You can use it, it's just like the Fram -- you have to find the filter that will mate to your bike properly.

For my '98 F3, I looked up the oil filter for a Mazda MX-6 (I'm guessing it might even be the same filter for your F4i, but check) to find the right one. Someone else on here gave that tip! I could have gone to autozone and looked up the pureone, but I was already at walmart and I was willing to settle for the Fram TG, heh.

Luckily I had brought my old filter in (mid-change) so I was able to compare the threads and o-ring diameter pretty closely for peace of mind. The Fram I got is a bit longer than OEM, but still plenty of clearance from the headers, so I was ok with it.

 

Check the link in my previous post everything is there that you need to make an educated choice. Stay away from fram.

 

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If you're referring to the cardboard element that is touted in that article I'm thinking about cman, they've since changed it out. That was the main thing that was dated about the article I read. If the cardboard was still used to hold the element in place, I would have taken the ride to get the PureOne.

 

http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Fil...tml#OilFilters

This is the article I had read which contains a lot of good info and everything to consider in getting an oil filter.

As I said, it is my understanding that Fram has since changed the element at the ends from cardboard to some other better material. (The article is 2 years old) However, I'm doing all kinds of searching on Google now to see if I can find where I read that again, and I can't. Kind of worrying me tbh, and if I can't find it I'll be shortening my oil change interval considerably.

Anyway, moral of the story is... get the premium Mobil filter or the PureOne.

 

I'd rather cut one of my kidneys out and ghetto-rig it as an oil filter than use a Fram.

Thanks for the link, I'll have to check it out when I get home.

Hoping to change the oil tomorrow, weather permitting, but she does need a bath, so it may have to work until Sunday when I'm off.

 

I haven't cut a fram open in about six months, so I don't know if they have changed their practices, but the walmart supertech filter is still cheaper. I would only choose fram if that is all I had and took a lot of effort or money to get something else.

I used to use fram on all my cars, so I don't think they are horrible, just that there is better for cheaper. My bike came with a fram on it and I left it there until it was time for a change. I will have to go to walmart to night and get a hacksaw from tools and go to the auto section and cut a fram open at the store to check for the cardboard...j/k

 

Any opinions on K&N oil filters?

We can get 'em at work, and I get a discount, so I'm curious to see if anyone has experience with 'em.

 

No experience, I wouldn't pay the price, I'm cheap but if you get a deal, then it may be worth it. Check the link I posted I think they review K&N