Oil Filter Problem
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From: The Lone Star State
Yea! It can happen. A little smudge of dirt can also. I always wipe my gasket base clean also, then I rub oil on the filter gasket before installing.
I have also made a mess and let oil get in some valleys on the front of the engine and think my gasket was leaking when it would blow on the primary. Now I use a Walmart plastic bag to wrap around the filter and filter base to remove the filter. The bag catches all the old oil.
Good luck!
I have also made a mess and let oil get in some valleys on the front of the engine and think my gasket was leaking when it would blow on the primary. Now I use a Walmart plastic bag to wrap around the filter and filter base to remove the filter. The bag catches all the old oil.
Good luck!
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From: Leander Texas
if the filter was too tight that will cause the filter to curl. anyway $10 bucks at walmart and get a new filter. Also your dealer sells Amsoil then ask them about the new Amsoil oil filter.
I changed my oil back in September right before a trip. I used a drag specialties oil filter at the reccomendation of a local indy shop that carries Amsoil. I have always only used HD filters. Anyway, I changed the oil, and it made a mess as usual. I didn't wash it, just detailed it. After riding about 500 miles to Arkansas I noticed a small drip of oil on the filter and some spots where oil blew back on the primary case. I cleaned it off, and didn't find anymore on the filter after that. I got home, washed the bike and found a bunch of old oil that had ran down behind the voltage regulator so I cleaned all that. Anyway, I was riding the other day and after the ride I noticed the same oil blow back on the primary cover. It appears to be coming from the filter, but it doesn't do it on every ride. it hasn't done it since September. Maybe the oil has to get to a certian temp to leak. It hasn't leaked enough to drip on the floor or to notice a drop in oil level, so it's not leaking much.
Anyway, anyone ever had a filter leak? I'm going to drain the oil, and replace the filter.
Anyway, anyone ever had a filter leak? I'm going to drain the oil, and replace the filter.
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You know WARG, with your oil leak at the filter and oil coming out the filler neck on your oil bag, I'm thinking these 2 things may be related. It almost seems as though your oil system is making too much pressure and causing it to come out where it can (weak points). I would check the breather tubes on your A/C like I said in your other thread and maybe get a pressure gage and check that out as well.
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From: The Lone Star State
You know WARG, with your oil leak at the filter and oil coming out the filler neck on your oil bag, I'm thinking these 2 things may be related. It almost seems as though your oil system is making too much pressure and causing it to come out where it can (weak points). I would check the breather tubes on your A/C like I said in your other thread and maybe get a pressure gage and check that out as well.
that thought crossed my mind, but since the filter didn't start leaking until after the oil change, then I kind of dismissed that. I'll check out the breather tubes to make sure.
What would cause the oil pressure to be too high, other than the breather tubes being clogged?
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