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Exterior fuel filter
Has anyone done the exterior fuel filter relocation? If so, where did you mount the filter? Any pictures?
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I thought about it after reading of the procedure in the IBMWR site. Article was for an R1150R. There is a better spot to place the filter on the R thanon the S, so I bailed on the idea. The procedure, taking off the tank and pulling the unit out was not so difficult. The worst part was finding the proper size screw type hose clamps. Overall, an easy winter maintaince project that I will be doing once a year from now on...
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I did the exterior fuel filter on my RS and made changing the filter so easy I did it once a year when I changed all the fluids and filters on the bike. My S has 30,000 miles and needs to be changed but the thought of going into the tank each time is a pain....
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My bike has accumulated 76K miles, I've was in the tank just last weekend and didn't see zip for dirt, grime, build up, nadda! So I'm wondering just how important this fuel filter change out really happens to be. I can't remember the last time I changed a filter on a cage because it was plugged up. Just doesn't seem to be a problem, particularly with all the cages running fuel injection these days. The fuel is a LOT cleaner than it was say in the 1970's during the first fuel 'crisis'.
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I look at it as a good time to service the battery (clean posts, connectors, lube, fill if not sealed), change air filter and clean up air box, flush the ABS system and gernerally poke around the netherworld regions of the bike. Not a trouble really, more of an opportunity. 30K is way too long to wait to change, I'd do mine yearly which works out to around 12k. At 17K my original filter was rather restricted and blowing through it produced some dark fuel on a cloth, not what you want. Let us know how freely you can blow through your filter and what the fuel looks like when you do. Cut it open and look at the paper, How black is it? Mine was a dark grey...
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Dingo Joe:
I'll accept your premise! Just thought that using a fuel filter as a reason to scam a service charge was a bit much. I do all my own wrenching since the bike is way past any warrenty - don't trust 'trained technicians' since I didn't train them (I trained Navy Nukes years ago) and the closest shop is 45 miles away. Just easier to DYI. Those other maintenance steps are much more important, and as you said, it's the opportunity that counts. No sense yanking the side panels, snorkel, tank and whatnot twice.
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hell, i'd never pay anyone to change out that filter. $12 part, probably $180 labor to install!!! LOL....
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Are you trying to tell me I wasted my money by changing my head light fluid every 12K?? I knew it, I KNEW IT!!. I knew I could wait and change it every 36K, but NOOOOoooooooo, I had to go ahead and change it every 12K instead.
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Speaking of headlight fluid reminds me that my left rear turn signal is well below the mark for turn signal fluid. If I use headlight fluid instead, will I void my warranty?
Thanks in advance. Mark
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OF COURSE IT WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
HEADLIGHT fluid for headlights, TURNSIGNAL fluid for turnsignals.... Geeeesh. |
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Or you could use Dutchman Brand Universal Stork Oil! It works for everything! Only sold in finer discount stores worldwide!
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Aha...but is it stork oil produced in the pursuit of bee-uuu-tiful eye-talian fillies or is it stork oil produced watching too many 3AM canalplus videos?
the stork oil produced with the cooperation of iberian bee-u-tees is vastly superior to the stork oil produced by the vicarious consumption of grainy video products....
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It's UNIVERSAL Stork Oil. The brand name says it all. Rob Wijhenke holds some sort of planetary royalty thingy. I don't get a penny for my plugs (but wish I did). I'm just an UNofficial spokesperson.
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you guys crack me up!
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Hey, our threads are just like the news. If you can't find anything important to report upon, MAKE SOMETHING UP!
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You uberbikers got issues
 I only worry about the tailight gas every two years or so on my Falco. The dealer wants $150 because of the high pressure involved to change it but the tailight still works OK
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