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From: Krusty on 21 Jun 2010 04:49 ....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. -- Krusty
From: Eiron on 21 Jun 2010 04:56 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.... -- Eiron. Alazzurra (1985) GSXR1100L (1990) XL883L (2008)
From: Krusty on 21 Jun 2010 05:07 Eiron 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? If that's the flats on most filters, then no. They're different sizes needing different 'special' tools, which can be a pita or simply impossible to get into place on some bikes/cars. > 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've never had to resort to anything more brutal than banging a screwdriver through them. That's not the best way to tighten them though. -- Krusty
From: Lozzo on 21 Jun 2010 05:18 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. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Lozzo on 21 Jun 2010 05:20
Krusty wrote: > Eiron 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? > > If that's the flats on most filters, then no. They're different sizes > needing different 'special' tools, which can be a pita or simply > impossible to get into place on some bikes/cars. The special tools cost about 2-99 each from Hein Gericke, they do 3 sizes that fit the majority of bikes on UK roads. Never had a problem getting access to a filter unless an aftermarket full system has been fitted. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) |