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It isn't that much work although if you get rough with the thing you can puncture it as the filter metal is quite thin. Relieve your fuel pressure by removing ( I think) fuse # 1 and crank the engine If it starts, wait til it dies and your pressure is relieved. I leave it in the holder under the car as it is a little easier to manage, just loosen it a bit. You need two wrenches, one to hold the casted "nut" on the filter (22 mm maybe ?) and the other to loosen the banjo fitting on the front of the filter. Have a coffee can and rag handy to catch the fuel that runs from the filter. Make sure, as above, you have a good bite on the fittings with your wrenches as if you slip off, you can puncture the thing. The old one is no big deal but you don't want to rupture your new one which leaves you to walk to the dealer to get a new one :). Slide it back a bit in it's holder and loosen the rear fitting which may be a banjo or a NPT adapter to the fuel line. If you have the NPT fitting, take it to the bench to remove it from the filter and reinsert it in the new filter. Note the flow direction and don't hook it up backwards. Just reinsert the fuel lines and your're done. Reinsert the fuse and crank it which may take 20 seconds +/- to recharge the system.
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