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13-03-19, 08:50 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Oil filter change
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What happens if the existing filter is faulty and you are doing a good thing by changing it for a new on that is not faulty ? I have always replaced filter at every oil change on any bike or car I have owned, and never had a problem. If you change it every time there is also less chance of the filter getting so stuck you have to destroy it to remove it. Also as a earlier poster said, the older the filter the more chance it is more blocked and will go into by-pass mode earlier in the rev range.
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13-03-19, 09:18 PM | #12 |
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Re: Oil filter change
Well theres a 'bath tub' curve that represents the failure of manufactured items where initially theres a high failure rate (statistically) then a period with less and finally more failures at the end of its life. So when installing a new filter its more likely to have a problem at the beginning (can leakage, collapsed internals etc) and then that likelyhood reduces until the end of its life when again the risk goes up (this latter period will be designed to be beyond the recommended filter change point).
For possible blockage the filter manufacturer will have taken into account the worst senario and again the change point is calculated to be well before any chance of blockage through particle accumulation. As for the filter sticking dont forget that the recommended change point is fixed not just by mileage but also time so this shouldnt be a problem..... |
14-03-19, 09:36 AM | #13 |
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Re: Oil filter change
Did I somehow drop into The Twilight Zone there or is this a resurrected 10 year old thread?
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14-03-19, 10:28 AM | #14 |
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Re: Oil filter change
Ha yes sv650blue is the guilty one but Im sure the OP is still interested....
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14-03-19, 11:52 AM | #15 |
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Re: Oil filter change
A guy on another forum I used to frequent was running a Honda VFR400 ratbike that he'd bought cheap from a breaker. As an experiment he was deliberately not changing the oil or filter (he was checking that the level was correct, but it wasn't burning oil anyway so he wasn't topping it up regularly).
Last time I saw an update, he'd done over 15,000 miles since the last oil / filter change and it was still running sweetly ... |
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