Help with the Fuel Filter replacing in a 2003 Jeep Liberty?
Before I start, this is for a 2003 Jeep Liberty V6 3.7-Liter truck.
I have been told that my fuel filter needs to be changed and it is located in the rear/driver's side of the car. Here are the directions that I’ve read and I've put them into my own words to make sure I understood them correctly, but before I start I don't do much work on cars and my vocabulary is not very good with this sort of stuff, but I know what most of it means.
The first thing to do is remove the fuse for the gas tank and release the pressure in the tank. To do this, I remove the fuse, start the jeep and let it run until it stops getting gas and dies. I then remove the carpet in the back of the jeep so I can see the top panel of the gas tank and I remove that by removing the 4 "bolts" in the corners. I then remove the top panel, carefully, so it doesn’t bend and set it to the side. I then disconnect the two fuel lines that are on top of the filter; clean up around the fuel lines and place a pan under the tank/filter. (Should I do this before disconnecting the first two lines? How much gas should I expect to come from the fuel lines?) I then disconnect the third fuel line that's connected to the bottom of the filter, remove the strap holding the filter and replace it. From there, reconnect the bottom fuel line, re-strap the filter, reconnect the two other fuel lines, place the top panel back on, bolt the 4 bolts back down, re-screw the carpet back down and put the fuse back in. Then all I need to do is restart the engine, but that might take a second or two to do because the pressure in the fuel tank needs to build back up and send gas into the engine.
Where have I gone wrong or what have I missed? Reading it, I wasn’t so sure I could do it, but after rewriting the directions, in my own words, it doesn’t seem too tough.
One last thing, can someone let me know what kind of fuel filter I will need to buy from AutoZone or someplace? Again, it’s for a 2003 Jeep Liberty V6 3.7-Liter.
Thanks for any help or just letting me know I’m heading in the right direction.