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redhousenine
It's been some time since I've been here, but I have a fuel filter question.

So just this afternoon, I've noticed that my fuel filter started leaking gas. The other day I caught a whiff gas in the garage, but didn't see any obvious puddles underneath the car. Now, I'm capable of replacing the filter myself as I've done so in the past with other vehicles. The part that scares me is the very rusty bracket holding the fuel filter in place. I mean, it's so rusty that I'm sure that it's fused onto the filter, and wiggling the filter out would likely break the clamp. Furthermore, the clamp appears to be welded onto the frame of the car, so replacing it would not be possible. Any suggestions or insight would be helpful. Thanks!
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redhousenine said:
It's been some time since I've been here, but I have a fuel filter question.

So just this afternoon, I've noticed that my fuel filter started leaking gas. The other day I caught a whiff gas in the garage, but didn't see any obvious puddles underneath the car. Now, I'm capable of replacing the filter myself as I've done so in the past with other vehicles. The part that scares me is the very rusty bracket holding the fuel filter in place. I mean, it's so rusty that I'm sure that it's fused onto the filter, and wiggling the filter out would likely break the clamp. Furthermore, the clamp appears to be welded onto the frame of the car, so replacing it would not be possible. Any suggestions or insight would be helpful. Thanks! View attachment 222881
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The filter housing is stainless and will not stick to the rusty steel. The clamp is stainless and will still be OK.
Only the '01 comes with a new bracket. Best toss the new bracket and reuse the old rusty bracket. Removal of the bracket will likely result in !#@%$&.
On my past '01 I put a hose clamp on my new filter on the old rusty bracket. The 3 nipple on the '01 is a pain in it's own.
The "help" section in parts stores have hair pins for the different styles. I had '03 Taurus and '03 Sable. They had different hair pins.
If you have not done this, you put the hair pins in the hose fitting then push them on the filter nipples. The hair pins have a bevel on the lead in side to let them just push on and not come off. Slight bit of grease on the nipple will help.
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May I suggest BP Blaster / WD-40, maybe a day before you try to remove. Can't hurt.
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javaleo said:
May I suggest BP Blaster / WD-40, maybe a day before you try to remove. Can't hurt.
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I'll give that a try. The bracket and filter were soaked in fuel last. Today it's dry.

I'll be picking up a new filter later this afternoon or tomorrow. Here are some additional pictures...

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You won't have an issue getting the filter loose from the bracket. The more you pay for the filter the better the coating on the filter housing. My issue was the cheaper filters nipples rust to the o rings in the connectors and pull the o rings out of the connectors. People use tie wraps if they cant find the right clip for the connectors.
Looks like the rear connector is released by pushing in that while button/tab and pulling the connector. Front connect needs the clip.
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Automender12345 said:
You won't have an issue getting the filter loose from the bracket. The more you pay for the filter the better the coating on the filter housing. My issue was the cheaper filters nipples rust to the o rings in the connectors and pull the o rings out of the connectors. People use tie wraps if they cant find the right clip for the connectors.
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I'm planning on going with the Wix 33097 filter. Still wondering how I can clean up the bracket, though.
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redhousenine said:
Still wondering how I can clean up the bracket, though.
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Douse it liberally in rust converter spray. It exchanges the oxygen for phosphorus making a more stable form of rust.
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Thanks for everyone's help. The new fuel filter is on. The old one wasn't rusted to the bracket and came off with no effort, though it looks like someone overdid it with the hose clamp as the old filter was crushed on the one side. The replacement clips were not universal, and I ended up re-using the old ones, which thankfully did not break during removal. I didn't have time today, but I'll come back at some point to clean up and apply rust converter to the bracket, which surprisingly ended up looking better than I thought after all the layers of rust fell off.

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redhousenine said:
Thanks for everyone's help. The new fuel filter is on. The old one wasn't rusted to the bracket and came off with no effort, though it looks like someone overdid it with the hose clamp as the old filter was crushed on the one side. The replacement clips were not universal, and I ended up re-using the old ones, which thankfully did not break during removal. I didn't have time today, but I'll come back at some point to clean up and apply rust converter to the bracket, which surprisingly ended up looking better than I thought after all the layers of rust fell off.

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The worm drive clamps are extremely powerful. Filter only needs enough to keep it in place.
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Guess the last installer used a powered impact wrench to speed installation.
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