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    [/QUOTE] Attachment 9630 NOTE: You don't need to take it apart as far as I did in the last pic. The sock just pulls off and there is no need to pull the pump retainer clip or rubber isolator off. I did just cause I couldn't tell how it came apart.
    Now whether Mitsu carries these filters is unknown to me, I'm sure there is something that should work though. I'm not going to be changing this filter on any cars unless I see someone tossing hand fulls of dirt in the tank though or drives around for a week with no fuel cap and the fuel door open...[/QUOTE]

    For sure! my 23 yo tacoma got a new one last fall only because the gas tank was rusted and it was coming out anyways, the old one looked Ok.


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    in relation to the Fuel Filter replacement, when do we have to change this? mine mirage is nearing 50k is it needed?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mitsumi View Post
    in relation to the Fuel Filter replacement, when do we have to change this? mine mirage is nearing 50k is it needed?
    Is your Mirage showing signs of fuel starvation, or other operational problems?

    The fuel screen (sock) keeps big stuff from finding it's way into the fuel pump and the fuel lines, and on to the injectors. Use of quality fuel along with due care to keep stuff out of your fuel storage tank ought to help make this screen last the life of your Mirage.

    If you are experiencing no problems with how your Mirage operates, why worry about replacing it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Is your Mirage showing signs of fuel starvation, or other operational problems?

    The fuel screen (sock) keeps big stuff from finding it's way into the fuel pump and the fuel lines, and on to the injectors. Use of quality fuel along with due care to keep stuff out of your fuel storage tank ought to help make this screen last the life of your Mirage.

    If you are experiencing no problems with how your Mirage operates, why worry about replacing it?
    I was just thinking of replacing for prevention purposes. But as you've said if there's no problem then i might just let it be for now hehe saves me money.

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    with it being such a pain to replace and this being a cheap beater car for me I won't bother till I have issues

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    Quote Originally Posted by jdollatari View Post
    with it being such a pain to replace and this being a cheap beater car for me I won't bother till I have issues
    From everything that I have read on this forum for the past couple years, adding a bottle of Techron Fuel System Cleaner to the gas tank would be my first course of action should I suspect any fuel related issue.

    I base that on Steve's Mirage that has over 250,000 miles on it. He suspected a problem. It was enough of a problem that he actually thought his clutch was going out. He added a bottle of Techron, & the problem went away. That may have been a year ago now, & he hasn't had a fuel related issue on his vehicle yet. If the problem was his fuel injectors getting clogged up, it was taken care of. He nows adds a bottle of Techron when he does his tire rotation. Even if it isn't really needed, it's cheap to do.

    In my younger days, carburetor issues were my biggest issues with vehicles. Having the carburetor rebuilt on my 1978 Honda Civic was the biggest expense that I had on that car. That car still had a hand choke on the dash. Thus, I am going back some time. We traded my wife's Plymouth Horizon, because of carburetor issues. Local mechanics couldn't get it to run correctly in cold weather.

    I can't say that I've ever had a fuel related issue since owning fuel injected vehicles.


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