Glad I didn't get that one and got a used one from Nissan Mazda Heaven. I'm not sure how (or if) they cleaned it, but it looked pristine.
The fuel pump from Autozone mentioned in an earlier thread has already died and been replaced under warranty. I guess the Airtex E2111 is good for about 20,000 miles.
On a related note, I had the most needlessly long conversation with an auto parts person. Below is the shortened version. The actual conversation featured a lot more repetition, and took three or four minutes.
Me: I need to get this fuel pump for my Miata replaced under warranty. The part number is Airtex E2111. It failed before a year is up. My phone number is XXX.
Him: I need to look up the part number and the warranty information, first. What is your phone number?
Me: XXX...
Him: And your name?
Me: (gives name)
Him: (writes down phone number). You have a lot of cars in your record. Which car did this go in?
Me: It went into the Miata. It is an Airtex E2111, doesn't it show in the warranty record the part number that I bought?
Him: What year is your car?
Me: It is a 1999 Miata. The part number is Airtex E2111
Him: I have to look up the part number before I can replace the part. It's a Mazda?
Me (wondering why he doesn't do a direct swap based on the warranty registration in the computer, since there is only one fuel pump record) Yes. Doesn't the warranty info show the part number?
Him: MX-5 Miata?
Me: Yes. Doesn't the warranty info show the part number?
Him (finding the part number corresponding to a Miata fuel pump in his system, mumbling and writing it down): ...e2111.
He goes and gets the part, and the rest of the transaction goes off without any more delays.
Mike Walsted - Not an expert, just a data point.
1999 Miata
2003 MIata
1999 Miata
2001 Kia Rio
Glad I didn't get that one and got a used one from Nissan Mazda Heaven. I'm not sure how (or if) they cleaned it, but it looked pristine.