Rx-7Blazin

hey does anyone know how i can fix this problem(besides have a full tank) cuz it really bothers me sometimes and it does it if i have like a 1/4 tank to and i run on that and less all the time. Just wondering if there are any parts/uprades i can get to eliminate this cuz im sure it probly starves the engine a little while acclerating to?????

dr0x

How old are the fuel filters?

Icemark

Dirty pre filter in the gas tank.

Pull the fuel pump assembly out and clean or replace the prefilter on the fuel pump.

BTW This has been covered quite a few times before.

Rx-7Blazin

hum well is there a in tank fuel filter?? cuz if not its brand spankin new(the one in line that you can see in the engine bay

Rx-7Blazin

well **** i just took it to mzm and they replaced my in line filter and flushed my tank and fuel system beacuse it had old gas in it so id figure they would have replaced the in tank filter

Icemark

Not unless you asked them too and infact that would make it worse if they flushed the tank and didn't replace the intank pre-filter

Rx-7Blazin

damn that pisses me off, well i guess ill have to do it, never done a in tank fuel filter what and i going to have to do??? drop the tank?? anlso any estimate on cost and what kind of power losses could i be getting from a dirty in tank fuel filter??

dr0x

Pull back the carpet in the hatch, undo the plate on the fuel pump. Pull the assembly out and take off the old filter. Do the reverse to put it back together.

Icemark

Its like a 10 minute job, to pull one out.

And you will just be starving the engine and overheating the fuel pump, so there won't be any real HP loss. No more than running out of fuel.

replacement filters can be found at many autoparts stores, or just soak it in acetone.

Rx-7Blazin

is it the piece that has a a bober looking thin on it with going up a spiral line cuz i took that off my parts car but thought that it was the fuel level sensor or whatever

Icemark

The fuel pump, pre-filter, low fuel sensor, and fuel gauge sender are all together in the tank.

Rx-7Blazin

ok cool then that should be pretty damn easy. but you say there is no hp decreases but there are acceleration decreases and preformance decreases right

Icemark

no worse than running out of fuel a 1/4 tank early (which is what has been happening as far as the engine is concerned).

Rx-7Blazin

haha ok cuz i expected a little more out of my car when i got it