Seems like this is one of two threads running on the importance of filter wrench fit
Whatever works for you.
OM
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In Praise Of The F700GS Oil Change
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Seems like this is one of two threads running on the importance of filter wrench fit
Whatever works for you.
OM
Seems like this is one of two threads running on the importance of filter wrench fit
Whatever works for you.
OM
I specifically purchased the 12-fluted oem filter wrench. It worked perfectly on the oem filter I removed without clearance issues. Upon opening the new filter, I was disappointed to discover that Max had sent what appeared to be an incorrect replacement filter. It did not bear the part # they had advertised.
After investigating, I learned the original part # was nla, replaced by the larger 14-fluted filter. This required yet another filter wrench, but due to the tighter clearance between the new oem filter and the header pipes, I had to “modify” the filter wrench with the bench grinder.
Yes, filter wrench fit is important, but so is spec-ing an oem filter that is correctly sized for the space it occupies while permitting easy installation.
I have a 12-fluted filter wrench that has been used exactly once if anyone is interested.
Both filters fit on the engine fine. The 14-fluted version is taller, so the top (fluted end) protrudes farther out toward the header pipe, leaving only a few mm gap, making the fit for a filter wrench very tight.
Like said, I don’t mind at all paying a bit more for the oem filter and MaxBMW sells a handy kit at a fair price. I have full confidence the filter will do the job, and the BMW Advantec Pro synthetic oil seems to be topnotch too. But with the tight clearance with the header pipe, that’s why the K&N filter with the 17mm nut welded to the top would be very handy in this case.
akbeemer
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I just use the “band style” filter wrench on mine.
OM
I have a supply of BMW filters that should last a couple of years. When they are used I too will start using a band wrench or the filter pliers I have.
My experience, BMW changes up height, width of filters and number of flutes, on a regular basis. Never throw away or sell an oil filter wrench. Why? Because eventually that wrench will fit a future BMW filter. They change for the sake of change, which equals new wrench sales.
Good tip, thanks.
And yes, the band/strap style oil filter wrenches are a good alternative. I have one of those somewhere - - but it has been awol since we moved about a year and half ago. Hopefully it will turn up before the next oil change!
In that oil filter test video that drneo posted, the tester mentioned that his R1200GS (maybe 1250?) uses a shorter filter than his F800GS due to bash plate clearance issues, but has the same threads and base diameter. I wonder if it would be okay to substitute that filter?
RadioFlyer
Right2Repair
Good tip, thanks.
And yes, the band/strap style oil filter wrenches are a good alternative. I have one of those somewhere - - but it has been awol since we moved about a year and half ago. Hopefully it will turn up before the next oil change!
In that oil filter test video that drneo posted, the tester mentioned that his R1200GS (maybe 1250?) uses a shorter filter than his F800GS due to bash plate clearance issues, but has the same threads and base diameter. I wonder if it would be okay to substitute that filter?
The shorter Mahle OC 306 is an excellent filter. We use them on our F650GSs.
RadioFlyer
Right2Repair
AmazonThank you for the tip.
Edit: I should have asked, where do you buy yours?
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GTRider
Or, you can buy them from http://beemerboneyard.com, a vendor who supports BMWMOA and offers a discount to BMWMOA members via a discount code that is in their monthly ad in the Owner’s News magazine.
Best,
DeVern
Best,
DeVern
Or, you can buy them from http://beemerboneyard.com, a vendor who supports BMWMOA and offers a discount to BMWMOA members via a discount code that is in their monthly ad in the Owner’s News magazine.
Best,
DeVern
Great, thanks! Happy to do business with a supporter. I've never noticed any discount codes in the e-mailed Owners' News I receive, but I confess I don't peruse it closely (if at all.)
Or, you can buy them from http://beemerboneyard.com, a vendor who supports BMWMOA and offers a discount to BMWMOA members via a discount code that is in their monthly ad in the Owner’s News magazine.
Best,
DeVern
Just as a follow-up, I wanted to mention that Beemer Boneyard sells oil change kits and offers either the old-style (shorter, 12-fluted) Mahle 306 filter or the newer (taller, 14-fluted) Mahle 616 filter with the kits. The oil change kits include four liters of LiquiMoly synthetic oil, and the crush wash.
So thanks very much for the tip on Beemer Boneyard. Still looking for that discount code, though!
So thanks very much for the tip on Beemer Boneyard. Still looking for that discount code, though!
Page 77 of September's BMW Owner's News
Thanks - - coincidentally I had found it this morning when I actually opened the e-newsletter for the first time.
