No need to tighten the filters that much, but the factory always does anyway. Spin on the new filter and once the gasket touches the housing all you need is a half to three quarters turn and your good to go. As the donthere says two and a half quarts when changing the oil or you will have oil going into you ac from the breather bolts. Mobil 1 20/50 syn from Walmart a good choice.

 

Thats why i use a k&n oil filter. I could never fit a 17 mm wrench on the nut but I use a gator socket. It works great.

 

If you are going to change brands of oil filters on your bike, you will need to make sure the one you switch to filters as well as the Harley filter, ie same micron level. I use a strap wrench to get my oil filters off and it has never failed to work.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GearWrench-3...b9d067&vxp=mtr

Never use a wrench to tighten the filter...always by hand.
Poking 2 holes in the end of the filter, one at 12 and one at 6 o'clock and letting it drain will stop the mess. I drain mine overnight and never have any residual oil in the filter to spill.

 

dont mess with HD's pathetic little filter funnel you can do the same thing by cutting down a 2 liter plastic soda bottle. I use a cut down piece of flexible cutting board (Dollar store) to make a trough

 

Thanks folks for all the helpful hints. I use to change the oil on my 02
Sporty but it was a little different than my new to me Super Glide.
And I did know about the 2 and a half quarts. Would like to get a hold
of the guy that put on that oil filter.

 

I got oil on my garage floor also. Filter...Oil.
Drain plug.... oil

I hope to do better next time.

 

Make sure you put oil on the filter gasket. If you dont the filter can be tough to get off.