Changing Fuel Filter?

I bought a new fuel filter for my 97 honda civic but ive never changed it before. The box says warning fuel system pressurized, does this have to be done with a machine? or is it something simple where i can just remove and swap it out?|||If you know where the filter is and you have the tools, then go for it. But when you remove the old filter expect some gas to come out and have a safe place to catch it. Easy job 10 min if you know how to use your tools.|||Unless you want to get sprayed in the face by a ton of gasoline, you%26#039;re going to want to depressurize your fuel system. It%26#039;s not complicated.





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Hopefully that works. If not, keep checking that forum for instructions for your model.





When you do take it off, it will spray a little, but it won%26#039;t even be 1/10th as bad if you tried to do it improperly.|||Undo the filler cap, and pull out the fuel pump relay, turn the key on for a few seconds. Turn key off. System is depressurized.|||Just crack a line open while holding a shop rag over the line to protect you from a face full of gas. You can do that or run the car with the fuel pump relay out till the pressure runs out.





The banjo fittings on Honda%26#039;s can be super tight so make sure you use penetrating fluid and a back-up wrench so you don%26#039;t twist the fuel lines.|||you can change it. that,s just telling you there,s pressure in the tank. all you have to do is releave the pressure and change the filter.