Mon Jun 2 14:35:23 1997 - Message No. 973
From: Robertson Philip

Subject: RE: Oil filter


Tony, Hi

I've just done my first change as well. If you're crash bars are fitted
the same as mine then it's just the bash plate that drops out and the
crash-bars stay. If the filter is tight you can knock a screwdriver thru
it and use this as a handle to turn it. (You don't collect old oil
filters do you? :-) ).

The rest is fairly straightforward: Make sure the face is clean and put
a little oil on the rubber so that it slips on the face rather than
distorts. To tighten it up, screw it on until firm then grip it tightly
and put an extra half turn on it.

I think a small car filter might fit instead of the overpriced bike one
- I'll report back if I come up with anything but this might be a while.

Regards, Phil 

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Tony.Bruce@routledge.co.uk [SMTP:Tony.Bruce@routledge.co.uk]
>Sent:	Monday, June 02, 1997 12:35 PM
>Subject:	Oil filter (XRV-LIST)
>
>     I will be attempting my first home oil-change on my RD04 (1992 model) 
>     this weekend (gulp!). Before I go ahead and buy a new oil filter and 
>     oil, do I need to do what the manual says and use a oil filter wrench 
>     to remove the existing oil filter? I don't actually own such a wrench 
>     and didn't want to be in the position of having removed my engine bars 
>     bash plate, and having all my neighbours out in the street watching 
>     only to find I could not remove the old filter.
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>     If there any tips or anything I should watch out, I'd certainly like 
>     to know what they are.  
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>     Cheers for now,
>     
>     Tony Bruce
>     London NW6
>     tbruce@routledge.com
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