Fuel Filter

[BLUWING]

2002 R1150GS. How difficult is it to change out the fuel filter.
Is the big rubber washer easy to keep in place and seat? What about getting all that junk back inside sorted right? (tank float etc...)
I'm better than novice but I'm no master.
Bluwing

[deilenberger]

You probably want a new rubber washer on hand - since the old ones tend to absorb gasoline and swell up. With time - they shrink back down - but the time might be as much as several days.

The stuff goes back in just like it comes out - a lot of wiggling. It is a GOOD THING to mark the back plate before removing it - so you know how it fits back in position on the tank.

[BUBBAZANETTI]

it's not that bad of a job, although going back in does somehow seem worse than coming out, be careful not to bend the pick-up (at least this was an issue on my bike, they are a bit different on each one). good luck!

and get a new washer, they're only 5 bucks, unless you have 24-48 hours and a place to leave it in the sun during the day.

[BLUWING]

Thanks for the response.
I'll definitely have a new washer on hand.
B

[biketrax]

washers! keep the old ones if undamaged and use them next time!

[bikerfish1100]

and i am yet to change an o-ring (washer), and have never had to do anything to get them to fit back in correctly. just lucky, i guess. i do disconnect the feed lines (at the pump) inside the tank to get the pump assy to rotate out.

[DrPaul]

2002 R1150GS. How difficult is it to change out the fuel filter.
Is the big rubber washer easy to keep in place and seat? What about getting all that junk back inside sorted right? (tank float etc...)
I'm better than novice but I'm no master.
Bluwing

I would add a couple of tips to the excellent advice already rendered. Mark the vent hoses where they fit on the tank plate if your canister system is still stock. Have suitable clamps for the fuel lines inside the tank that will have to be replaced as the original ones cannot be easily reused. Remember, you are working around gasoline vapor and take care to do nothing that would create a spark! All in all, the job is a bit frustrating the first time but easily doable.

Dr. Paul

[BLUWING]

Thanks gentlemen.
B

[JIMVONBADEN]

It takes an hour if you've done it before, or two if not.

Check out my sigline, the DVD has it in detail.

Jim