Fuel filter change (2001 S)

[rexcramer]

The Bentley manual doesn't refer to it but the 101 Project book suggest pulling the fuel pump relay and crank it a bit. This should reduce the fuel pressure in the lines. I have not X/O my filter yet, I wonder if this would make the clip easier to disconnect?

[Frodo]

Good thought, but I don't think so.

After I had tried multiple times on the difficult side, I (out of exasperation) went and did the other end (the easy one, the one with the s-shaped line attached so you're working away from the filter).

That one popped off without a problem. Once that was done, I went back to the troublesome connection, for yet additional frustration (til, finally, I got it). But, having gotten the one end off, that should have relieved any pressure in the lines. Didn't seem to help...damn thing was just—inexplicably—stuck.