Best thing I was ever shown, was using old cardboard box laid flat when working on a hard surface. It's a game changer. Thank you for the video--very thorough and efficient!
Great video! I watched this before I started to replace my fuel filter. Thanks for showing the tools you used to tackle this job. Ford did a good job of hiding this filter. Thanks for posting this video!
thanks for the info bud...i just completed the removal / replacement on my 05 (4.0)...the 90 (red clip) is pretty straight froward once u figure out it pops up to allow the nipple through.....the other side however was a pain in the ass even with the quick release tool, which split in half while on the filter trying to release...eventually i used a pair of needle nose and a large flat head underneath the two cracked pieces and it popped off... replacement was a breeze after that. Don't forget to pull fuel pump relay..#48. Be prepared for 6 to 10 oz of gas to come out...
The silver one was actually the easier of the two and no special tool was needed. The two clips use spring tension to pull the line tight onto the filter. It was the plastic clip that was tough, because I was not familiar with the kind and because it was hard to see it well. The key was recognizing that it kind of wraps around the hose. You open the clip and then, by pushing on it and prying with a little flat screwdriver when a little gap opens, you sort of unwrap the clip from around the line.
let me guess, it's the silver retaining clip right? kinda figured that the moment I saw it in the video. even the red one looks difficult due to the placement of the filter. could those dumbass ford engineers have put it in a worse spot? friggin idiots.
4:17 I say this a million times working on my truck. 😆Thanks for the video, exactly what I was looking for and needed. Truck is even same color as mine. Thumbs up! (Edit) so you don’t need a fuel filter wrench for this?
I have a 03 that has two of the clips on the left side. I did everything possible to get those clips to go up and got one up but would not release. I spent over an hour trying the get that F$#King thing to let go with no luck...I never seen such a screw up design in my life. I have very little patience for something that ends up like what happened to me....came very close with putting a rag in the fill pipe and lighting it......I hate going to a garage when it's something I can do myself.....lolololool
Hey, thanks for the info..haven't been on youtube much so only seeing your post now.....I recently sold my explorer. Love a Ford but had enough of the explorers...lolool all the best
@@audiocollector1966 I know this is late, but you need to try to restart the car without the relay to ensure the fuel pressure is off the line so that the clips will release.
Hello good afternoon. I need some help and you are the only one to have tutorials for ford explorer, my question is where the sensor to replace iac is because my truck back off and mind back on. I say that you have to replace it, thanks for your support. My explorer is 2004
The fuel filter clip is the biggest problem but that's the part you don't show. I took my 99 Explorer to one mechanics shop and they could not get the clips off. I took it to another shop and they wanted to charge me $1,000 to drop the tank and replace the fuel lines. ... Hmmmm . I'm going to make a tool to get those clips off.
Exactly the same and exactly as much of a pain in the arse. You don't really need to jack it up it just makes it easier. Your going to need a fuel line removal tool, the plastic ones work but harbor freight sells aluminum ones and I got those cheaper. 10mm, 13mm and a screw driver to release the clip and push it up.
Can anyone give me the filter part number for this 2004 SUV. I'm having issues getting the correct filter. My Explorer is the 4.6l V8 However the filter recommended is the three pipe filter , mine is definitely only two. When I give vehicle Id number to the parts dealer they don't have a match???? I found using an open end spanner got the third nut off just fine on the heat shield.
yes, the fuel pump is what pushes the gas to the motor. It's inside the gas tank on most modern vehicles. the lines will be mostly empty using his method.
i purchased the disconnect tool, however the inner clips would not release. i used the cap of a sharpie marker(thinner than tool) & cut it to 3/4" then split it lengthwise with a razor blade. pushed it in with my fingers & it released. could have saved $10 on the tool.
Well I tried but the little 10 mm nuts on the inside smaller shield are rusted so bad that when I broke them loose the whole thing turns with the nut rusted to the stud. Of course you can't get a vice grip on the back because Ford made it such a shallow profile. I don't dare take a Dremel tool up in there to cut it off either because of the sparks so close to a fuel source. Geez now what?
Why can't japanese automakers make it easier to simply change the oil filter and put them where american automakers put them? Besides I don't think ford went bankrupt? The fuel tank on this certain model, leaves little room to place a filter in a easy location.
+Jeremy B I didn't need any special tools just screw drivers and pliers though a special tool for the metal clip side would have been nice. if you don't pull it off perfectly straight the little metal retainer/washer inside the metal end will get bent to hell and then it will not be fun trying to put it back on the filter. not sure if an auto parts store can sell you a new one or if you have to buy the entire fuel line it's in. I got mine back into shape with needle nose pliers. very stupid that both sides aren't the simple plastic design. thanks ford, you assholes.
O I have a special tool for the one fitting. I have had my 04 ford explorer for 8 years now and replaced my fuel filter 4 times now, I have always struggled with getting off that one fitting, mainly because I forget that its easier to work on the little red clip first then go to the other one. I was just wondering about the arrow on the filter its self. I only buy motorcraft filters for it and I always put the arrow facing the silver clip part, not towards the pink clip. I actually always worry about putting in the filter and for some reason the connnections not being on all the way and catching on fire haha. I usually start the truck up see if it leaks, then drive around some and floor it a few times to make double sure lol. I guess I'm slightly paranoid when it comes to that. It is a crappy design though, you think they could have made something easier. I havent had a problem with my pink clip breaking yet and its got 150,000 on it...but yeah eventually I can see it dry rotting and breaking off. Changing spark plugs on those suck too...especially for me because I have a stage 2 K&N filter on it and have to remove the tubing and stuff to get to the 2 back plugs.
+Jeremy B ya just follow the fuel lines. arrow points toward the outlet side or the line that continues to the motor. should be that way on every engine in existence with an external filter. my mechanic said one of my plugs was cross threaded...Oops. he tuned it up for me and now that engine sounds like new with a healthy grunt. nice car overall but I woulda been much happier with the V8. trans is gay on it. it refuses to shift quickly like a sports car. 5.2 grand cherokee shifts better than this. I'm ditching selling it this summer for a truck I can tow with. like 5th wheel ect.
Haha I hear ya. Yeah, its weird...because the threads dont feel crossthreaded when I put the plugs in, but its almost like they are....its hard to explain. Everything tightens up great, it just kind of feels weird. I am extra careful not to cross thread them, but I hear its easy to do. I at least put anti seize on the threads this time, and if you buy motorcraft plugs they come pre gapped for the truck...so thats cool I guess lol
Thanks for trying. But this video skips the most problematic tasks? That 3/8" retaining hose clip is the worse part. If you had never done one of these before, why make a informative video?
