Fuel Filter
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,967
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From: Florida
OD 5 1/2 inches...ID 4 5/8 ich....was sometype old sewer pipe I had in the scrap pile. Its 3/8s thick...On the outer edge there was a grove for and 'O' ring or something which I opened up to 5 iches with a sander. This way the ring fit inside.
Beats the $100 heavy metal tool they sell.
Beats the $100 heavy metal tool they sell.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 269
Likes: 1
From: Madison WI
OD 5 1/2 inches...ID 4 5/8 ich....was sometype old sewer pipe I had in the scrap pile. Its 3/8s thick...On the outer edge there was a grove for and 'O' ring or something which I opened up to 5 iches with a sander. This way the ring fit inside.
Beats the $100 heavy metal tool they sell.
Beats the $100 heavy metal tool they sell.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 892
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From: Central Florida
Glad to hear you got her done Po Po. Man, the 08's are totally different than my 07. Does not appear to be as big a pain in the a$$ as the 07's. Now that I have done it once, the next time should be less of a job. But I will probably forget the fine points by then.....
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,600
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From: Minnesota
Yea and the '08 and above you don't need 10 sealing screws @ $1.00 each and the gasket @ $7.00 or so. So it is cheaper too.
Before I did this I spoke to the parts guy at my local dealer about what parts I needed. He looked up on his computer and said they have only sold 1 filter in the last 12 months.
I think the way it works at my dealer or possibly all of them is that the service department "buys" the parts from the "parts" department for accounting purposes. This leads me to believe that there are a lot of bikes with way more than 25k on the filters without major problems.
Before I did this I spoke to the parts guy at my local dealer about what parts I needed. He looked up on his computer and said they have only sold 1 filter in the last 12 months.
I think the way it works at my dealer or possibly all of them is that the service department "buys" the parts from the "parts" department for accounting purposes. This leads me to believe that there are a lot of bikes with way more than 25k on the filters without major problems.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 269
Likes: 1
From: Madison WI
couple of weeks ago i went in to buy a filter for my 09. they didn't have any in stock and had to order it...i said something to the effect of being suprised they didn't keep them in stock...he replied that nobody had asked for one yet....
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,967
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From: Florida
Have a friend that has 50k on his RKC and hasn't changed it yet...He may just be lucky but I changed my at 30k (forgot at 25k) and it was pretty bad (was posted on a another fuel thread here)....So, take the chance but maint is cheap?????
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Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 526
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From: Jackson, MS
So I was troubleshooting a possible fuel line issue and took a look at my filter and with only 7K on the bike my filter looked just like the one in the first post. I think they just look that way and changing them any sooner is a waste of time. I used a piece of oak board and a hammer to get that ring off. The ring comes off easy and there really is no need for a special tool.