Hi there. I thought you were posting a how to - funny that, because I just replaced mine :lol: My old filter had started to leak through a pinhole from corrosion causing a distinct petrol smell in the garage - not a big leak but the filter was always damp with some petrol which attracted dirt and left a dirty brown patch.
I'll see if I can post some pictures later but basically it's a coke can sized canister, with a spout at each end, mounted on the drivers side, near the rear suspension trailing arm front bush mount, on the underside of the floor. You need to remove the large cover panel by unscrewing the multi fingered washers and a couple of nylock nuts. You can just see the filter before removing the cover by peering in from the rear.
Keep everything clean - you don't want the chance of any dirt getting into the fuel line and blocking an injector! Clean around the connectors until everything is spotless.
Make sure you see the arrow for the flow direction on the canister. The petrol flows towards the front of the car. Have the new filter ready to fit.
You then need to undo a large jubilee clip which secures the old filter. Then press in the inserts on the plastic connectors which release the lock within, allowing the connectors to release - they then pull off. Use the plastic caps from the new filter to keep the petrol in the old filter (it's full!). If you're quick getting on the new filter you won't spill much out of the pipes but be prepared to spill some, so have a rag handy.
Tighten up the jubilee clip, reassemble the cover, run the engine and check for leaks. You can pour the old filter contents back into the tank.
. Here's my old filter complete with leak where the band was:
