Fuel filter
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From: Forest Hill MD
Fuel filter
O.K. I bought the "quick disconnect" tool and have not found a thing about it to be quick. What size is used for the 95 F150? How do you use the darn thing? I used it the way it looked like it should be used and got a little wiggle out of the line but not much, and the back side seems impossible to get to. I am going to give up and pay $$$$ to a mechanic 
soon. HELP
Chris
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From: Bel Air USA
The tool I have has two sizes. Both sizes appear like they should work but only I will release the fuel line. I find that when I have the right end of the tool it helps to insert the tool into the fitting while actually pushing the fuel line ONTO the filter. This lefs me get the tool inserted further into the fitting which will then release the fuel line. Only when I see that the tool is fully inserted into the fitting do I start to pull the fuel line off.
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From: fairbanks usa
i find the tool Kioolt uses works best. don't waste your time with the cheap plastic ones. spray wd-40 in the fitting before you start wrestling with it. oh yeah don't use brute force once the tool is pushed in toward the fitting wiggle the line back and forth while applying a little bit of force it should pop right off in few sec.
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From: catonsville
fuel filter
what type of quick disconects did you purchase? if they are the plastic ones, good luck using them. i tried them to no avail. i broke down and bought the nice metal ones that worked great. remember to use some type of penetrating fluid. there is a lot of grit and dirt that get into the fitting.
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I did get the metal one it will do 2 diff sizes. I was not trying to push in on the filter to set the tool. Thanks for the replies I'll keep ya posted.
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Chris
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Chris
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I couldn't find my plastic ones this week so I bought the metal set at Autozone. Unfortunately the four sizes it offered were all too big. I took a piece of .063" scrap aluminum and bent it around a drill bit the right size to make a release tool so I could finish the filter change. It is about 3/8" wide and bent like a 'C' clip so you can slide it onto the filter. Then I used needle nose pliers to push it into the fitting. It worked much better than the plastic ones though I did have to spin it around the filter shaft to find the right spot to release the lock.
Not worth your time to do this instead of buying a $4.00 tool but if you get in a bind there is another option.
Not worth your time to do this instead of buying a $4.00 tool but if you get in a bind there is another option.
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From: fairbanks usa
i had to use a hacksaw to change a filter on a chevy cavalier once. they used to use a quick release style with the plastic removal tool as part of the fitting and this one was all busted up. hmmnnn. i wonder why they quit doing that.