Chassis Oil Filter

What the heck is this!?

In the service manual it says ever 20k KM to check/clean "Oil filter (on oil return pipe from chassis)."

Anyone know anything about this?

Is this talking about the screen in the fitting that goes into the frame oil reservoir? I haven't seen anyone look at it, except 1 guy that found the entire fitting loose from the factory.

That would make sense. Which hose/where is the screen? I've done two valve inspections and one adjustment so far and have not encountered it even when removing the oil tubes that connect the motor to the chassis resevoir, at least as far as I can recall.

One of those tubes attaches to a fitting on the frame which can be unscrewed.

#8 of drawing 24, page 60 of the tr parts catalog.

Just looked this up and curious if it needs to be replaced or cleaned. It is $12.20 from ktm parts if any one is interested.

Looks like one of those basket-sieve type filters, washable.

I'll pull mine out tomorrow to check, well spotted Hasenpfeffer

Its a screened cage on the back of the fitting to catch the supper chunk....My was seeping...I replaced it with a steel fitting and locktited it into the frame. I am also replacing the snail clamps with crush type band clamps on all oil lines.......if it can go wrong it will....a quote by Murphey

Mine was weeping so I replaced the "o"ring with a viton one from my Aldi set.