F800GS Fuel Filter

PaulinBont · Dec 18, 2015

BMW won't sell you one, they say you have to buy a complete pump assembly and that the parts fische doesn't show a fuel filter. Took the pump assembly out of the tank to clean the gauze strainer and lo and behold out there is a Mahle K315 cartridge filter.

A quick call to Motorworks and there is one on the way to me for £21.

There was some grit and debris settled on the bottom of the tank so a half-hour job worth doing, cleaned out the tank with a lint-free cloth, easy to do

slparry · Dec 18, 2015

Motorworks number FUA00315 btw

Adeeelnv · Dec 22, 2015

I removed the filter from the tank and now have an in line filter between the tank and injectors. It will be much easier to change next time.

Putting the pump assembly back into the tank and making sure the seal stays in place in very tricky. The first time I did it, the seal wasnt right and fuel went everywhere when I filled it up.

Micky · Dec 22, 2015

117,000 miles and seven years later never had to do this :rob

Still running beautifully

karlp · Dec 22, 2015

PaulinBont said:
BMW won't sell you one, they say you have to buy a complete pump assembly and that the parts fische doesn't show a fuel filter. Took the pump assembly out of the tank to clean the gauze strainer and lo and behold out there is a Mahle K315 cartridge filter.

A quick call to Motorworks and there is one on the way to me for £21.

There was some grit and debris settled on the bottom of the tank so a half-hour job worth doing, cleaned out the tank with a lint-free cloth, easy to do

What a really crap design (pun in there somewhere)

mylovelyhorse · Jul 3, 2017

PaulinBont said:
Took the pump assembly out of the tank to clean the gauze strainer and lo and behold out there is a Mahle K315 cartridge filter

So my only question is how you opened the fuel tank up. What did you use to bear on the ridges of the big round screw cap on the access port - part #10 in http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...K72-BMW-F_800_GS_08_0219,0229_&diagId=16_0644 ?

Keith Chapman · Jul 3, 2017

mylovelyhorse said:
So my only question is how you opened the fuel tank up. What did you use to bear on the ridges of the big round screw cap on the access port - part #10 in http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...K72-BMW-F_800_GS_08_0219,0229_&diagId=16_0644 ?

A drift and gentle use of a hammer.

mylovelyhorse · Jul 5, 2017

Keith Chapman said:
A drift and gentle use of a hammer.

i found a bar that would fit across between ridges on either side and persuaded it open that way.

F800GS Fuel Filter

PaulinBont

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Adeeelnv

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Micky

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