The manual says clean the screen every 6,000 miles. When I looked at it, with the engine out (to rebuild my top end), despite easy access, I wasn't able to get the screen out of its housing. It felt like I was close to breaking the outer rubber ring. It wasn't too bad, so I pulled any muck off (tweasers!), which looked more like dirt and soft fibre, non metallic, gave it a wipe over and left it alone.
Two questions:
- Does everyone clean the mesh filter every 6,000 miles?
- How robust is it, is there a trick to getting it out without destroying it?
Thanks,
Martin