How easy to replace '95 Civic fuel filter?

I posted earlier about my "95 Civic Acceleration problem" in a thread below,
and I thought I would start with the fuel filter.

Vehicle is a 1995 Civic LX. I believe there is a fuel filter near the
engine, but I can't seem to find it. I have limited experience working on
cars (changed oil, d-cap, real basic stuff, etc) but have not yet done a
fuel filter. Are any special tools required. I'm sure any shop could do this
relatively cheap, but if it's a simple fix I'd prefer to do it myself to
learn.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Picture and instructions appear at
http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CivicManual/pdf/11-86.pdf . Supposedly this is for
a 1995 Civic.

Be aware that shop manuals are not always "dead on" when it comes to drawings
and instructions.

The first time I changed my fuel filter on my 1991 Civic LX, I found having the
new one in hand (to match to the old one under the hood), helped a lot.

I ended up buying a 21 mm open end wrench to do the job but otherwise did not
find it too difficult the first time. I needed a 17 mm socket, too. (But it
looks like your 95 Civic has different bolt sizes.)

Piece of cake now--takes about as long as an oil change. Requires a bit more
cleverness to undo the bolts and get the fuel filter out.

 

You can see the fuel filter here http://tinyurl.com/yv45j The banjo union
on the top is relatively easy with the right size wrenches. It gets tricky
to get the bottom flare nut off though and since it's part of the fuel pipe
assembly you dont want to mangle it. If you take the rubber air intake
hose off you can probably use a line wrench on it; if not you need a
crows-foot "socket" on a long extension from under the car... and of course
you have to hold the fuel filter with another wrench at the same time.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

One thing I haven't seen yet is mention of the need for scrupulous
cleanliness when unhooking the fuel lines.

Clean off the connectors and the top of the old filter well, with solvent
and a toothbrush, and make sure particles cannot get into the lines while
they are disconnected.