2003 F150 filter
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I believe there is a toothed washer inside the fitting. After you remove the clip, the teeth still grab the steel tube. You need to have an insertion tool that slide in between the gas line and the plastic end fitting and spreads the teeth, then pull... you can get an auto store.
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From: Clitherall, MN.
I bought one of those and it was plastic. They didn't have the metal ones. Anyways the end broke off when I tried to use it. Finally found a metal one and it works fine. Sometimes if the fitting faces forward it can pick up some crud up in there which causes some difficulty.
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From: NE Iowa JD Country
I bought one of those and it was plastic. They didn't have the metal ones. Anyways the end broke off when I tried to use it. Finally found a metal one and it works fine. Sometimes if the fitting faces forward it can pick up some crud up in there which causes some difficulty.
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Finally got the thing changed, what a pain and why did they put it over the cross member 
After I got it out it rattled so I cut it apart and the filter was no longer attached to the filter housing. It was really dirty as you can see so it was attached at one time, it had been changed at sometime because it was made in China. You can also see the tool I used.
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After I got it out it rattled so I cut it apart and the filter was no longer attached to the filter housing. It was really dirty as you can see so it was attached at one time, it had been changed at sometime because it was made in China. You can also see the tool I used.
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From: Clitherall, MN.
The one fella there had the video and his cap tool seemed to work good. What I don't understand is he will only change his fuel filter once in a lifetime? I change mine once a year on both my trucks. And I change the oil whether it needs it or not.
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