Any recommendations on which brand to use, or are they all the same? I figure that OEM will do just fine with the stock fuel delivery system, but if there are alternatives I'm open to suggestions!
Get the Motorcraft fuel filter at the Ford Parts Counter. While you are there pick up a copy of the 2006 FRPP catalog and bull**** with the parts guys for a while
If I don't use Motorcraft replacement parts, I replace them twice as often just to make sure. Minor maintenance is cheap, doesn't kill my bank account to replace the fuel filter every 15k or whatever it is.
To piggy back on that, get the set that has the circular shaped ones with the spring that opens and closes the tool. I've used the metal tool, and the cheap flat plastic sets, and I've broken both trying to get it in to hard to reach places.. very hard to get leverage on those at times.