My car has 100k miles. The fuel filter has never been changed. It idles low and rough, and has been losing power. So it was time to change it. The shop where I had my oil changed wanted $30 for the filter and $50 for the labor.
I bought a new fuel filter for $8. After I had the rear shocks replaced I tried to pull off the old filter. I have the Haynes repair manual that has step-by-step for stuff like this, and I followed the steps. I fought with it for half an hour and couldn't get it disconnected.
This morning I googled it and found this YouTube video:
The voice is monotone. But the instructions are better than the stupid Haynes manual because this guy shows the critically important fuel line disconnect tool!?!?!?!? I can't believe that the Haynes manual missed this.
That tool is $5 at the local part store, and they have it in stock.
The shop wanted $1300 to do the shocks and struts, and $80 to do the fuel filter. I'm going to have both done for $300 and about 5-6 hours.
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