Simple Fuel filter change?

Hi chaps.
Had a strange power fade whilst accelerating the other day, a strange feeling like fuel starvation. It only really showed it's self when under a bit of pressure, so I thought it was time to change the fuel filter.
I got one from my local motor factors for £12.00
Came home from work, had tea, and thought, it's a nice night, I'll do it now.
Jacked up rear offside and removed the wheel, so far, so good.
got under landy and started to remove the 2 bolts, one of which came out easily. Then tried the other one, well there's always one **** isn't there? And it's always the one that's hardest to get too. It was stiff as F..k and resulted in the bracket which is pop riveted onto the plastic casing breaking the rivets off, (first snag). After removing the scrivet I could see the setup. After ****ing about trying to get various plugs and tubes off, I managed to get fuel ****ing out of the filter running straight down my arm and soaking into my sleeve. Then to get the old filter out. What a ba.....ard, which fu....ing asshole designed this ****? It was solid and I couldn't budge it. I ****ed about for half an hour with a pair of adjustable pliers trying to loosen it. Had to vertually destroy it to get the f..ker out. Having managed that I gave the tube a good clean and proceeded to put the new filter in. F.ck me! It was just as hard to get it in than getting the old one out, how pigging stupid. At this point I'd just like to meet the **** that thought this was a good idea, and shove it right up his ass, what a f...ckin stupid system, ended up hammering it in with a rubber mallet, bloody hope I don't have to change it again, I mean, it's a LANDrover, imagine trying to do this in the middle of nowhere?
Anyway, it took me 3 bloody hours to do a job that should take 10 minuts.
T W A T S A T L A N D R O V E R, I hope your bollocks fester. :multiply:

Phew, feel better for that lads. Thanks for your indulgence.

I've not done this job but need to - anyone tried modding it - like fitting somewhere else? Inside the engine bay?

Yep its a strange piece of design that one:crazy:

Once used to it and provided the bolts are not seized (a bit of copper grease on re-assembly helps) it is quite a quick job to change. I had mine in and out a few times due to a noisy fuel pump.

Hi andrew been there done that ! **** of a job first time took me 4 hours ! did your earth strip shear off ? mine did should be quicker next time :lol:

Hi Ian.
No, managed to get it off ok, although it was quite corroded.
Did yours have a strange looped clip down inside the plastic tube as well as the earthing pad? What's it's function, apart from making the new filter harder to get in?

If you think thats bad you ought to try working on a Disco 3.:doh:

I did mine a couple of years ago & will be doing it again soon. Like you I had the one bolt seized & hell of a job getting the filter out & new one in. I was going to cut a long vertical slot doun the plastic filter sleeve & drill a couple of holes to get a large jubilee clip around the whole thing which would make it nice & easy next time but one of the guys on here told me that there is a hidden clip which needs to be released (not the earth wire apparently) & this makes the whole job easy. I don't remember seeing it the first time around but the guys who mentioned it are well quoted on here so I'll have a good look when I do it.

Update!!!
Sorted. After all the aggro I had changing the fuel filter It wasn't that after all, but turned out to be a split turbo hose. DOH!!! :doh: Noticed an oily mess splattered in the engine compartment and traced it to a split on the underside of the hose. Runs like a bird now.