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thanks Ellen
hovis
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oil filter
Where do you get them from?
Where do you get them from?
filters
are Scotts Performance filters
specifically..... Stainless Steel Micronic Oil Filter part 2151 for F650GS Dakar but I am guessing it will probably (check!!) fit standard GS too (and that belt driven thing as well
are Scotts Performance filters
specifically..... Stainless Steel Micronic Oil Filter part 2151 for F650GS Dakar but I am guessing it will probably (check!!) fit standard GS too (and that belt driven thing as well
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in reply (belated) to your query 'Teapot'
A standard filter:
*Is much less efficient at filtrating debris
*Cannot be re-used hence non bio-friendly
*Need spares to be carried
*U R correct- Same changing time
my 2-pence
p.s like Tim's idea!!!
A standard filter:
*Is much less efficient at filtrating debris
*Cannot be re-used hence non bio-friendly
*Need spares to be carried
*U R correct- Same changing time
my 2-pence
p.s like Tim's idea!!!
Mouse
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The filtration efficiency of paper vs metal filters is a matter for debate. The metal filers (as far as I have heard) have much larger pores, hence don't filter the really small contaminants from the oil.
To repay the cost of a metal filter plus all the solvent you will use cleaning it over the years, you'd have to buy quite a few paper filters.
To repay the cost of a metal filter plus all the solvent you will use cleaning it over the years, you'd have to buy quite a few paper filters.
If the room in your luggage is a big issue, or there are no delaers in that part of Sahara you are living, then it might be useful.
..but I think that is not what this is about...
You love to buy new thingies, and you love to play with dirty oil! You like it dirty, Bert... -don't you?
Liv.
..but I think that is not what this is about...
You love to buy new thingies, and you love to play with dirty oil! You like it dirty, Bert... -don't you?
Liv.
smack on forehead
Davel =
probably
Mouse = we each believe what we chose to-
BTW this filter can be cleaned with any detergent and not necessarily with expensive solvents- then U blow it dry.
Liv= you're a naughty girl
but then we all know that
Whatever rocks your boat GS'ers
Davel =
probably Mouse = we each believe what we chose to-
BTW this filter can be cleaned with any detergent and not necessarily with expensive solvents- then U blow it dry.
Liv= you're a naughty girl
but then we all know that Whatever rocks your boat GS'ers
richc
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You're not getting enough sex.
steve1968
Guest
Try doing it with somebody else
hope this helps
hope this helps
steve1968
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sorry
i meant, just not on your own
i meant, just not on your own
Speedy23
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Quote from elsewhere:
"There's a new type of filter being marketed, the "laser cut stainless steel filter," which we're told is "good for the life of your vehicle."
These filters typically have 35-40 micron holes, which is really not acceptable. They typically have 30-40 square inches of filter material, which is also really not acceptable. A paper based element is a 3 dimensional filter - when a particle gets stuck deep in the filter element, oil can still flow around it. The stainless steel elements are 2 dimensional - when a particle gets caught, one of the holes is clogged up.
I don't see how you can assure that all the holes get cleared out when you clean these. Certainly simply soaking the filter in kerosene is not going to release particles that have been jammed into a hole at 60psi. Blowing the filter out with air sounds good, but a motorcycle filter is too small to let an air hose inside.
These stainless steel filters cost about $120, about 25 times what I pay for a Pure One. Since I use my filters for about 8,000 miles, that means I have to go 200,000 miles to break even. I've never put more than 60,000 miles on a vehicle.
I don't think this technology is ready to use yet. When the holes get down to 20 microns, and the surface area up to about 100-150 square inches, then I think I'll consider using one. Meanwhile, "good for the life of your vehicle" is not an impressive claim if the device shortens the life of your vehicle.
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Interesting, eh?
"There's a new type of filter being marketed, the "laser cut stainless steel filter," which we're told is "good for the life of your vehicle."
These filters typically have 35-40 micron holes, which is really not acceptable. They typically have 30-40 square inches of filter material, which is also really not acceptable. A paper based element is a 3 dimensional filter - when a particle gets stuck deep in the filter element, oil can still flow around it. The stainless steel elements are 2 dimensional - when a particle gets caught, one of the holes is clogged up.
I don't see how you can assure that all the holes get cleared out when you clean these. Certainly simply soaking the filter in kerosene is not going to release particles that have been jammed into a hole at 60psi. Blowing the filter out with air sounds good, but a motorcycle filter is too small to let an air hose inside.
These stainless steel filters cost about $120, about 25 times what I pay for a Pure One. Since I use my filters for about 8,000 miles, that means I have to go 200,000 miles to break even. I've never put more than 60,000 miles on a vehicle.
I don't think this technology is ready to use yet. When the holes get down to 20 microns, and the surface area up to about 100-150 square inches, then I think I'll consider using one. Meanwhile, "good for the life of your vehicle" is not an impressive claim if the device shortens the life of your vehicle.
"Interesting, eh?
alimey4u2
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The biggest issue for reusable filters of any kind, is the "clinical" method of cleaning required to prevent one errant particle from moving to "the clean side".....
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