my 07 only has paint around the opening for the fuel - I used a flashlight and a mirror to check - the only stuff in the tank is overspray from them painting the filler neck... but it's a lot of overspray - and I think it dries up before it hits the inside surface - which is why it's not sticking there, and coming loose, clogging up my fuel tap screen.
at 220 miles on the clock, there was a good enough amount of sediment to prevent about 1" of fuel from going through the screen. Not sure what that relates to for gallons....
easy to fix - pull the tank, pull the tap, clean the tap (I took it apart, cleaned, and reassembled). flush the line out with carb cleaner - swish a little gasoline through the tank to rinse any loose sediment out. Reinstall the tap.
I checked it again at 1500 miles (installed a pingel fuel tap) - it was still very clean - so I think , in my case, it was the overspray drying before it hit the inside bottom surface of the tank, at which point, a few tanks of fuel were enough to wash it on down to the fuel tap. My honda isn't painted inside the fuel filler neck.... wonder why they do it?
(this is really quick to check).
Clogged
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