StormShearon
Cruisin' Guzzisti
Well, just to let everyone know, as a preventative measure, I decided to change out the fuel filter on my '07 Norge (~10K miles) today. I got one of the all metal units from MI on Saturday and replaced the filter today. They also had fuel hose to replace the short section from the filter to the outlet and the necessary hose clamps.
Boy am I glad I did it - I just hope the engine has not suffered any damage from the crud coming out of the filter along with the fuel. Just like several others, I had the half plastic, half metal filter and the plastic, though it had not failed, was about as soft as marshmellow. Plus, there was some black particulate mixed in with the gas - the filter itself slowly disintegrating with the ethanol in the fuel? Well I do not know, but I kept the filter and will ping MI and see if they want to take a look at it as it might be something to ping the factory about.
For anyone else out there in Norge land, I highly recommend checking the filter or having it checked by a good dealermechanic and if it is one of the half plastic, half metal units replace it as soon as possible.
I did not post any pictures as there are several already posted if anyone wants to see what the unit looks like.
Boy am I glad I did it - I just hope the engine has not suffered any damage from the crud coming out of the filter along with the fuel. Just like several others, I had the half plastic, half metal filter and the plastic, though it had not failed, was about as soft as marshmellow. Plus, there was some black particulate mixed in with the gas - the filter itself slowly disintegrating with the ethanol in the fuel? Well I do not know, but I kept the filter and will ping MI and see if they want to take a look at it as it might be something to ping the factory about.
For anyone else out there in Norge land, I highly recommend checking the filter or having it checked by a good dealermechanic and if it is one of the half plastic, half metal units replace it as soon as possible.
I did not post any pictures as there are several already posted if anyone wants to see what the unit looks like.