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Started by dan miller, May 03, 2011, 11:40:28 AM

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ductech31

#15
May 03, 2011, 07:42:12 PM
I don't have a part number, but Cycle Gear has ones that work great. 

Just a word of caution, K&N filters restrict flow too much, it's best to use Ducati's own or a HiFlo,  these both work good on Duc's

Buckethead

#16
May 03, 2011, 07:43:49 PM
Quote from: bergdoerfer on May 03, 2011, 07:36:34 PM
next time man up and put some effort into it [cheeky]

My bad.

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#17
May 03, 2011, 07:55:11 PM
Maybe your really a lefty.

Howie

#18
May 03, 2011, 09:13:15 PM
10-12 Nm (Ducati's fatory recommendation) without some sort of tool requires the grip of a gorilla.

Here is a link for a tool for the factory filter:
http://www.motostrano.com/ducoilfilwre.html
The K&N can be removed and tightened with a socket, 17 mm IIRC.  No torque wrench?  7/8 turn after O ring makes contact will work.  

64duc

#19
May 05, 2011, 06:57:51 AM Last Edit: May 05, 2011, 08:16:37 AM by 64duc
Quote from: howie on May 03, 2011, 09:13:15 PM
10-12 Nm (Ducati's fatory recommendation) without some sort of tool requires the grip of a gorilla.

Here is a link for a tool for the factory filter:
http://www.motostrano.com/ducoilfilwre.html
The K&N can be removed and tightened with a socket, 17 mm IIRC.  No torque wrench?  7/8 turn after O ring makes contact will work.  

You can buy that for $5.99 at your local auto parts house.

This is the type I use.

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_OIL-FILTER-WRENCH-Mountain_26941895-P_N3401A_T|GRP2082_____
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corey

#20
May 05, 2011, 09:52:47 AM
Quote from: howie on May 03, 2011, 09:13:15 PM
10-12 Nm (Ducati's fatory recommendation) without some sort of tool requires the grip of a gorilla.

Here is a link for a tool for the factory filter:
http://www.motostrano.com/ducoilfilwre.html
The K&N can be removed and tightened with a socket, 17 mm IIRC.  No torque wrench?  7/8 turn after O ring makes contact will work. 

my torque wrench isn't accurate at those low specs. i just put the thing on and tighten it.
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DarkStaR

#21
May 05, 2011, 10:11:45 AM
I like using the cap type when possible, but I have OEM filters of different shapes and sizes, so I havent bothered to buy one yet for the duc.   >:(

dan miller

#22
May 05, 2011, 11:05:54 AM
There isn't much of the filter sticking out of the case.  I wonder if it might be the filter. 

I ordered some from a buddy - didn't specify the brand - and he sent me several "Fram" filters.  Truth be known, if I had known that he was going to send "Fram" filters, I would have asked for some other brand.  Plus, they're chrome, which I dislike.

Thanks for the help. Danny

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Speeddog

#23
May 05, 2011, 11:31:29 AM
Quote from: ductech31 on May 03, 2011, 07:42:12 PM
~~~SNIP~~~

Just a word of caution, K&N filters restrict flow too much, it's best to use Ducati's own or a HiFlo,  these both work good on Duc's


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#24
May 05, 2011, 11:59:47 AM Last Edit: May 05, 2011, 12:04:55 PM by bergdoerfer
Quote from: ductech31 on May 03, 2011, 07:42:12 PM
I don't have a part number, but Cycle Gear has ones that work great.  

Just a word of caution, K&N filters restrict flow too much, it's best to use Ducati's own or a HiFlo,  these both work good on Duc's

HiFlos are K&N copies so you are contradicting yourself. I take it you haven't read through ducatiz's oil filter thread yet. The only filters to stay away from are the Frams.

I use a cheap pair of HF oil filter pliers to get the filters off, and a wide rubber band around the filter to tighten them by hand. Using a torque wrench on a spin-on oil filter is silly.

It's OK to use both hands for that. Never had a leak.
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#25
May 05, 2011, 12:49:48 PM
Quote from: bergdoerfer on May 05, 2011, 11:59:47 AM
HiFlos are K&N copies so you are contradicting yourself. I take it you haven't read through ducatiz's oil filter thread yet. The only filters to stay away from are the Frams.

I use a cheap pair of HF oil filter pliers to get the filters off, and a wide rubber band around the filter to tighten them by hand. Using a torque wrench on a spin-on oil filter is silly.

It's OK to use both hands for that. Never had a leak.

Just to be clear:  the K&N are made by HiFlo, but the element is different.  It could just be dyed red, which is my feeling, but the filters are identical save for the label, the K&N nut, and the color of the element.  I believe the elements are the same size and material from what I can see with the naked eye ( and I seem to remembe they weighed within 0.05 oz of each other...)
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ducpainter

#26
May 05, 2011, 01:08:58 PM
I don't torque them, but I use a strap wrench off and on.
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ducatiz

#27
May 05, 2011, 01:20:00 PM
I've never used a tool to put a filter on in my life.

I do wear mechanic gloves which have rubber on the fingers and that probably allows me to turn the filter easier.

Dirty oil on the o-ring.  Once its finger tight, give it another 1/2 to 3/4th turn.   Also recheck after you go riding and it's cooled down.  If its going to loosen, it will be too easy to turn at that point.

And you can pick up a cheapo channel-lock at a 99 cent store.  I bought mine at Jacks 99 Cent store in Manhattan.  Keep it sprayed with WD40 and it never rusted. 
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

ducpainter

#28
May 05, 2011, 01:21:54 PM
Every time I've tried on my Monster it leaks.

I don't care if I have to weld the thing on...

I don't want it to leak.
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ducatiz

#29
May 05, 2011, 01:41:58 PM
useful calculator:

Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.
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