Oil Change Info
#31
03-08-2010, 04:17 PM
For the rest of ya, there's nothing wrong with using an auto filter on your motorcycle. These things are designed to do one thing...filter oil (hence there name) It doesn't matter what they go on, cars motorcycles, tractors, big rigs, hydraulic machinery, whatever uses oil and needs it filtered, they all do the same thing...its just a matter of how efficient and for how long they are efficient, and the materials they're made from that seperate the good from the bad from the ugly.
Kinda goes hand in hand with the fact that oil is oil. Dropping $70ish every oil change because you are buying a bottle that says "motorcycle" on it when you could get the same crap from walmart for less than $20
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03-08-2010, 04:29 PM
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#33
03-08-2010, 06:25 PM
First off I probably am the smartest person in the room, any room, any time. Thanks for the info about the prefix (like it really matters), but I didn't check the site myself (for the F4i) I went off what K7 posted. And since you know so much, why don't you buy both filters, disassemble them and let us know what you find. And finally, you're pretty tough when you're hiding behind a computer monitor, come to Detroit and run your mouth in person, then we'll see who needs help crossing the street.
the bad from the ugly.
the bad from the ugly.
And filters are filters, eh? Same like uhm...let's see....a car is a car or tires are tires, right? Nice...so pretty much with reasoning like that uhm... a Kia, is prolly gonna handle and actually drive just like a Mercedes? After all...they are designed to pretty much well....drive?
And I just dropped a pretty good penny on motorcycle tires...so uhm...if I follow your reasoning correctly, again filters are filters and tires are tires...so why go for expensive tires and not stick with the cheapest one I can find on Google in my size? I mean...tires are designed to simply....roll? Just like how oil filters are designed simply to filter...
Wait...maybe there is some difference! I dunno, maybe...just maybe these things may just be designed to meet our needs as appropriate and maybe sticking a car filter in a motorcycle fits your needs...then good for you bud!
Skoobydoobie...you...(luv ur name by the way)...must be an idiot.
Can i share sumtin' with ya....don't tell ppl, ya don't know to look ya up. It sounds pretty much like
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03-08-2010, 07:29 PM
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hey guys im not trying to start something but motorcycle Oil IS a little different, it doesnt foam at the high revs like car oil, there are some good car oils people run in their bike without problems, but i had lot of problems with the rotella t blue jug. maybe it wasnt the oil tho. im getting a new clutch and ill try it and see. i think the filters are similar enough to be fine. a high quality filter flows pretty good, well, i would assume that
do u really have to flush going from syn to reg mineral oil?
do u really have to flush going from syn to reg mineral oil?
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03-09-2010, 01:59 AM
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Don't know if you are still looking for an oil filter. My smart car and my f4i take the exact same oil filter. Mercedes recommends Mobile 1, so I bought a bunch last time they were on sale. We used to have a KIA Sportage that also took the same filter.
Come to think of it, when I got married, the Saab Sonett I had and the Suzuki Sidekick my husband had used the same filter also.
I guess there are only so many size combinations for oil filters.
I buy the honda oil from the dealer. Last i checked it wasn't more than the synthetic i put in my car, so not big loss to me.
Come to think of it, when I got married, the Saab Sonett I had and the Suzuki Sidekick my husband had used the same filter also.
I guess there are only so many size combinations for oil filters.
I buy the honda oil from the dealer. Last i checked it wasn't more than the synthetic i put in my car, so not big loss to me.
#36
03-09-2010, 08:31 AM
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You're an idiot. The filter I buy is constructed of a fiber woven material that filter down to 10 microns at 98% efficiency (unlike Honda's 40 microns) The end caps that the filter is glued to are made from stainless steel (not galvanized metal, or worse...cardbaord (fram)), and the rest of the housing is made of stainless steel also. That makes my $3 filter better than any other filter on the market. But stay away from those "reusable" stainless filters you see on ebay, they don't do much "filtering" (90 microns if memory serves). Do want me to get started on tires, and compounds, and construction, and the millions of dollars invested in research and development to provide a better handling, or longer lasting, or more comfy riding tire?
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03-09-2010, 09:47 AM
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Fantastic,
So I took the advice of what sounded like someone who knew what they were talking about, and the article, and purchased a Purolator PL14610 filter for my bike and did the oil change. Now I'm hearing it really is crucial to have an ML filter.... After spending $40 bucks on oil, am I going to have to drain the oil again to get the PL filter off and install the ML filter, or would I be able to remove the filter w/o draining?
So I took the advice of what sounded like someone who knew what they were talking about, and the article, and purchased a Purolator PL14610 filter for my bike and did the oil change. Now I'm hearing it really is crucial to have an ML filter.... After spending $40 bucks on oil, am I going to have to drain the oil again to get the PL filter off and install the ML filter, or would I be able to remove the filter w/o draining?
#38
03-09-2010, 09:59 AM
=JaBr1884;891205]Fantastic,
So I took the advice of what sounded like someone who knew what they were talking about, and the article, and purchased a Purolator PL14610 filter for my bike and did the oil change. Now I'm hearing it really is crucial to have an ML filter.... After spending $40 bucks on oil, am I going to have to drain the oil again to get the PL filter off and install the ML filter, or would I be able to remove the filter w/o draining?
So I took the advice of what sounded like someone who knew what they were talking about, and the article, and purchased a Purolator PL14610 filter for my bike and did the oil change. Now I'm hearing it really is crucial to have an ML filter.... After spending $40 bucks on oil, am I going to have to drain the oil again to get the PL filter off and install the ML filter, or would I be able to remove the filter w/o draining?
Do note this bullet in that section: "Purolator ML16817. Imported, not made by Purolator."
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03-09-2010, 10:04 AM
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dude if you are worried about it, just get an oem honda filter take that one off put the new one on and top off your oil, and you will be rocking the streets again. I do not know what people just don't use the oem filter its only like 10 bucks and works just as good as anything else. plus you know it is the right one becuase its oem. DUH