- 1). Open the hood. Locate the fuel-filter housing near the upper radiator hose. Place an old towel or rag around the housing to catch any fuel that might spill out when the cover is removed.
- 2). Loosen, but do not remove, the bleed screw at the center of the fuel-filter housing cover with a torx screwdriver in a counterclockwise direction to relieve the fuel pressure. Loosen and remove the five retaining screws on the fuel-housing lid with a torx screwdriver. Pull the cover off of the housing and push it aside.
- 3). Pull the filter up slowly out of the canister. Cover the filter with a rag while lifting it up, this way fuel will not splash on you if the filter "pops" out of the housing. Slide a new filter element into the housing slowly so that diesel fuel will not squirt out of the housing.
- 4). Pry off the old green gasket on the housing cover with a flat-blade screwdriver and discard it. Stretch a new gasket (included with the new filter) over the end of the cover and work it into the groove until it is fully seated. Lift up on the smaller blue "O" ring seal from the center of the fuel-filter housing and discard it. Place a new blue seal (also included with the new filter) in its place.
- 5). Push the housing cover back into place and tighten the five screws in a crisscross pattern with a torx screwdriver. Tighten the bleed screw at the center of the cover. Turn the ignition key on but do not start the car yet. Wait 30 seconds, then shut the key off. Turn the key back on and wait another 30 seconds before starting the car, as this will purge the air from the fuel system. Close the hood.
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