HOW TO - Mercruiser 5 .0 V8 Fuel Filter Replacement

[@mattanderson6183]

Nice video mate, one issue I find is not running a smear of oil on the O ring number 1 reason there hard to remove, filter on empty, oil the seal and hand tighten only, the fuel pump will fill the filter without starting the motor so just turn ignition on no cranking. Hope that is useful cheers

[@alanaugust8853]

My fuel filter was just as difficult to remove. I also used an oil filter wrench. Very little room to maneuver, but I eventually gave way. Easy after that.

[@sterndrives3290]

Yes I was concerned about breaking the bracket.

[@tjwoolsey478]

Well done

[@sterndrives3290]

Thanks for watching

[@patrickmurphy4912]

thank you - informative

[@sterndrives3290]

thanks for watching

[@scottbaker4314]

It's a lot easier to put a small hole in the filter to depressurize it, spins off everytime,I then just wash the engine bay out

[@alanaugust8853]

That is the fucking dumbest thing anybody can do. This is a ‘fuel’ filter, as in an ignitable fluid. One spark from ramming a hole into the fuel filled canister and anybody doing this is done, as in crispy.