how fuel fiter on a 2008 escape

2008 FORD ESCAPE
28,265 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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how do you change the fuel filter on a 2008 escape
Dec 27, 2010 at 7:05 PM
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ON OUR 2003,

YOU MUST REMOVE A PROTECTIVE BRACKET AROUND IT (IT IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME, FOLLOW FUEL LINES TO IT)

THEN YOU PUSH OUT 2 FORKED PLASTIC CLIPS OFF OF EACH END

COVER UNIT WITH A RAG, OR YOU WILL GET "FUEL SOAKED" BECAUSE THE SYSTEM STILL MAY HAVE PRESSURE ON IT

NEVER DO THIS ALONE!!! ALWAYS HAVE A "STRONG" (NOT A RUNAWAY!) PAL ON STAND-BY WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDY!!!

OBSERVE THE CONNECTIONS WELL AND LOOK FOR A DIRECTIONAL ARROW OR "IN and "OUT"---PRIOR TO REMOVING THE CLIPS----IT GOES BACK IN REVERSE ORDER--INSURE DIRECTION IS CORRECT AND CLIPS ARE FULLY LOCKED IN.

IT IS A REALLY EZ TASK!

IT MAY TAKE A FEW "ON--OFFs" WITH YOUR KEY TO PRIME THE SYSTEM BACK UP.

REMEMBER THIS WAS A 2003 ESCAPE!--YOURS MAY NOT BE EXACTLY THE SAME!

A REPAIR MANUAL WOULD SERVE YOU WELL FOR THINGS LIKE THIS!

LET ME KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT!

THE MEDIC
Dec 27, 2010 at 7:23 PM