Oil Filter...5 or 30 micron?
#21
11-12-2011 | 05:54 AM
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And know which filter you need before you go to the dealer. The dealer tried to give me the wrong filter on more than one occasion.
#22
11-12-2011 | 06:56 AM
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RAL
#23
11-12-2011 | 07:17 AM
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From: East Tn Foot of The Dragon
Hey Jackal.. the easiest / safest alternative is to get the HD filter... these whole debates about 5 vs 30 micron / bypass, filter quality tests, etc. is good to learn as general knowledge.. but can be a dangerous tool in case you want to pick your own filter... soon enough you are going to find yourself going through threads where they mentioned that the bypass system on the filter you just installed does not work well on sportsters, or that lab tests indicate that although it is marketed as 30 micron.. in reality is 02 micron.. etc.. you get the idea.... better be safe than sorry with such important elements as oil filters / gaskets, oil choices.. just my 2 cents..
#24
11-12-2011 | 08:04 AM
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From: Honah Lee
Just use the stock Harley. Coming from someone who has seen numerous aftermarket oil filter failures. Not saleing Harley since I know they are overpriced but I have never see one fail. Filter size has little signification. Something big will get it before the little stuff. There's a lot of filter median in there. Change the first two at oil change. After that around ever 10,000 at an oil change. Cut many apart at 10K and they would probably go 50K with no problem. Sure there is a little oil left behind at changes but it's probably only 1/3 of what's left anyway. Just my opinion.
#27
11-12-2011 | 08:44 AM
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Thanks for the info guys! It was hard enough settling in on an oil...I didn't expect the filter to be a PITA too.
#28
11-12-2011 | 08:48 AM
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$200 for an oil filter? That's a hard sale.
#29
11-12-2011 | 11:13 AM
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I bought a 5 micron for my first oil change on what I thought I read on here somewhere, cant find it though. So, every owners manual Ive ever seen has the OEM part number for the oil filter, I cant find it in mine. So, I checked the factory service manual.........same thing, no part number. The only place I can find a part number listed is on the HD web site. It lists 63805-80A (black stock replacement I presume) but doesnt state the micron size. It also lists the SuperPremium5 63731-99A which does give its micron size. So my question...........where does it call for this?
Harley Big Twin, Twin-Cam motors call for the 5 micron filter.
Harley EVO motors (that includes Sporties) call for a 30 micron filter.
Harley EVO motors (that includes Sporties) call for a 30 micron filter.
#30
11-12-2011 | 02:41 PM
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I bought a 5 micron for my first oil change on what I thought I read on here somewhere, cant find it though. So, every owners manual Ive ever seen has the OEM part number for the oil filter, I cant find it in mine. So, I checked the factory service manual.........same thing, no part number. The only place I can find a part number listed is on the HD web site. It lists 63805-80A (black stock replacement I presume) but doesnt state the micron size. It also lists the SuperPremium5 63731-99A which does give its micron size. So my question...........where does it call for this?