yea...i tried to change mine on my 96...it was pretty hard....then i ended up goin to a shop and they said its jammed and they would need to cut it off and redo the fuel lines...so i told them to forget it

but my dad keeps sayin the fuel filter does not need to be changed, and some pppl change it every 2nd oil change, so ppl do it every 2 years, some dont even know about it