1/4" with all the discs or whatever all different colors. Worked like a charm once I put enough muscle into it to pop the filter off.

 

yeah I saw the plastic kit all all the sizes but everyone kept saying that one sucks, bla bla, so I picked up the metal kit...I didnt know we need 3/8 and the metal kit starts at 1/2

 

Well .... it did suck. I had to put a lot of effort into popping it off, but the new one clicks on easy as pie.

 

At first I purchased the plastic kit, and it sucked. I went back to Advanced Auto and purchased a metal fuel line disconnect tool. Needless to say it worked like a charm

 

i have from 1/4 to like 2 inch lol i have the master set

 

plastic quick disconnect tools ftl... me and my fuel filter battled it out for a good 30 mins my arm got soaked with gas so I guess the score is fuel filter 1 me 0... but the battle has just begun Im on a search for metal quick disconnect tools now

 

bought mine at autozone

 

if your having problesm witht he plastic ones, you might have damaged lock prongs in side. i finaly ripped the bitch off. the prongs where fucked. the new one slides right one and off with the plastic clip

 

changed mine at 32k, mines at 64 now so im probably going to do it sometime this upcoming month again

i went with ac delco filter

best way to describe it was the blackest coffee you can picture. it was disgusting.

sorry no pics tho maybe this time around

 

where does one buy the metal quick disconnect tool, the plastic ones did not work, they dont even fit, i got the exact ones pictured on the first post

 

hardware store maybe? i think my dad got his at advanced. its soublesided. i dont know how the plastic ones didt fit. the 3.8 i bought from the store fit fine. if its not coming off just rip it off.

 

rip it off and do wat to fix it?

 

your replacing it right? the filter ont he car was the acdelco. prongs where fucked up and the quick release wouldnt work. so i pulled it off breaking the prongs from the filter. then the prongs slide off and its all good.
just put the new one on and your good to go

 

Advanced Auto or Auto Zone should have them .... I bought my metal disconnect tool at Advanced Auto.

 

ok the metal fuel line wont come off at allllll. how do u do this dteailed??

 

the prongs are likly fucked up just rip it off. its what i did

 

Finally changed my filter today

My old one seamed pretty good still. Nothing dirty was coming out of it. 55k miles were on it.

 

mine was filthy but ive only put 87-89 octane in it

 

ok, yall are saying rip it bit I tried ripping the metal line out but it just wont come out? How do I do this?

 

Make sure u have the 3/8 disconnect tool all the way into the filter...that's was hard for me so I had to use both hands. Reached around so I could grab the tool with my finger tips (both hand) and use my thumbs to push down on the other end (2 fuel line end). I pulled the tool in as hard as I could.

Next I took the screw out the holds the filter onto the car.

Then I used one hand and started spinning the filter in up and down while pulling to the right at the same time....finally after doing that it came off.


I hope this makes sense...I'm writing this on my iPhone while at work.

 

what did your prongs look like?

and its on there tied you just got to pull harder