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Old 03-21-2015, 04:03 PM
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Diesel Fuel Filter Change Complete

Very easy to do. The most time consuming part is removing and replacing the plastic underbody shield.

1. Remove plastic shield under drivers side.
2. Take 2 bolts out that hold the clamps around the filter.
3. Remove the 2 plastic clamps.
4. Pull away foam insulator.
5. Position drip pan underneath. About 1/4 cup of fuel came out for me.
6. Unscrew front clamp with flat tip screwdriver & pull hose off.
7. Pry metal clip out with screwdriver on end of filter towards the back of car.
8. Once you remove the clip, the black part will pull straight off the filter but you need to pull on it very hard while not pulling on wires.
9. Once you have the metal filter separated, slide the 2 rubber sleeve off old filter and put those on new filter.
10. Put new black rubber gasket on end of new filter where it pushes on the black part.
11. Push new filter onto black part and reinstall clip.
12. Reattach rubber hose on front side and tighten clamp.
13. Position rubber sleeves where they will match up with clamps and reinstall clamps.
14. Place foam insulator back over back end of filter. Foam is missing in picture but goes over metal filter between rear clamp & the black part.
15. Start car and check for leaks.
16. Replace plastic shields.

For the next 5 times I started the X it cranked over much longer before it started. It probably took a while to completely fill the filter or something but now it starts quick like it always did. Let me know if you have any questions.
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