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Oil filter removal - Fraser - 19-06-13
Seems pretty obvious really ! I recently got a 98 FZS600, ordered my service kit, got bike on stand in garage, so far so good, its got after market stainless down pipes, not enough room to get filter out !! do I really have to remove downpipes to get filter out ? I hope not cuz the manifold studs are rustier than a rusty thing , any advice would be very welcome, thanks, Fraser
Re: Oil filter removal - kebab19 - 19-06-13
Get one of these & attach to a ratchet to save yourself stabbing it repeatedly with a screwdriver, useful as a long-term labour saver
Item number:
150785708962
Re: Oil filter removal - Fraser - 19-06-13
I've already got one of those, getting the filter undone is not the problem, its how to get the filter out through a gap that is too small LOL
Re: Oil filter removal - Dcock - 19-06-13
hmm, with normal downpipes you definitely don't have to remove them to remove the oil filter... so sounds like you might have to drop the pipes due to poor design! Is the new filter the same size?
Re: Oil filter removal - bandit - 19-06-13
I have Motad downpipes & after unscrewing the filter if you rotate the filter & follow the curve of the pipes down you can get it out of the left hand side at the bottom if you've got the correct size filter.
Re: Oil filter removal - unfazed - 20-06-13
Post a picture
Re: Oil filter removal - Stooby2 - 20-06-13
There are some aftermarket pipes that don't allow the oil filter to come off - piss poor design. My mate at work bought a Fazer with some stainless downpipes and found he had to remove them to get the oil filter off. He's changed the pipes now.
Re: Oil filter removal - Fraser - 20-06-13
Thanks for all the replys, it looks like a poor design, I'm going to try to undo the front engine mount cradle to see if that will give me a bit more room, I've got the correct (small) filter, fingers crossed ,
Re: Oil filter removal - richfzs - 20-06-13
Or undo the exhaust can bolt, and (carefully!) allow the exhaust system to flex down. Might give the room you need.
Re: Oil filter removal - Thorn - 20-06-13
Uh oh, do sandybikespares downpipes suffer from this?
Re: Oil filter removal - iJoshL - 21-06-13
Must be poorly build downpipes, i've got aftermarket delvick exhaust and downpipes attached to my Fazer and removing the Oil Filter is not a problem in the slightest. close but not a problem with both hands.
Re: Oil filter removal - Dead Eye - 30-06-13
(20-06-13, 02:25 PM)Thorn link Wrote: Uh oh, do sandybikespares downpipes suffer from this?
I have sandybikespares pipes on and haven't had any issue in removing / replacing the oil filter with them
Re: Oil filter removal - darrsi - 30-06-13
Yeah i don't have any trouble at all with space when fitting/removing my filters?
Re: Oil filter removal - Thorn - 30-06-13
(30-06-13, 07:07 PM)Dead Eye link Wrote: [quote author=Thorn link=topic=8391.msg82734#msg82734 date=1371734756]
Uh oh, do sandybikespares downpipes suffer from this?
I have sandybikespares pipes on and haven't had any issue in removing / replacing the oil filter with them
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Good to know, I was getting a bit paranoid there! Personally in the ops situation, I would heat the pipes up then whack them with a hammer until they are bent out of the way enough to access the filter :evil