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1. Use a chain type filter wrench
2. Unbolt fuel filter & tie off to one side
3. move vacuum hoses out of the way
4. Loosen each filter, one at a time, when loose enough to undo by hand place a plastic bag over the filter (supermarket shopping bag) & as soon as the filter is free tip it upright.
5.Still doesn't catch every drop, but it does result in less spillage.
Whoever thought horizontally mounted filters in a spot requiring 'rubber' arms to remove them was a good idea obviously didn't have to change them.
Last edited by Cuppa; 8th June 2018 at 11:21 AM.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies A Nomadic Life (Blog)
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