I know the information has got to be in here somewhere, but I've been
searching for three hours, and can't find it.  How do I relieve the
fuel pressure to change the fuel filter on a 1996 E300D?  And, do I
need to unscrew all those bolts from the top of the spin off filter to
remove it?

I've found some info, but it is not giving me the specific info to get
started.  I was off today, but can't find the info I need to do the
work.

I just picked up a 1996 E300D and drove it 859 miles home from Houston
to Tennessee.  No problems in the drive home, but now I've looked, and
it looks like the fuel filter has never been changed with 142K on the
odometer.

I've got a fuel filter and prefilter that I had purchased for an
emergency, and I would like to go ahead and replace them, but it is
more complex than I had imagined, with those bolts and screws coming
in from the top.

Greg