HughJass Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) had a problem with the g/f Mio recently and took it to the local Yamaha dealer. I had deduced it was a fuel problem from a dirty carburetor I bought an inline filter (see pic) and asked Somchai to clean out the gas tank and carb and fit the new inline filter to stop any crap from the gas tank reaching the carb he said not to do that as the gas tank already had a filter and fitting an extra one in the line would cause fuel starvation I went with what he said but three weeks after the cleaning was done am having the same problem coming back so at some point I will probably have to go back to the shop and have the cleaning job redone so is he talking thru his backside about the extra inline filter as I suspect he is? Edited February 17, 2013 by HughJass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 He's talking through his arse. That filter has so much area, including folding the filter paper, that it wouldn't restrict flow unless it was dirty. What I can't understand is why the factory filter isn't cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 He's talking through his arse. That filter has so much area, including folding the filter paper, that it wouldn't restrict flow unless it was dirty. What I can't understand is why the factory filter isn't cleaning. isnt the factory filter in the gas tank just a mesh type?....which would catch large rust particles but let thru smaller ones heres the relevant page from the Mio parts book..if anyone wants a copy of the parts book let me know and i will put it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Clean or replace the standard filter. Warning: The plastic filter pictured should not be used in a scooters engine compartment. If it melts you could be in a world of sh1t!!! Use the following style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantan Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 He's talking through his arse. That filter has so much area, including folding the filter paper, that it wouldn't restrict flow unless it was dirty. What I can't understand is why the factory filter isn't cleaning. isnt the factory filter in the gas tank just a mesh type?....which would catch large rust particles but let thru smaller ones heres the relevant page from the Mio parts book..if anyone wants a copy of the parts book let me know and i will put it up Yamaha Thailand has all part books online available at http://www.yamaha-motor.co.th/Catalog/ Click on the animation Agree to the use terms Select cc, model, year Select color Switch to English or read in Thai if you like Very helpful. Is there a similar service from Honda with online part books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonsalviz Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I was told that by a mechanic I trust from HD BKK that the fule was very clean in Thailand. I have never had nor heard of a problem with dirty fuel until your story. Where do you get your fuel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 the problem stems from the gasoline tank having rust inside as the bike is 6 years old and was laid up for about a years..they did clean out the tank along with the carb but Iam starting to have similar problems just a couple of months down the line a good point by BSJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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