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 Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:15 pm Post subject: airfilter change on 1994 K1100LT |
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| I tried changing the air filter but could not squeeeze it out of the extremely tight space alowd. Any suggestions? |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Push up the upper part as much as possible and pull hard the air filter while moving it sideway at the same time.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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The channel on the bottom part goes all of the way around. The channel on the top of it does not. (Look at your new one.) Lift it up and pull it out
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granth
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: airfilter change on 1994 K1100LT |
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| 63467 wrote: | | I tried changing the air filter but could not squeeeze it out of the extremely tight space alowd. Any suggestions? |
You have my sympathy ! When I changed mine the first time I could not believe how tight acess was, but if you pull it will come ! 
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Al.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Think I lifted the tank and moved the sponge baffles.
Take a pic before you move them if you decide to.
It looks obvious but not when you try to put them back. |
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BobZ(IL)
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Look around the filter compartment when you lift the lid. There is an area to slip the filter right out.
When I changed mine, I nearly couldn't tell the old from the new. Won't spending that money again for a while.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Those air filters are WAY oversized for the engine. The BMW recommended service interval is 12k miles.
I change them every 50k whether they need it or not.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | Those air filters are WAY oversized for the engine. The BMW recommended service interval is 12k miles.
I change them every 50k whether they need it or not. |
+1
Pulled mine on my previous RS at about 45,000 miles. Looked pretty clean.
Yes they are a P.I.T.A. to get out. A true wrestling match. What were the designers thinking??
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | What were the designers thinking?? |
"Don't worry about where you put that - we aren't going to have to remove it" 
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[quote="robleyd"] | Quote: | | What were the designers thinking?? |
If me make this diffuclt enough they'll take it to the dealer for service.
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[quote="roadscum"] | robleyd wrote: | | Quote: | | What were the designers thinking?? |
If me make this diffuclt enough they'll take it to the dealer for service. |
Quite possibly......
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kstones
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: Air filter |
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The leftside heat baffle extends over the top of the filter box as does the right side one you will have to take off anyway; then there is the coolant header tank connection pipe and a bundle of cables, all of which need to be removed, moved aside a bit or "massaged" to make a bit of free space to lift the top of the intake chamber. You only need very little lift as the filter element ridge is not more than quarter of an inch high. Then it comes out no problem.
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Jimmyd
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: Air filter |
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| kstones wrote: | The leftside heat baffle extends over the top of the filter box as does the right side one you will have to take off anyway; then there is the coolant header tank connection pipe and a bundle of cables, all of which need to be removed, moved aside a bit or "massaged" to make a bit of free space to lift the top of the intake chamber. You only need very little lift as the filter element ridge is not more than quarter of an inch high. Then it comes out no problem.
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Tony. |
I was able to get my filter out without taking the side cover and air tube off.
Anyone have a good alternate/replacement air filter. It apears my filter is the original and actually looks pretty good for a bike with 47K on the clock.
I just don't want to wait for one to arrive in the mail nor have to pay $20 to get it shipped over night. I expect to get the injectors back by this weekend and want to be ready with an air filter.
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