Weres the fuel filter

[gofast]

I bought tech sparks cd but it does not show any fuel filter to change i know there must be one somewhere heal please tank is off bike for a air filter change…plus bike has 11 k on it do you think plugs need changing??? thanks and happy thanksgiving

 

[justbob]

There is no external fuel filter, there is a sock type filter on the pump in the tank that you dont need to worry about.
No, dont waste your time and money changing the spark plugs at 11,000 miles.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Just so you know, the tank does not need to come off the bike to do any of the servicing under the tank. LOL, except for the valves.

 

[gofast]

I know the tank does not have to come off for the service I wanted to perform hero

 

[squarebore]

I bought tech sparks cd but it does not show any fuel filter to change i know there must be one somewhere heal please tank is off bike for a air filter change…plus bike has 11 k on it do you think plugs need changing??? thanks and happy thanksgiving

My service book has plugs changed at 20k kms. So plugs should be due at 12 k miles. Having said that, they may have lasted another 20k but I like preventative maintenance. They are really cheap anyway.

 

[Geekay]

I changed my plugs and air filter last week over the festive holiday. The bike has 11,700 miles on it. The plugs looked ok and could probably have been left alone. The air filter was actually pretty filthy though. I was glad I changed it.


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[Geekay]

Oh also, while you 'could' do all the work without removing the tank, I'd suggest that when you have it pivoted up its only a quick release fuel line and two electrical connectors (which only fit one way) to remove to take the tank off and it gives so much room to work it's worth doing IMO. Yamaha have even put a little metal "leg" on the bottom so the tank stands up on its own when removed!

Finally, while the air is lid is easy to remove to change the filter, removing the entire airbox is also was but putting it back - specifically reconnecting the breather tube from the cam cover - is a pain in the ass.


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[stutrump]

For the cost of plugs I would change them more often...mostly because the coils can get pretty rusted up and hard to remove so its good to have a clean up in there more often than one might need too.

 

[Geekay]

For the cost of plugs I would change them more often...mostly because the coils can get pretty rusted up and hard to remove so its good to have a clean up in there more often than one might need too.

Sorry for dumb question but what do you mean when you say "rusted up"? Do you mean the outside surface of the coil packs? One of mine looked a little "blistered" when I replaced the plugs the other day. Is this something I should be concerned about?


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[Tenman]

I changed mine at 14000 miles. Looked good. Was kinda a pain to get to them so I changed them anyway. My air filter looked pretty good too. Changed it.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Sorry for dumb question but what do you mean when you say "rusted up"? Do you mean the outside surface of the coil packs? One of mine looked a little "blistered" when I replaced the plugs the other day. Is this something I should be concerned about?


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Some times rain water or wash water gets past the boot and stays around the bottom of the plug cavity causing the metal bits on the plug and sometimes the metal coil in the boot to rust. It shows up as rust staining up the sides of the boot as deep as the water got. This can cause a shorted misfire at times as well. With two plugs per hole I honestly don't know how one grounded out hole might feel performance wise.