Re: Fuel pump noise.

[Ed Lee <edlee@xxxxxxx>]

The bike has about 74000 miles on it and I've only had to replace the 
fuel filter 3 times.  It does take a lot more effort to replace than an 
external filter but it's still doable on the road if you happen to be 
carrying a spare.  Biggest problem would be finding something to drain 
the gas into since you have to pull the tank.

Ed Lee
95 R1100R
Danville, CA




On May 4, 2004, at 7:29 AM, Minor, Bob wrote:

> Just out of curiosity, how long has been since you replaced it?  From 
> previous discussions on the list, it certainly seems that these 
> filters are more troublesome than your average fuel filter.  I've 
> never done the external filter modification as I felt that it wasn't 
> that big of a deal at 24000 mile intervals, but if there are high odds 
> of having a failure on the road, then the external filter makes a 
> whole lot of sense.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Dan Fordice
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:55 AM
> To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Fuel pump noise.
>
>
> Thanks Ed. Out of three replies so far, two have said it was the 
> filter.
> I'll add that to my maintenance agenda.
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf
> Of Ed Lee
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 8:17 PM
> To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Fuel pump noise.
>
> This happened to me also.  It was the fuel filter.   Noise went away
> when it was replaced.
>
> Ed Lee
> R1100R
> Danville, CA
>
>
> On May 1, 2004, at 9:37 PM, Dan Fordice wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I lurk regularly and have gleaned much information from this list.  My
>> question is regarding the fuel pump on my 2000 R1100R.  Recently it
>> started
>> making a loud high-pitched whine for about = second when I turn the
>> key on.
>> Then it settles into its customary normal low-pitch whine.  It doesnt
>> do
>> this every time, and it doesnt seem to matter if the tank is full or
>> not.
>> I havent noticed any change in the pump performance. Is this a bad
>> sign?
>> If so, is there a fix?  Is it signaling the demise of my pump?  Thanks
>> in
>> advance for you input.
>>
>> Dan Fordice
>>
>> Shoreline, WA

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