The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: montmil on June 18, 2008, 06:33:58 PM
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After running outta gas the other day and barely getting home on reserve, I noticed some crud - that's an actual technical term, you know - in the inline fuel filter. Thought it might be a good idea to clean out the fuel tank and put my worries to rest.
Jury-rigged a fuel drain system where I could both filter and capture the fresh three gallons of petrol I had just poured in the day before. After that was completed, I removed the lower portion of the fuel petcock and expected to find the small filter that is supposed to live in the fuel valve body. Now I know why the PO had installed an in-line filter... nobody home!
Replaced the small in-line filter with a unit that offered more filtering material. Thought that might be a good idea as, for now, it's the only "trap" between the fuel tank and the Bings.
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This is all I got out of the fuel tank. A small inspection mirror and a fiber optic light helped me peek into the empty tank's interior. Amazingly clean. I apologize for the poor focus on this pic. Squint and you may see some of the trash still in the filter body.
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This is the new filter. Replaced the pricey filtered fuel and was pleased to see no debris in the filter body.
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Can you change the filter in this unit,or do you have to replace the whole thing?.
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Can you change the filter in this unit,or do you have to replace the whole thing?.
The filter is a sealed unit. Economical enough to simply buy another if/when it looks "dirty".