It is true merchant Automotive has the metal ones. But if you break it that day and the dealer is closed (Like a Sunday like mine), and you don't have a spare your SOL. Also something to think about. I know they have metal ones out there but if GM wanted a metal one on the truck thats what they would have put on it. For some reason the engineers wanted the plastic in there. Not sure on a really good reason but there has to be a pretty good reason(I hope).

 

Well...coming from an Engineer...it was one of the dumbest things they could have done. Actually, its typically the MBA's NOT the Engineers that make the dumb decisions.

 

You can get a bolt that will fix there to replace the bleeder screw and any hardware store. I don't remember the size off hand, but I have posted it on DP before. When I have more time I'll or some else can look it up.

 

Hadn't found it on Merchant's site. Found this one, though.

Shop

 

thats the same style merchant has

 

have u found the bolt yet?

 

Good write-up, Danno. I've done these both ways and prefer to remove the fender liner. It just makes it easier to get to things and I don't get my forearms wedged into places.

 

Yep, its kinds hard to do it form the top with big masculine arms, they get stuck

 

very informative i haven't had the joy of changing mine yet.

any recomendations on a good fuel filter to use something better than stock?

 

ur pretty much stuck using the ac-delco or macthing stock filter.

But there plenty of aftermarket fuel filter addons u can add