Problem solved. Well maybe.

I went over to my dealer to have a look at the fuel lines and the connectors they sell when doing the filter upgrade. I could not depress the tabs on the connector even when the line was not fitted to a filter. The parts fellow checked with one of the technicians in the service department. He said all you do is depress the tabs with that Hazet fuel line connector tool. I certainly could not get them to move even with the fuel line connector pliers.

Well I messed around with the fuel line for a while and in doing so I think I figured out how those connectors work. I pushed both of those little tabs forward a little bit and I could easily depress both tabs. It appeared that the inside part of the connectors that must grip the nipple or whatever it’s called on the filter moved a little bit.

Maybe that’s how they work.