Most tutorials show the banjo bolt end styles. Easy of course......2 open end wrenches and your done. I found out that some Ford models have the same type of fittings our cars have using the same tool. Forget about the scissor type. Get a Lisle brand 39420 3/8" plastic angle tool.
This is what you do:
1.The end of the tool is split down the middle. Simply push the end of it over the fuel filter nipple ( or spread it) and it will clamp on automatically.
2.Push the tool into the line fitting snug. Take your left hand and push the fuel line fitting toward the fuel filter as your using the tool to push "toward" the fuel line. Ease up on pushing the fuel line toward the filter, but keep putting pressure toward the line. There is no need to twist the tool. The inside of the fuel line fitting has two metal tabs inside of it-this is what you are pushing to free the line.
3. The back nipple ( toward back of car) and fitting is a closer gap than the front. Get the tool started onto the nipple and line it up w/the fitting. You may be able to wedge it into the fitting a little but it won't go in like the front. I took a small wide end flathead screwdriver and hammer and gently tapped the tool end until it snapped into the fitting. Being plastic you have the flexibility, but not w/the typical aluminum type shown on many sites to remove the filter. Push and push and your lines are free.
I removed the lines w/the filter still bolted to the body of the car. This IMO allows for greater leverage to remove the lines because your not holding the filter along w/everything else. This tool was 4.00. There are some that go for 25.00, but you don't need them.
Hope this helps anybody having frustrations like I did on how to remove our quick connect setup.
Install of new filter is pretty straightforward. Install filter into bracket and screw into underbody. Keep it loose so you can adjust the filter to fit onto the fittings properly. The fittings will snap onto the nipple ends of the filter.
No need to use the plastic fittings that come w/a new filter.
Make sure your "flow arrow" on the filter is pointing toward front of car.