Bumping an old topic but on my '06 X5 3.0L, I can't seem to locate the filter. I've rebuilt my VANOS seals and this stupid fuel filter thing is boggling my mind. I know it's within the belly pan but I'm not sure if it's on the driver side or passenger side. I attempted taking the driver side belly pan off but there are some 'pop rivets' on the side closest to the driveshaft and I just can't see or don't understand how you remove those.

Where is it located on my vehicle?