Fuel Filter... Where? How often? and more questions...

[nicolasr]

I have been wondering if someone has any ideas where the fuel filter is. Or how often I should change or clean it. And many more questions...
I believe the fuel filter is attached to fuel pump, as all the fuel injected bikes, but has anyone done any kind of maintenance to it??? My bike is a 2012 model with 40 000 kilometers. I have done all the services per manual but I have not seen anything regarding the fuel filter.
I will be leaving for a long trip soon and I have got this topic on my head for a while already.

Share your experience and knowledge please!!!!

Thanks

Nicolás R from Colombia, SA.

 

[Don in Lodi]

There is no maintenance interval for the filter. Others have gone many more miles without any issues. In areas where there might be a higher chance of fuel contamination, changing the fuel sock every 30-40,000 miles might be good, provided you can find an auto parts store that will let you go through their filter boxes and find one that looks like a fit. There is a post here somewhere that shows some good candidates for the swap.

http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=1832.msg218229#msg218229

 

[motoguy]

I have been wondering if someone has any ideas where the fuel filter is. Or how often I should change or clean it. And many more questions...
I believe the fuel filter is attached to fuel pump, as all the fuel injected bikes, but has anyone done any kind of maintenance to it??? My bike is a 2012 model with 40 000 kilometers. I have done all the services per manual but I have not seen anything regarding the fuel filter.
I will be leaving for a long trip soon and I have got this topic on my head for a while already.

Share your experience and knowledge please!!!!

Thanks

Nicolás R from Colombia, SA.

The fuel filter is part of the fuel pump assy. It can't be changed but can be "flushed out" to a point. And as Don said there are replacement socks for the inlet of the pump. I think I seen some on ebay. There is a secondary filter in the housing that you can't take out. I just back flushed mine with brake cleaner a few times. The pump is fairly easy to remove using care with the fuel sending unit is also part of it.

Thanks to BWC for figuring this out.