R1200RT Camhead Oil Filter

froggy said:

T...One other thing I do is change my filter at 3 to 4 thou miles. Its great that the syns don't break down nearly as fast as Dino oils but I find it hard to believe the filters can keep cleaning the oil for that long.

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The oil filter will last a couple of oil changes on a healthy engine, not half of one. I routinely cut oil filters open with one of these to look for trouble and check the sediment level. At 10K miles of use, the filters have always had plenty of life left. Changing at every oil change is much more than adequate. Fact is, a dirty filter cleans even better than a fresh one. A filter with a bit of coating has smaller pore size, plus it cleans by both agglomeration and filtration.

Dennis Kirk

Dann said:

Where do you get them from?

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For my R9T Pure HF164 $7.98, yes you read that correct.

To get the filter --- http://www.hiflofiltro.com/catalogue
To buy the filter --- https://www.denniskirk.com/

Orange can fram filters are not something I would use. Their Ultra filter with wire backed media is a very well made filter and I use them my car and truck.

But not on the R1200 with the tiny filter. Our boxers use thick 20W50. I like many do not warm up, most wear occurs with a cold engine when oil additives are below the activation temperature. So I ride off and keep the RPM below 4K until the oil is warm.

With the thick oil there is a higher pressure drop across the filter. There is a bypass to prevent excess pressure drop from rupturing the the filter media. The bypass is normally set higher for thicker oils. a passenger car filter for 5W30 oil is going to have a lower pressure bypass. In bypass, if there is anything in the oil it might escape being filtered. The boxers typically stay very clean inside so the risk is low. Not zero.


So I use the OE filter. R1150 with the bigger filter, I use car filters when I need a change and do not have time to visit the dealer.

The waterboxer has an even smaller filter. So even more important to have right bypass.

This is my view, worth exactly what you paid for it.

Rod

wyman.winn said:

this is what i use...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WJEX0C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I clicked the link. All looked good until I read the specs. "Lithium Metal batteries required."

Oil filter

wyman.winn said:

this is what i use...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WJEX0C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Thank you for the info.
Now I need a wrench
Dave

05biggray said:

Thank you for the info.
Now I need a wrench
Dave

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this is the one i use...

http://www.marcparnes.com/BMW_Oil_Filter_Wrench.htm

12 flat version...

EDIT for 12 flat version...sorry

NATHANMONK said:

So, I tried it for 6,000 miles with no issues.

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You can run with a completely hollow, empty filter for 6000 miles. Doesn't mean it's a good idea.

NATHANMONK said:

A biker friend of mine has three Beemers. He does all of the mechanical work and maintenance on his machines. One of his bikes is an R1200RT. He told me he uses a 2004 Dodge Neon non-turbo charged oil filter on his.

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He couldn't find a Yugo filter that would work?

Dann said:

I was looking for a Canadian supplier.

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Canadian supplier.
Can’t say enough good things about FortNine.
Get a couple of Hiflo filters and your jug of oil and they cover shipping costs.
My stuff usually shows up 2 days after I click “submit” button.

https://fortnine.ca/en/hiflofiltro-oil-filter
Cheers, Rol