Quick question re: 12K mile service & fuel filter
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:16 am
Hi all,
Does anyone ever change the fuel filter at 12K miles?
My '03 Yellowjacket is in for its 12K service in couple weeks, I thought I'd do a bit of the easier stuff myself (as I'm building a bit of spannering confidence) and so got a 12K service kit from MotorWorks here in the UK:
http://tinyurl.com/ywtjhc
It's the 3rd item down, contains sparkplugs, oil/air filter and a fuel filter. Was just working down the RR's maintenance schedule and saw that the fuel filter is at 24K (or 12K if poor fuel quality).
I'm happy to hang onto the filter & O-ring until the 24K service, as I might fancy doing that whole tank-removal and weird pump/filter assembly (some of the threads and photos on these forums have been very helpful with that by the way
).
Aside from learning more about the bike, I was hoping to save a few pennies by not having the dealer do *everything* - so is it safe to assume that the dealer *won't* replace the fuel filter at this 12K service?
I have to admit, I did get a great kick out of popping the old sparkplugs out and the new ones in - I've never gotten as intimate with my RR until now! And 20 minutes later I kicked myself when I drained the gearbox oil and misjudged the trajectory, missing my drainpan by miles and covering myself and the garage floor
Does anyone ever change the fuel filter at 12K miles?
My '03 Yellowjacket is in for its 12K service in couple weeks, I thought I'd do a bit of the easier stuff myself (as I'm building a bit of spannering confidence) and so got a 12K service kit from MotorWorks here in the UK:
http://tinyurl.com/ywtjhc
It's the 3rd item down, contains sparkplugs, oil/air filter and a fuel filter. Was just working down the RR's maintenance schedule and saw that the fuel filter is at 24K (or 12K if poor fuel quality).
I'm happy to hang onto the filter & O-ring until the 24K service, as I might fancy doing that whole tank-removal and weird pump/filter assembly (some of the threads and photos on these forums have been very helpful with that by the way
).Aside from learning more about the bike, I was hoping to save a few pennies by not having the dealer do *everything* - so is it safe to assume that the dealer *won't* replace the fuel filter at this 12K service?
I have to admit, I did get a great kick out of popping the old sparkplugs out and the new ones in - I've never gotten as intimate with my RR until now! And 20 minutes later I kicked myself when I drained the gearbox oil and misjudged the trajectory, missing my drainpan by miles and covering myself and the garage floor
