fuel filter

[02bansheebrah]

would it cuase a problem to put a fuel filter in before the carbs on my 02 banshee?

[ginger]

a metal mesh screen would be fine, DO NOT USE PAPER, it will stop the oil to a degree limiting lubrication.

[02bansheebrah]

a metal mesh screen would be fine, DO NOT USE PAPER, it will stop the oil to a degree limiting lubrication.

 

ok good call

[5150banshee]

Why do u want to do that... Preventative or are u having issues???

[kawa110]

you should be able to add a filter without issue, i would not use paper as ginger said.

There are filters inside the gas tank connected to your petcock..........

[Jereme6655]

As said earier there are screens over the petcock internals which are inside the fuel tank. I prefer to just put clean fuel into the tank rather than deal with a filter on the bike and the possibilities of it limiting the fuel flow (although doubtful I could definitely see paper really causing slow fuel issues which may lead to motor failure).

 

If you are that worried about it you could go and get yourself a funnel that has a screen filter over the end and use that filter the fuel as you fill your bike.

[421alkybanshee]

i put metal screen filters on both my bikes, and its amazing the crap that it catches and im pretty careful when it comes to mixing my fuel and oil. i know why now things get stuck in the pilots of the carbs and cause issues without the filter. my .02 cents

[registered user]

inline filter is good idea. i took all my tank screens out and put em in the trash then install inline unit. dont take long to see the crap they collect that other wise would of went through the carb. visu filter brand is best imo. made in usa. i run bronze element and paper. depending what metal mesh you have, they can filter down to the same micron as paper or bronze but generally metal mesh wont catch the smaller particles. not sure what to say about paper not letting oil through except thats some hogwash.

Edited July 4, 2012 by registered user