Miata Mailing List: August 1992, Message #10
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   From: (none)
Subject: Re: changing fuel filter
   Date: (none)

> So what about the fuel filter?
> Has anyone changed it, or had it changed?

I changed mine myself at 30K miles.  (I did what work I could at 30K and let
a shop do the rest.)  The hardest part was keeping fuel from spilling all
over me, the hot trouble light I had under the car, and the garage floor.
This is not easy because there's a direct line, facing down, between the
tank and the filter.  If you aren't careful you could drain all the gas in
your tank right out.  Make sure you either clamp the fuel lines closed
before disconnecting them or have something handy which you are sure will
plug the line securely for use right after you disconnect them.

> Do you think the large size of the thing justifies letting it go 60,000
> miles between changes?

No.  Personally I change things (oil, trans & diff lubes, air & fuel
filters, coolant, etc.)  about twice as often as Mazda recommends.  Things
like the timing belt, though, I will leave until the 60K Mazda recommends.

> Should I sell the Miata and get an MG again so I can talk to folks
> who *work* on their cars? =8^)

[insert Ren voice]  WHAT?  Are you CRAZY, man?  Go watch some TV, it'll help
you to RELAX.
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Michael J. Abbott		mja@kpc.com
Kubota Pacific Computer Inc.	Santa Clara, CA		408-987-3303