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Fuel Filter for Trikes: Revision

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Categories: Trike Talk

Today I have a question about fuel filters. Can anyone tell me what kind of a fuel filter do you use for your 912 trikes.

 

My 912 came with a glass filter and I believe my first Airborne trike (582 Bluehead) also had a similar to the picture below,

My filter looked in pretty poor condition and very dirty so I order a new one from Aircraft Spruce, I wasn't entirely thrilled with it's quality. The one on Aircraft Spruce comes with different size plastic fittings.

 

 

I read up a little bit on this particular fuel filter (above) and it seems that the mesh is much finer then what Rotax recommends and in some cases this filter was responsible for clogging the fuels flow causing engine outs. One guy had picture of his completly destroyed aircraft, the cause was clogging by this filter that starved the fuel. 

 

Which brings me to this question, what brand fitlers do you use on your trikes, does anyone know if Rotax has a preferred filter? Does anyone know of issues caused be the fuel filters.

 

Regards,

 

Rizzy