06fordf150

i did mine today and figured i would do a how to write up on it for anyone interested! here it goes..

step 1- you will need a fuel line disconnect tool here is the kit i borrowed from my brother but you can get a cheap one from the autoparts store!


i used the red (5/16 fuel line) tool



step 2- the fuel filter is located on the inside of the frame rail on the drivers side of the truck just under the cad


step 3- once you find the filter its time to grab the red tool. i started with the fuel line with the orange clip. spread the tool apart and place it over the metal fuel line of the filter. once you done that slide the tool into the connection and at the same time gently pull the two apart like so (make sure to place a container under the genral area there will be a small amount of fuel in the filter and lines not much though)




step 4- now its time to do the other side of the filter, the process is exactly the same except there is a metal clip that must be removed inorder to get the tool into the connection as shown below


to remove the metal clip push it down and then push it out of the connection..



once clip is free you need to get the tool inthere the same as the previous step only this time as you can see above there is a plastic retaining clip holding the elbow inplace so when you push the tool in gently pull the elbow straight back making sure the fuel line comes out of the plastic clip also




after you have the lines disconnected i found it was eassiest to push the filter out of the holder towards the front of the truck like so



once out it will look like this..



now its time to put the new filter back into place.make sure to have the arrow on the filter pointing towards the front of the truck. i simply pushed it down into the holder but you can also slide it back in the same way you pushed it out. once the new filter is inplace the red tool is nolonger needed just gently push the lines back on the same way you took them off you will feel and hear them click back into place


once everythin is reconnected i turned the key on and off afewtimes without starting the truck to get the air out of the lines you will hear the fuel pump make a abnormal sound for the first few turns but it is normal and will go away after afew turns of the key. next you should start the truck and let run while checking your fittings for leaks if you are leak free you are done and have succesfully done your first fuelfilter change on your truck!!

IFMIFM

That's a great lesson for me (at least).

Thanks a milion.

06fordf150

hey just glad i could help bro

bfdtpkt

I appreciate that!
I'M DONE WITH THE DEALER!

dhb_f150

Good write up.

06fordf150

thanks guys like i said glad i could help out!!

luckythirteen13

how often should the fuel filter be changed?

callaway29

what happend to the pictures on these instructions? And how do you depressurize the fuel line?

Thanks,
C_

acmech

Did mine the other day. I let the truck sit for a while, not much fuel came out, mostly from the filter itself.

06fordf150

yeah when i did this there was minimal fuel that spilt out basically whatever was in the filter and alitle from the lines nothing major.

and i dont know what happend to the pics!