well i finally went and got my recall taken care of of course they came back with a few thigs wrong..my lower left control arm and stabilizer bar and my fuel filter. i think i can do my fuel filter since i changed it in my other car but where is it? on the thunderbird its under pas. door. also if there is any tips you guys could give me on replacing it (directions) lol that would be great! thanks

under the rear drivers door tucked up next to the frame, i would highly sugest getting line wrenches to help take it off, make sure you bleed pressure off from the lines so you dont have gas spraying everywhere

They are commonly rusted on pretty good so try soaking the nut end in liquid wrench the nite before you try and remove it,they can be a PITA to remove the way I've found that works best is first remove the slip fitting on the tank end (easy) then hold the fuel line nut with a good wrench and turn the filter off with either a line wrench or vice grips.Chico(pops)

sounds hard ???

get under your car see if it looks rusted or if the filter itself looks rusty or old?

about the size of a soda can maybe a little shorter

its rusty they said its the original one lol

yikes, yeah i would get some liquid wrench spray that on, or PB Blaster and soak it for a coupple days to get into the rust then go about it and undo it

is it hard to do tho?

I'd give it two wrenches!
Just becareful not to get the gas on your face or eyes. About a cup full will come out.
It's not that difficult. If you can tackle a coupler, then you can tackle the full filter.

hey check this out

http://www.pfyc.com/supportfiles/gasfilter/

If you have the original fiter on there your probably better off taking to a shop to have the filter changed .Chico(pops)

I have to agree. i fought with mine for hours before i got it to break free. they are usually pretty difficult to get off of there

dont scare her its easy as pie hahaha!! just joking i would recommend spraying some pb blaster to losen the nuts it can be annoying

thanks i will let you all know sunday how it goes..need oil change too and a couple other things blah!