Fuel Filters

[Hock]

Hey guys,

Read something about putting a fuel filter on your minibike, I think you put it between the fuel tap and the fuel tank...

do you need this? and if so where can you buy one?

Thanks!

 

[rach88]

Ebay and you put it between the tap and carby.

 

[Hock]

do you rekon you need it?

 

[rach88]

I have always put them on and then just never ever replaced them ha ha. I don't think they work very well. But if you're a fussy bastard you could put one on, but don't get a cheap one. It is sort of just as back up as most tanks have a filter in them.

 

[Hock]

would you call this one a "cheap" one

*NEW* FUEL FILTER DIRT PIT POCKET BIKE MOTORBIKE - RED | eBay

 

[rach88]

Yeah I used one pretty similar.. it's more for bling fact lol. The filter is like practically a piece of paper lol.

 

[Hock]

i dont think ill bother haha

 

[ruggs]

i've run them on pretty much all my bikes, just buy em from repco,bike shop etc

 

[Hock]

do they do anything to the fuel pressure or the amount going into thecarby?

 

[timeeh]

won't do anything for your fuel pressure BUT the ones i picked up from auto-pro are see through so it eliminates having to take off the fuel lead from the carby to see if fuel is going through (not thats its a hard job...) just make sure you put it on the right way, as the ones i use have a one way valve on them Also can help when playing with the carby as you can tell when the bowl is full by watching the fuel flow through the filter and you can see once it's stopped.

 

[Hock]

does this seem like an alright one?

FUEL FILTER PIT DIRT MOTOR BIKE TRAIL THUMSTAR POCKET | eBay

 

[timeeh]

http://snowcitymi.com/catalog/images/fuel filter.jpg

this is similar to the one i got, they sell at the auto shops for around $7.50. But the one your looking at looks fine as long as its see through.

 

[Hock]

sweet, cheers mate