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From: Andy Bonwick on 21 Jun 2010 13:45 On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:56:36 +0100, Eiron <E1ron(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On 21/06/2010 09:49, 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. > >You mean a 64mm tetradecagon isn't civilised enough? >It wasn't very civilised when my Suzuki socket slipped on the Suzuki filter >so I had to take off the exhaust and chisel the damned thing off.... I usually end up hammering a screw driver through the oil filter on my 10R and even after doing that it needs all kinds of violence to remove it.
From: Lozzo on 21 Jun 2010 13:49 Krusty wrote: > Pete Fisher wrote: > > > I'm inclined to risk leaving the oil in for 12 months. Do filters > > 'age'? > > Not in 12 months they don't. The canisters rust. I have seen some that have perforated through corrosion - they aren't made from very thick steel. The one on my Versys has lost virtually all its paint and is looking very rusty and that's only been on there 3500 miles and 6 months. Good job it's being replaced very soon at the 7500 service. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Tosspot on 21 Jun 2010 14:23 On 21/06/10 09:49, 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. Standards, like toothbrushes, are a great idea, but you wouldn't want to use someone else's.
From: Pete Fisher on 21 Jun 2010 14:24 In communiqu� <889n0mF1rfU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Lozzo <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >Krusty wrote: > >> Pete Fisher wrote: >> >> > I'm inclined to risk leaving the oil in for 12 months. Do filters >> > 'age'? >> >> Not in 12 months they don't. > >The canisters rust. I have seen some that have perforated through >corrosion - they aren't made from very thick steel. The one on my >Versys has lost virtually all its paint and is looking very rusty and >that's only been on there 3500 miles and 6 months. Good job it's being >replaced very soon at the 7500 service. > I can see that being a possibility on a bike where the canister is a bit exposed to the elements, though the only bike I have ever had with a screw on filter was the Nordwest (the Voxan has a filter element inside a housing). The gotcha on Nordwests is leaving the 'sump guard' off, which more accurately protects the filter from errant stones. The MX5 one is tucked away high up on the block and behind all kinds of gubbins (hence the problem removing it). The one I just removed certainly showed no signs of rust. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Pip Luscher on 21 Jun 2010 16:05
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:04:54 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: <of canister filters> >I've never seen one rust, but I've never had a bike with a filter >sticking out the front collecting shite off the front wheel. I have and I have. never been a problem; just looks gash. None of my current bikes have such an arrangement, however. -- -Pip |