Fix Subaru P1449 Permanently (I hope!)

I have a 2017 Subaru WRX. It has gotten trouble code P1449 4 times in under 70,000 miles. This code indicates trouble with the filter that connects to the fuel system. I show where the filter is, how to clean it, and how I hope to prevent it from happening again.
0:00 Intro
0:21 Where is the filter located
0:41 It disables safety features!
1:37 Close up of filter and fuel line routing
2:47 New clean air inlet
3:15 Why I won't buy another Subaru
3:38 About the problematic filter
4:12 How to clean the filter
4:54 Alternate method to remove filter from bracket
5:27 Proper orientation when reinstalling
5:39 How to disconnect the hose
6:05 Detail on connecting new fuel line air inlet
6:35 Final install overview
6:50 Avoid water ingress

[@baumgartlogan]

Thank you I’ve had this problem for awhile. Never knew it was this easy to fix.

[@juliosdiy3206]

A fuel filter under the wheel well what kind of engineer is this?

[@ShainAndrews]

I don't get why so many manufactures vent the EVAP in those locations. GM trucks of all things... EVAP code every year if you use them to work and see any frequency of dirt.

[@dirtyshirtworkshop]

I'd also think with the purchasing quantities they have, it would be cheaper to manufacture the way I did it, than to have a custom built filter module. At assembly they are already running a fuel line all the way to the front, a second one wouldn't add much if any time to assembly.

[@ShainAndrews]

@@dirtyshirtworkshop It would be peanuts. Just one more pre-bent hard line that gets installed as a single package.

[@barthanes1]

I think it will work great, but I'm not sure why you had to run the hose all the way to the front. Was it just to make it convenient to change? I think I would have run it into the trunk and let it pull air from there.

[@barthanes1]

I guess I don't know if it's an intake or a vent. If it's only an intake, I would put it in the trunk. But if it also vents flammable gasses, then I would plumb it into the airbox on the clean side of the filter. It would save you buying lawnmower fuel filters anyway.

[@ronaldphelps560]

God one

[@thebosniangoat456]

What’s the part number

[@dirtyshirtworkshop]

It's 42072va000. If you look online you can find the filter for about $35 plus a little for shipping.