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From: Krusty on 21 Jun 2010 05:34 Lozzo wrote: > Krusty wrote: > > > ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their oil > > filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more civilised. > > Don't go thinking K+N filters are really good either, they are made by > Hi-flo, just with a different casing. ITYF Suzuki ones are about the > same money as K+N, and I know what I'd rather fit, even if you do need > a special tool to remove it. Hi-Flo are very good. I spent yonks researching filters as MV ones are stupidly expensive. Pure One are probably the best but hard to come by over here. -- Krusty
From: Lozzo on 21 Jun 2010 06:16 Krusty wrote: > Lozzo wrote: > > > Krusty wrote: > > > > > ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their oil > > > filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more civilised. > > > > Don't go thinking K+N filters are really good either, they are made > > by Hi-flo, just with a different casing. ITYF Suzuki ones are about > > the same money as K+N, and I know what I'd rather fit, even if you > > do need a special tool to remove it. > > Hi-Flo are very good. I spent yonks researching filters as MV ones are > stupidly expensive. Pure One are probably the best but hard to come by > over here. I read an automotive engineers report on filters that showed them to be inferior to OE, but I'd be interested to see other people's findings. We sell Hi-flo at work and I've used plenty of them in the past with no problems, but given a choice of OE or Hi-flo I'd take OE every time. The price difference isn't great, a common or garden Kawasaki fitment Hi-flo filter is 7 quid, Genuine is another quid on top. Other manufacturer's OE filters are all priced around the same. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Krusty on 21 Jun 2010 06:39 Lozzo wrote: > Krusty wrote: > > > Lozzo wrote: > > > > > Krusty wrote: > > > > > > > ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their > > > > oil filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more > > > > civilised. > > > > > > Don't go thinking K+N filters are really good either, they are > > > made by Hi-flo, just with a different casing. ITYF Suzuki ones > > > are about the same money as K+N, and I know what I'd rather fit, > > > even if you do need a special tool to remove it. > > > > Hi-Flo are very good. I spent yonks researching filters as MV ones > > are stupidly expensive. Pure One are probably the best but hard to > > come by over here. > > I read an automotive engineers report on filters that showed them to > be inferior to OE, but I'd be interested to see other people's > findings. Depends on the manufacturer. There was a study in a foreign mag recently (Swedish I think) where the Toyota OE filter came last for filtration. And the original MV filters, made by Champion, didn't even have a drainback valve. Chances are it was the same with other Champion-made OE filters. Yet Champion badged filters are one of the better ones. > We sell Hi-flo at work and I've used plenty of them in the > past with no problems, but given a choice of OE or Hi-flo I'd take OE > every time. The price difference isn't great, a common or garden > Kawasaki fitment Hi-flo filter is 7 quid, Genuine is another quid on > top. Other manufacturer's OE filters are all priced around the same. I use whichever's most convenient out of OE, K&N/Hi-Flo, Champion or Bosch. -- Krusty
From: sweller on 21 Jun 2010 06:44 Krusty wrote: > I use whichever's most convenient out of OE, K&N/Hi-Flo, Champion or > Bosch. Local Motor Factors seem to stock Mahle for everything, Jaguar specialists dish out Crossflow. Not sure if they're any good mind... -- Simon
From: Krusty on 21 Jun 2010 06:55
sweller wrote: > Krusty wrote: > > > I use whichever's most convenient out of OE, K&N/Hi-Flo, Champion or > > Bosch. > > Local Motor Factors seem to stock Mahle for everything, Jaguar > specialists dish out Crossflow. > > Not sure if they're any good mind... Mahle are supposed to be very good. No idea about Crossflow. -- Krusty |