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Title: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: Vishwacorp on March 05, 2012, 08:18:11 PM Hi all,
My 2005 M620 is leaking oil from the oil filter when it's cold. Once the bike heats up, the leaks stops. What this means is that every time I start the bike, it'll leak a tablespoon or two of oil until the oil gets up to temperature. I read a bunch of threads here that say the first thing I should do is really tighten the filter. I don't want to buy a special wrench since I'll be replacing the current filter with a K&N one next month for my scheduled oil change and those have a standard nut welded on them. I was wondering if anyone in the NYC area has such a wrench that I can use to tighten the OEM filter? I would greatly appreciate the help. Thanks! Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: Howie on March 05, 2012, 10:32:24 PM If you come by early tomorrow, if not, end of next week.
Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: Vishwacorp on March 06, 2012, 05:11:41 PM Thanks Howie. No leaks since!
Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: Howie on March 06, 2012, 07:41:48 PM Great ;D
Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: He Man on March 07, 2012, 02:38:48 PM if howie is too far away, im on the other end of new york (brooklyn) glad to help if you are near my side! unless you mean you already did it! :P
Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: Vishwacorp on March 07, 2012, 07:23:10 PM Thanks He Man! Brooklyn is much closer (I go to school there) but I promptly rode up to Howie's and he helped me out. :)
Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: He Man on March 08, 2012, 03:46:24 PM [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: CDawg on March 13, 2012, 08:17:51 AM This is a bit late to the party, but be sure to lube the o-ring before tightening to ensure a proper seal.
Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: Howie on March 13, 2012, 10:10:50 AM This is a bit late to the party, but be sure to lube the o-ring before tightening to ensure a proper seal. The filter was installed by a (snicker snicker) "qualified dealer''. Title: Re: Anyone have an oil filter wrench or a strap wrench in NYC? Post by: He Man on March 14, 2012, 01:06:12 PM qualified to give you a pain in the ass.
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