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Old 12-18-2002, 11:28 PM
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I still have the original fuel filter in my 89, with 150000 miles on it. would replacing it make a noticeable difference? I was going to replace it anyway, I'm just wondering if I'll get any more high end power out of it.
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Old 12-19-2002, 12:50 AM
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Unless yours is clogged real bad you wont notice a difference but im sure yours is so you might be able to tell.
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it can't hurt anything. GTUs eh... me like !
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Old 12-19-2002, 01:24 AM
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I bought my 1st gen with 180,000 and the guy I bought it from said he felt a power gain by changing it.If it is a stock filter you might as well change it to be on the safe side.Just be careful taking off the hoses.
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How can you tell if it is original? Was thinking of changing my, have no idea if it was ever changed.
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Old 12-19-2002, 09:50 AM
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Its a good idea, its only like $30 from rx7.com. Its kinda tricky to change, since the fuel hose is on there damn tight.
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Old 12-19-2002, 06:32 PM
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Good Rule to follow:

If you dont know when it was changed last, or what it looks like, its a good idea to change it- thats goes for everything on the car.



Just buy it from your friendly local auto parts store, no need to mail order it
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dam I change mine every year.... change it!
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I bought mine with 63k and immediately changed it, made a nice difference! You are supposed to change them every 30k
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Old 12-20-2002, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' date='Dec 19 2002, 03:50 PM
Its a good idea, its only like $30 from rx7.com. Its kinda tricky to change, since the fuel hose is on there damn tight.
I found it easier to just cut out the old fuel hoses, since I was going to replace them anyway. That way I didn't have to worry about tugging on the hoses to separate the connections to the filter and the hard lines. The lines close to the engine are subjected to a lot of heat, and mine were showing cracks. Just be sure to go back with new hose that's meant for fuel injection, as the RX-7 runs pretty high fuel pressure.
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