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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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So i pulled out my fuel filter and opened her up. There is now a noticeable difference with the new filter...



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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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How many miles on that filter?
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What did you use to open it up? It looks dirty.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FC3S Murray
How many miles on that filter?
no clue :/

I've only had the car for 10,000 miles (it has 120,000 total). Figured it wouldn't hurt swapping it out before I put it up on the dyno.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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What did you use to open it up? It looks dirty.
I used my dremel with a metal cutting wheel
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Uh, no concerns of sparks and the fuel left in the filter...LOL
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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 99'CajunFirehawk157
Uh, no concerns of sparks and the fuel left in the filter...LOL
I was thinking the same thing lol
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Grinding sends out dust and other particles contaminating the filter so opening it up to look inside is useless. Use shears next time
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 99'CajunFirehawk157
Uh, no concerns of sparks and the fuel left in the filter...LOL
Well it did cross my mind so I took it slow with the dremel. If the filter did catch fire I had a sink nearby to quench it.
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Pocket
Grinding sends out dust and other particles contaminating the filter so opening it up to look inside is useless. Use shears next time
The filters condition is pretty uniform throughout. It's unlikely that the cut contaminated it... There were some metal particles but they're unnoticeable in the photos.
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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Since I don't have it to see but it just looks like it has been discolored or stained by the gas.Just look at any place gas has leaked or the fuel connections and they will all look like the filter.
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