Author Topic: Oil filter (Read 3737 times)

Slider · « **on:** April 08, 2005, 10:27:13 PM »

I've always had the dealer change the oil on my B12 and look the bike over. I used to do it myself on the previous Yamaha since the filter was not a screw on and behing the pipes.

Is there a lot of trouble getting the filter unscrewed, seat cleaned and rescrewed behing the @#$%^ maze of exhaust, crossover pipes?

Thanks for the help, guys.

Red01 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2005, 11:34:56 PM »

Piece of cake! (With the proper filter tool, of course.)
Just put some rags on top of the pipes below the filter to help keep 'em clean.

snofrog · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2005, 12:49:41 AM »

fwiw if you get a k&n oilfilter you can use an end or socket wrench to get it off.M

mike · « **Reply #3 on:** April 09, 2005, 08:44:12 AM »

Like Paul said... the right tool for the right filter...

all the ones I've seen fit on a socket wrench...

Suzuki has one size, some of the other mfrs have other sizes...

FWIW, I know from personal experience the Suzuki OEM filter and the HiFlo brand filter are the same wrench....

For example:
The Per-form filters are a different size...
Dale sells a strap type wrench for those...

Here's all the oil filters for the Bandit...
Suzuki 16510-06B01
STP SMO-18
HiFlo HF138
Amsoil SMF109
K&N KN-138
Wix 51359
NAPA Gold 1359 (same as WIX 51359)
Perf-Form J-509
Purolator ML6818/ML16818
Fram PH6018 (not a good filter)