Opinion on oil filter
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 2:32 am
I found the following oil filter cross reference site http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/FilterXRef.html. Footnote 7 at the bottom of the page suggests that I should use the longest filter of three lengths that will fit in the space provided. To get a better understanding here is a cut and paste from the site.
[size=1.125em]These Oil Filters[size=4px] [/size][size=4px][size=4px]have 3/4"-16 threads, [/size][size=4px][size=4px]by-pass valve, [/size][size=4px][size=4px]no anti-drain back valve. [/size][size=4px][size=4px][size=4px]BMW motorcycles with spin on filters use three different filters. The only difference I can see is the height of the filter - it's either 65mm, 71mm or 90m. If you have room on your bike for the 90mm filters (listed below), use those. [/size][size=4px][size=4px][size=4px]The 65mm filters are made to a very old spec with inferior filtering and should be avoided. Use one of the 71mm or 90mm filters instead. [/size]
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[size=4px]What are the members of this forums opinions on this? It sounds very reasonable to me.[/size]
[size=1.125em]These Oil Filters[size=4px] [/size][size=4px][size=4px]have 3/4"-16 threads, [/size][size=4px][size=4px]by-pass valve, [/size][size=4px][size=4px]no anti-drain back valve. [/size][size=4px][size=4px][size=4px]BMW motorcycles with spin on filters use three different filters. The only difference I can see is the height of the filter - it's either 65mm, 71mm or 90m. If you have room on your bike for the 90mm filters (listed below), use those. [/size][size=4px][size=4px][size=4px]The 65mm filters are made to a very old spec with inferior filtering and should be avoided. Use one of the 71mm or 90mm filters instead. [/size]
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[size=4px]What are the members of this forums opinions on this? It sounds very reasonable to me.[/size]