the quality of gas tanks has improved considerably.....I have never had a car that leaked due to a rusted gas tank. most newer tanks are coated on the outsiden and hardly do they rust from the inside out

 

Well I do agree they have improved a great deal, but being from the rust belt I can tell you all it takes is a scratch or a missed spot for corrosion to start. And scrathes during production of the part are not uncommon. So it still happens, just not as common as 20 or 30 years ago. Guys in Cali or Nevada or Arizona likey wonder what rust is. I grew up in Pittsburgh, and let me tell you salt has a way of eating through galvinized panels, it just takes a little longer. And since most 4G hondas have well over 100,000 miles on them and they are ALL at least 11 years old slow accumulation of sediment over the years is gurananteed and inevitable. even if they have managed to avoid rusting. And true a 2 year old honda is likely to have far less sediment than say a 4G or a 5G honda. What ever is sliding along the bottom is FAR more likely to get sucked up when that tank runs dry. And the true filters are AFTER the fuel pump not before, since all pumps can push far more efficiently than they can draw. THe sock on the pickup unly stops larger debris like small animals and toys from blocking the pickup, not small diameter sediment.

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I recently did a fuel pump swap in my 96 camaro. When I dropped the fuel tank and opened it up it was sparkling clean inside. My fuel filter did get clogged once though. I'm guessing there is a very small chance of something getting in there.

I don't know how the fuel pump cooling is setup on your cars, but on mine the pump depends on gas to cool it off. I have it setup so that my return line dumps all over the pump cooling it. The stock ones die real fast if one runs the tank dry a few times. They just overheat.

 

most of the newer designs lay the pump on it's side in the "reserve area" of the tank to try and avoid burning up the pump by running the tank dry