Oil Filter on cbr600

puremagic72 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

Is it possible to just twist it off without a wrench??

Aint tried yet, but do they really tighten them up hard when they are put on?

Replacing mine at the weekend, just wondered.

Baz. Thumbs Up

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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Should be possible if it has been put on properly. In the past I've had to hammer a screwdriver through the filter and use that as a handle to twist it off which works a treat if done carefully.

finpos · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Karma :

A good trick is to get a length of rope, or even better webbing, and wrap it around the the filter half a dozen times. Sit to the side of the bike and pull both ends of the rope so the whole thing is under tension. Then pull harder on the bit of rope that will spin the filter anticlockwise. If the rope is slipping around the filter, you need to either pull a bit harder on the wrong (clockwise) end of the rope to put some more tension on it, or wrap it around the filter another couple of times. You can use the same trick to tighten the new one back on.

Obviously, it's easier with the right tool Smile

finpos

puremagic72 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

Yeah, its gonna be a job i think!!!

1st time an all, bought one on e-bay, with the casing and the filter inside, so its just a straight swap.

Thanks for your help guys.

Baz. Thumbs Up

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Make; cbr929cc blade Year; 2001
Gsxr 750 2000, alstare Corona, Current bike 1999 R6
(1) Kids in the back seat cause accidents; accidents in the back seat cause kids.

Serendipity · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Karma :

Trouble with the filter on the CBR is that the oil cooler housing is really close, maybe only 8-10mm away so the filter is even a bitch to remove with a chain wrench.

I always tighten my filters by hand, so could probably get one off by hand. The main problem with that being that I do oil changes on a hot engine and I for one am not going to grab a burning hot filter while leaning my hands against a burning hot exhaust.

In the end I was doing so many changes with mine I bought the Honda tool that’s just a cap that fits over the top of the filter. It has a nut welded on top. You turn it with a spanner. It comes off…. Job done. The tool cost about a tenner I think.

Failing that I have in the past resorted to the old screwdriver hammered through the side, but I’m a huge fan of the “correct tool make the work easy” theory.

Oh and another hint. The filter is right over the exhaust. When you loosen the filter a certain amount of oil will spill onto the pipes and go everywhere except the drain pan. I always fold up a sheet of newspaper to make a simple channel so the oil flows over the paper and into the pan. Nice and clean. Smile

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Paddy Blake · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Karma :

With the screwdriver job dont hammer it in to close to the engine end of
the filter or you might hit the treads that the filter goes on to.The other
thing you can do is get a canvas stripe or belt(strap of courier bag)about
1ft long then fold it in half rap it around the filter then put two vice grips
on the strap a small bit away from the filter and you need the vice grips
lose so when you go to turn the filter the gripes push the strap against
the filter and make it it hold.

Paddy.

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

I usually use a Boa tool to undo bike filters (rubber strap with a handle) but I have been known to get the screwdriver and the mallet out if the filter was put on tight.

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puremagic72 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Karma :

Yeah i was a bit worried about the screwdriver method, buggering up the thread etc.

Hopefully it will just come off via hand, if not i'll try one of you chaps methods of doing it(very inventive).

Thanks for all your replys and methods.

Baz. Thumbs Up

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Make; cbr929cc blade Year; 2001
Gsxr 750 2000, alstare Corona, Current bike 1999 R6
(1) Kids in the back seat cause accidents; accidents in the back seat cause kids.