I did a 20K service for a friend. His oil filter was the hardest I have ever fought with.
1) Broke the welds on the drive on on filter wrench.
2) Tried the "screws through the filter wrench cap into the filter" trick. The screws just twisted and pulled out.
3) Tried a strap wrench, and just crushed the filter.
4) Went Neanderthal with a very large screwdriver... ahh, success!
I hate this!!!! My wifes was like this, of course a dealer did it last. Bought bike used and it had just been to service.. Changed it this spring and it was bad. Used one of those wrenches that the harder you torque the tighter it clamps down and bites into filter.. It came but barely.
I hate this!!!! My wifes was like this, of course a dealer did it last. Bought bike used and it had just been to service.. Changed it this spring and it was bad. Used one of those wrenches that the harder you torque the tighter it clamps down and bites into filter.. It came but barely.
If I was in a trip with a fresh oil change and mostly hwy miles on full synthetic oil I would go up to 10000 miles on motor oil no problem. I would bring some with me but I wouldn’t worry about it.
That is what I did when I went to Alaska. Oil was probably ok. But I also think when it comes to oil, it is a lifetime of behavior that add up. Not just one choice. I bet you could do 30k miles without changing it. Would it make it to 100k? Maybe not.
We should start an oil thread to discuss this.
Over 20 years ago I bought an American made socket like oil filter wrench, and I am still using it. Fits mobile 1 too, but not all auto filters. It was about $20. I feel ike it was a good investment, Ratchet and extension and no screwing around,
I was on a trip last May and paid $154 for just syn3 oil and filter change at the HD Dealer in Jackson MS. No primary or transmission, no service, just the engine. I thought that was high. But I guess not. I was pushing 6k miles on that oil.
I usually always do my own.
Next big trip bring o-rings with you and stop at an auto parts store, buy your oil, filter then get an oil pan, funnel, then change your oils in the parking lot, dump old oil in their oil waste drum. Way cheaper and faster than having a dealership do it.
I usually just give the funnel and pan to the person behind the counter. Once the cashier just handed me a Pan and filter someone else already had left.
04-10-2024, 03:06 PM
