Road Star Forum	ForumThreaded ViewRules

Welcome, Guest Please Login or Register.    Lost Password?

Favoured: 0

Page: << Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>

TOPIC: Re:Oil filter Forum Tools Post New Topic Show latest posts Rules

#36447 Moe (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 34 Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Good day to all, I have a question about the oil filters, can some one tell me which is the best filter to use on my 2000 1600 Road Star, thanks. Scott   Logged     My Name is Scott Morrison, I am a member of the Canadian Military, have served for 25 plus years, I drive a 2000 1600 Road Star Silverado, just got it last week, have been riding since 1982, have had 9 different bikes, married w/ three kids,live in New Brunswick.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #36449 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Hey Scott Won't try and tell you which is best. Opinions all over the place on that one. But here's a list of filters that work. I will say - Avoid the Fram. http://weislake.com/sig/oil-filters.pdf   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36452 2005Roadstar (User) Proper Prior Planning Prevents PissPoorPerformance Expert Boarder Posts: 562 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Welcome to the Clinic Moe! I don't know if they are the "best", but I've always stayed with Fram filters. Usually available at Wal-Mart and a few $$ cheaper than OEM. I may be stirring up a hornet's nest here, but it seems I remember reading in a motorcycle mag a few years ago that there are (or were) only a couple of different manufacturers that made oil filters, and they sold to the different companies and they in turn put their own names on them. Anyway, I imagine most filters do a good job as long as they are changed on a regular basis. I'm sure others will join in with their preferences. Good luck and ride safe!! [/i]In The Wind, Aaron[i]   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36454 2005Roadstar (User) Proper Prior Planning Prevents PissPoorPerformance Expert Boarder Posts: 562 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Musky, Why avoid Fram filters? Thats all I ever used on my Vulcan and it's got 72,000 miles on it and still going strong. Road Star has almost 19,000 miles with no problems. Just wondering........ In The Wind, Aaron   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36472 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Hey 05 I will start by saying I have never taken a Fram apart. But others have and if you google you will see for yourself. Fram uses cardboard endcaps that are glued on to the end of the filter material. So if the glue come loose or the cardboard fails because it is soaked in oil you can have unfiltered oil flowing back into the motor. Can I tell you I know of a motor failure caused by Fram? Nope. Can I say the filter will fail? Nope. But I do think there are many better filters out there that don't cost much more. This is just my opinion. If you like the Fram and it's working for you then you're good to go.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36477 Cougar (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3210 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Here is the link for filter guts .....Coug http://www.tobycreek.org/oil_filters/index.shtml   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36479 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Thanks Coug Couldn't remember the link.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36551 Big Bear (Moderator) Who loves you , Baby? Moderator Posts: 6997 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   2005Roadstar wrote: Musky, Why avoid Fram filters? Thats all I ever used on my Vulcan and it's got 72,000 miles on it and still going strong. Road Star has almost 19,000 miles with no problems. Just wondering........ In The Wind, Aaron Aaron, Fram has an ugly reputation on the racetrack circuit, in fact , the are (or at least were, last time I checked) banned on racetracks. The reason? They were blowing off high revving motors.Literally. I know we don't rev nearly high enough to cause that, but my thinking is, if they can't build a quality product that won't blow off an engine, why take the chance? On my Cars, no problemo, on my Scoot, forget it. Just alittle info on my dislike for their M/C filters.BB   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36556 2005Roadstar (User) Proper Prior Planning Prevents PissPoorPerformance Expert Boarder Posts: 562 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Thanks guys. Checked out that site and it's definitely an eye opener. In The Wind, Aaron   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #36557 Gram (Admin) Been there, wrecked that. Admin Posts: 4326 Re:Oil filter 4 Years, 9 Months ago   Wow... I forgot all about Toby's oil filter site Coug. I just added it to our search engine. Thanks, GRAM   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

Page: << Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>

Forum List General Bike Talk

...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... -->