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While getting more current or voltage to your fuel pump may have solved your problem, I belive it might be a good idea to REPLACE your Fuel Filter.

When you think about it, you probably needed that increased pressure because your filter is nearly blocked with 10 years of gunk!

I know mine was when I removed it recently, it was so bad I could not blow through it. Riiiighttt. The original filter I recon by the way it looked. Replaced it with a much larger unit to make sure much better flow.

Although my GTS4 was not stalling at low RPM, it did have fuel supply problems.

This is a cheap fix and a good idea if you dont know the history of the vehicle as most imports probably have not been maintained as well as they should be as labour is expensive in Japan.

Do it SOON!

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Nowhere in my post does it say I have not changed my fuel filter in ten years!

I was assuming the people with imports that may have purchased them recently with this stalling problem may never have had the fuel filter changed when in Japan.

But I will admit I have had my car for near 7 years and relied on a workshop to do these things for me occasionaly and some times its hard to tell if what you pay for is actually done if you dont watch them do it.

I will say that the Ultra Tune in Carlton that replaced the water pump for about $400 must have been crazy after now realising what a pain it must have been.

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