i got to looking under my car and i noticed that my fuel filter looked like it had never been changed and i have 99,5XX miles on my car..uhh is this bad..the clamp was a pain to get off it was so rusted and the fuel lines would not come off after 15 min of pulling( i have the disconnect puller) now what

 

if u can't get the fuel lines off i don't know what to tell ya man...u might have to take it somewhere. but yea your fuel filter should've been changed about 50,000 miles ago lol

 

think thats why im gettin 12-14 mpg in town and 17 on highway?

 

might be. your fuel filter can definately affect your gas mileage. also if u haven't already, clean your air filter. and u might want to start looking at changing your spark plugs if they haven't been changed before

 

Brand new K&N, and yeah im guessin if the idiot that had my car before me didnt change the fuel filter he prolly didnt change the spark plugs, worse part is he worked at ford dealership

 

Jesus that's terrible. haha

 

u need a "speical" tool check this:

http://bullittarchive.com/1009.htm

 

ive got it just cant get it off

 

nope... it's more of the case that the filter would have been letting crap through and clogging and gunking up the injectors. Fuel pressure is what ensures fuel delivery and if the filter is dirty it still lets the presure build... Down and dirty elpanation.

 

My fuel filter was also an absolute pain to break free. Prying and patience finally got it off. Keep trying would be your best bet. I would think that it's definitely over due.