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Posted by John Hopkins
- June 17, 2013, 11:40:21 AMthanks chief,
pretty much what I figured, I couldnt get a K&N with the nut on locally, in fact the only one I could get was a Fram, but I primed it with new oil before fitting and hand tightened it..I will keep an eye on it for the next few weeks.
although I tapped a screwdriver into the old filter to remove it I did it carefully and I didn't do it until after I had found the flecks..but the previous owner may not have removed the oil screen to change the oil so they could have been there forever, the seating washer at the neck of the oil screen was very firmly fixed in place so that is another indicator that the oil screen had not been touched for a while, so it could have been paint from the last filter change back in 2004.
Thanks for the reply, I was just trying to avoid common faults..I changed the oil so all I need is a dry day and I will be off again.
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 17, 2013, 11:29:09 AMwhen I did my first oil change on the 800 there was no screen no strainer in the hole.....so ordered it but it took 3 weeks to get it, so next oil change I'll add them in to the system......
Posted by chief
- June 17, 2013, 11:04:29 AMI had a problem with the oem filters ... so I buy K&N with the nut on the end. If you put them on yourself you likely know not to over tighten anyway. Since you tore up the filter, and this is the first time YOU have changed the oil, I'd not worry about the flakes until the next oil change.
Posted by John Hopkins
- June 13, 2013, 14:28:03 PMI have done about 2,000 miles , maybe three since I bought this bike, and the previous owner said he had just done an oil change.
So I removed the oil strainer plug at the bottom of the sump to drain the oil, then tried to remove the oil filter with an oil filter wrench, the filter was dated 2004 and had really been tightened, I had to tap a large flat bladed screwdriver through the side wall of the filter to get enough leveridge to remove it, which is probably why it had not been removed for such a long time.. when I examined the oil strainer I noticed some small chips of what might have been black paint or maybe even rubber..maybe from a destroyed O ring..
Now does anyone have any idea what those chips were, the bike runs well for up to 300 miles with only quick stops for fuel so I have no obvious fault symptoms and no concerns, there were only a few of these black flakes, flecks, or chips and they could have been residue from the oil filter or almost anything but some of you have worked on these drifters for years and would know if this is some stock fault I should do something about.
Thanks.
John.