Syncro Fuel Filter

Ray: Having trouble getting that old (original even) fuel filter out from behind the n/s suspension turret?

Simon Baxter: My usual trick for those and indeed the other cars that share the same filter (MKIII Polo, MKIII Golf, Passat etc...) is to bend the lock tabs back to free the clamp from the bracket, then hachsaw the thread in the middle as you can never get the #3 philips screw undone. Then, hold the threaded rectangular section in the vice and unscrew the remeaining thread with mole grips, then replace the screw with a M6 (10mm head) set screw, with plenty of copperslip obviously. When you do plenty of these you soon find the quickest way!

HarryMann: Think it's directional, should have a big arrow on it - hopefully pointing in direction of flow!