Since we got this 4 month old thread resurrected, I encourage everyone with the nightmare 5th gen Fuel Filter to take it to a shop.

It's well worth the $30 or so they will charge to change it.

Unless you like being under a jacked up car, getting fuel sprayed on you, jerking, pushing and shoving, wondering when the car is going to fall on you.

This job requires a 16-20" extension, 14mm crow's foot flare nut wrench and you have to access the underside of the fuel filter from the bottom.

The top can be done through the hood with a 20" extension and a 17mm socket.


Best way to release the fuel pressure is to remove the fuel cap and break the top banjo bolt loose on the fuel filter S-L-O-W-L-Y.