1) Get your ass on the ground under the truck, Driver's side.
2) Open your eyes.
3) Look on the inside frame rail between the Front Driver's door and the rear passenger door.
4) If you have the type that bolts into place - use an adjustable wrench on the filter body nut to prevent it from turning. Use a flare nut wrench to remove the fuel line(s).
4a) If you have the type with a quick connect - purchase and use a fuel line quick disconnect tool from any parts store. Use an adjustable wrench on the one fuel line that is threaded to hold the filter nut, again usining a flare nut wrench to disconnect the fuel inlet line.
5) With fuel lines pushed out of the way, remove the filter from its bracket. It's quite snug, but the use of penetrating oil will help loosen it up.
6) Assembly is the reverse of removal. If you have a quick connect fuel fitting, press it back over the output nipple on the filter until it clicks back into place. Confirm that it's seated by giving it a little tug. If she pops off, push it back in firmly until it seats, again, making sure that you feel it lock with a click. (Cannot stress this one enough)
7) Turn the key to the RUN position, waiting about 5 seconds. Turn key off, then to the RUN position again, with a 5 second pause (repeat 5x)
8) With the fuel system charged, get out and look at the filter again, looking for leaks.
9) If it checks out, start truck.
10) Enjoy.
11) Drink Beer.
12) Obtain an attitude readjustment kit from Military surplus. Use on self before posting here again.
Somewhere in there between steps 4 and 5, have some rags handy. Guess what? Your truck's fuel injected. Even with depressurizing the system, fuel's gonna leak out of it. WHen you pop the filter out, a small amount of gas will leak from the "output" suide of the line as the fuel drains out of the injector assembly. No need to worry much about the tank/supply side... fuel pump's not running so you should not see more than a few drops. If you don't like the idea of handling fuel - drop the truck and your filter off at the mechanic's. They can do it in 10 minutes.
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