**LET FUEL PRESSURE MINIMIZE BEFORE REMOVING FUEL COMPONENTS AND FUEL LINES: WAIT A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR THE EXHAUST TO COOL DOWN WITH THE FUEL CAP OFF** Working on your vehicle is not fun with a hot engine and exhaust system!
Ahhh now for peace of mind you better replace the fuel filter. You KNOW you haven't ever done this and it needs to be done every few years. If you have over 80K miles on your truck you better do it! They are cheap so don't worry.
Now it took me a minute to find the fuel filter. That's because the little sucker is hiding behind a heat shield type protector.
And exposed you can see the fuel filter is just held in place by one nut and a couple of hose clamps. Swap in the new one and your done in 15 minutes.
Good work. You just saved yourself a bunch of cash.