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Spanner Man · 11-09-07, 06:38 AM

Morning all.
I'm not a fan of pattern oil filters period. I find that the cost difference is marginal in most cases, & you have absolutely no comeback if a pattern filter causes an engine to 'go west'.

Manufacturers can be a pain, on the very early Honda SP1's Honda specified a different filter, a customer of mine used a cheapo pattern one on his bike, & knackered some VERY expensive camshafts around 500 miles later, coincidence? I think not!

Cheers.

11-09-07, 06:38 AM	#3
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	Re: Purolator ML16818 Oil Filter should perhaps be avoided Morning all. I'm not a fan of pattern oil filters period. I find that the cost difference is marginal in most cases, & you have absolutely no comeback if a pattern filter causes an engine to 'go west'. Manufacturers can be a pain, on the very early Honda SP1's Honda specified a different filter, a customer of mine used a cheapo pattern one on his bike, & knackered some VERY expensive camshafts around 500 miles later, coincidence? I think not! Cheers. __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html