Fuel Filter Disconnect Tool
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Fuel Filter Disconnect Tool
I know I need a Fuel Filter Disconnect Tool. When I went to the Advance Autoparts website, I found three different tools. Which one is the correct tool for an Expedition?
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Last edited by khmorse; Mar 6, 2004 at 09:10 PM.
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Bought tool #1 and it worked fine. Thanks for the help Racerguy. No real way to keep gas from splashing down on you though. There isn't a lot of room of there to hold the tool, pull the line, and make sure that both the filter and line stay pointing up so you don't wear gas.
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I haven't looked at the filter, but it should have some rubber lines from both sides, and you should be able to clamp them off with a vice grips. Maybe I can pull this off without spilling any gas. 
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The lines are hard plastic and steel braided. I think you'll destroy them if you clamp them off. Maybe not immediately but.....
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Let the pressure out of the line with the Schrader valve on the passenger side fuel rail. There isn't much pressure, but it'll help a little. I just positioned my body more towards the center of the truck instead of right under the filter. Less than a pint of gas drained out of the filter.
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The Schrader valve solution is a good one. But not knowing exactly where it was located and the thought of a misdiagnosis had me concerned. So when I did my fuel filter replacement, I pullled the fuel pump fuse while the truck was running, and let it starve itself until it died. No squirts of gas as a result when I disconnected the old filter. There was still fluid in the lines, etc. but nothing with pressure that could squirt out.
On a slightly different note, does anyone know where the fuel filter is located on a 2003 Expedition EB? I've been on my back for 15 minutes straight looking for it, to no avail. I found the filter on my F-250 in a few seconds, but can't get it on the Expedition!
On a slightly different note, does anyone know where the fuel filter is located on a 2003 Expedition EB? I've been on my back for 15 minutes straight looking for it, to no avail. I found the filter on my F-250 in a few seconds, but can't get it on the Expedition!
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Did you try the drivers frame rail? It can be kind of hard to see on the 1st generation expys, but I would think its in the same place. Otherwise, just trace the lines from the gas tank till you find a filter.
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The fuel filter locks into the line. Yes, you will need the tool or you WILL not get the filter unlocked from the line. I don't care how hard you pull (tried it). The tool was only $5.99 at Advance Auto.
