How much did you pay for the funnel?

It was the small one and it was �16, It is expensive but it does work and i didn't want to mess with the fuel system.

I also got the Mr Funnel , as recommende by Kev, for our future African adventure. The funny thing is, the only time I got bad fuel, was in Morocco, at the most modern filling station of the country 'Afriquoi', so I will be using it every time, not just when we fill up out of bottles. The bad fuel caused surging and stuttering for over 1000 km.

in case anyone reads this and needs to see one here's a reference photo

http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-sK...sKPv4Z3-XL.jpg

There is a filter in there. If you pull the pump out, and then split it into the two parts (pump and mounting plate), you will see something that looks like a teabag on the end of the pump.

Not sure it can be removed, although if it were blocked up I'm sure you'd be able to rinse some of the muck off the outside.. And yes, the fuel pump itself is horribly expensive.

Listen u can get dirty fuel from ANY filling station even here in so called civilised Europe. One mate recently filled his BMW car with diesel and it then ground to a halt about 50km later. He then paid about 4500 Euro to fix the problem which was caused by EITHER water or dirt in the fuel. Motto: careful where u buy the fuel and use precautions and PAY BY CREDIT CARD so you can prove where and when u bought the fuel. U can then sue the petrol station and they in turn sue the petrol company, but usually you WILL get compensation if it can be proved that the problem was caused by the fuel. Take care!!!

I changed my 990 SMR intank fuel filters 2 weeks ago because they were blocked, the bike would not rev over 6000rpm, I only use the best fuels so you can get dirty fuel anywhere. My bike is 10 months old.

Not sure about the Xt660's but was told the Yamaha FJR1300 fuel pump runs backwards momentarily at start up to flush the fuel pump filter before starting.

Just use one of these

http://www.profill-australia.com/e-store/HOME.html

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A quick fix is using a ladies stocking (don't ask) over the tank opening. Nice and easy