I'm mentally/principally having trouble pulling the trigger with MKS for $125 when 2 years ago they were $75 on the site and not too long before that they were $50 or less and somewhat available. I've checked and kept an eye out at the usual part stores but none have come available.   

That title heading needs an explanation.  In 2016 when I had the car painted during restoration, the paint shop told me not to wax the car for the first year.  Well, 1 year turned into 2 years, into 3, into 4 ... now its 9 years later.  I haven't washed the car with actual water in probably the last 4 or 5 years.  (I really do not like washing Starquests due to the foam front bumper support holding water and rotting out the bumper support).  The car is garage kept, only driven on nice days and I

These have been discontinued from Mitsubishi for a while now. Great to have a spare one to keep on hand. I do. Starion Conquest & Others OE Fuel Filter + Crush Washers MB504732 | eBay

Found my issue with bucking it was the in tank filter. Im taking the tank down and fully cleaning it, is there a parts store filter i can use to replace this one or can i use a 100 micron before the pump and be fine