[rkeysor]

I understand it is a good idea to stop the fuel pump with the engine running to reduce the fuel spillage one may encounter in removing the fuel filter. I understand a clamping device should be put on the soft fuel line going into the filter. Is fuse No. 34, the fuel pump sender (15 amp) the right one to pull. And any further observations for a first timer on this job. The car only as about 155,000 miles, so I think it's a bit overdue.

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[DaveN]

I have changed this before on my S2 without grief. I would suggest letting the car sit for a few hours to let the fuel pressure bleed down; there is a check valve at the pump that keeps pressure in the system. Then clamp the hose with Visegrips and go for it. When all is done it's just a 10 minute job.

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[Cloud9...68]

Just be thankful the knuckleheads who designed the BMW X5's fuel filter placement didn't do the 968's - took me four aggravating hours, and nothing went wrong.

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[rkeysor]

I successfully installed a new filter yesterday. A couple of observations. I had let the car set overnight and accessed the filter by lifting the car and removing the RR wheel. It's a little tricky getting a pair of padded vice grips on the hose returning to the engine, and, of course, it requires two wrenches to break loose the fittings at either end of the filter. One blip was encountered. The Mahle filter I replaced had threaded male fittings at either end, but the Cech-made Mann filter I installed, WK 726, came with one correct male fitting and a larger female fitting at the inlet side. The obvious fix was to remove one of the identical pair of fittings on the Mahle to replace the wrong fitting on the Mann, and install the filter. Both fittings were difficult to remove--I didn't want to damage the new filter--but yielded to a long box end wrench. I did not bother trying to kill the running engine by pulling a fuse, and probably released and caught less than a pint of fuel. Thanks for the help!

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[JWahlsten]

Sounds about right, and I had the same issue with fittings on the new filter I bought. Don't remember the brand.

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