I am at my wit's end here. My truck has been out of commission for over three weeks because I made the mistake of trying to remove the fuel filter. First off, I broke one of the clips inside the fuel line coming from the tank. I bought replacement clips, so that's not a big deal.
The other one doesn't have the decency to break. I CANNOT remove it, no matter how hard I try. I bought two different scissor tools, one with a longer nose than the other, and they don't even want to go into the fuel line, and the clip inside the line is totally seized. I can't even purposely break this clip, it just WILL NOT come undone. If I keep working at it I'm sure I'll break the tube coming out of the fuel filter, and then what? My only option here is paying a minimum of $145 to have some mobile repair service come out and...who knows what they would do.
Anything obvious I'm missing?
92 F150 straight six.

 

I do not like the scissor tools but to remove the fuel line if you have not messed it up.
First spray WD 40 in the the joint.
Then turn the fuel filter while keeping the fuel line from turning to brake the "O" ring free.
Then push the line into the fuel filter as far as it will go.
Then insert the tool while holding the line into the filter.
Once the tool is all the way in pull the line from the filter.

I use these tools:




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You could try getting used fuel lines from a junk yard?

Red

 

X2 on the plastic fuel line tools. They look hokey but they work.

 

Just in case you ain't got that thing out yet...

What I do whenever those "quick-disconnect" (ha "quick", yeah right) filter lines gives me any trouble is cut the filter off so I can get a straight shot into the coupling and mess with it. Gives you more room to get your fingers up in there and really mash down on the tool, or if that fails you can use picks and stuff. Might break the retainer but it's replaceable.

I'm trusting you're diligent enough to know NOT to use a cutoff wheel or power saw or anything that makes sparks to cut that filter off.

 

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. It may come to having to cut it off. I bought a set of those OEM removal tools, but I haven't gone out to try to get the filter off again yet.

 

I had a fuel line with the same problem,it took alot of time and paitence to get the clips straightened out enough to remove.I used a small straight screwdriver and pick to get them squared up enough to get the removal tool in.Look into the end of the fuel line socket and you'll be able to see if the clips are bent.

 

X3 on the plastic fuel line tools. They look hokey but they work.

 

I would hope he got the filter off a year later