Nice video, I learnt the hard way. Rammed a screwdriver through which broke a piece off the filter inside (I did not notice this). The offending piece ended up in the main oil supply gallery to the head. Was fine until I wound the bike up and oil starvation to the cam melted the bearing surface. My mates thought it was low oil so I put a used head on. Went out up the same road same revs and bang it did it again! I couldn't believe it, sat at the side of the road in despair. Thought about scrapping the Blackbird, decided to take engine out and strip it down again, couldn't see why it had melted the cam bearing again. At 11pm one night while watching tv I thought it must be oil starvation to the same part of the cam. Went out and checked which end of the cam had melted, found the corresponding gallery in the head. Removed head gasket and there was a piece of filter jammed in the gasket, the gasket has a sort of membrane that must increase oil pressure. So it was allowing enough oil at low revs but when revved it was starved. Found another top end and fitted. Ran sweat as a nut after that! Total cost about £1000 doing it myself, all due to driving a screwdriver through a filter .! Share this if you want . Cheers Paul
woow damm thats tragic . . But a good lesson for Us, Cheers . . Best thing i did was buy a tool for removing the filter after years of doing the same as you did on occassion, theyre cheap compared to most stuff we buy thats bike related and you can use it on your car as well . . in hindsight im pissed with myself for taking so long
There you go, all little nuggest that work well...i guess paint thinners wouls work just as well... but if you have a nice shiney bike, i wouldnt want to get that on the engine paint finish.... the tape once you build up a few wraps also insulates you form the heat as i like to take mine off when the bike is hot...
That was amazing! Hahaha I used a screwdriver several times until I learned not to put filters on too tight Can hardly wait to use this method to save someone else the trouble Thanks Delboy
Hi mate, sorry, you had this, its very common...the bolts are a fine thread and can get seized quite easily....its just a stuck bolt, and a case of using a well fitting six sided socket, and a sharp sudden force with a long extension bar and they will go..it may help to aim a little WD40 through the inside onto the thread...but then you must clean it off after and make sure that none gets onto the pads, nothing sophisticated just a long bar and a proper tool... hope that helps mate.. cheers, Del
Sorry mate, i dont have a facebook account, just dont have time for it all, the videos i make take up all my free time in between the 12 hour shifts and doing 13 days in a row fortnight after fortnight... answering all the kind comments and checking out the videos people send me just takes for ever... dont even watch TV any more..lol.. thanks again for your kind supprt and time to comment mate.. Del.
Yeah, its fear of leaking that motivates people to over tighten so many things, but its usualy unesassary... if they are fitted right, without too much pressure, they just twist off with the same ease.. even a wet cloth works better than a dry hand.. if you over do those K&N tin filters, you can just rip the welded nut head they put on them clean out... its about fitting it right more than clever tricks on how to undo them... cheers again chum... Del.
Congratulations Sal, wel ldone for even thinking about doing it...its a tall ask for most bikers is that..! sad news on the electrics fail, there is always a mini adventure wating for you round the corner when you run an old bike...but thats why we love them/
I like this idea, it is simpler than double folded sandpaper and it works fine, even without a wrench. Occasionally I use a wide elastic band around the filter to get a better grip. Lately I've been using the knurled end of the filter since the sheet metal sidewall seems to collapse too easily when gripped with a standard wrench.
@@Moonfleet41 Thanks it did help but on a cb500x the exhaust pipes blocking a a good angle to put my guns (or lackoff) to work!! Luckily a car mechanic down the road let me borrow his oil filter plier.
I once grabbed mine with channellock's......crushed it, twisted it, just made a horror show out of a simple job. thanks for these videos my man HUGE help. as a new bike owner I probably would have been in trouble several times over without em.. I appreciate ya man.
Hi. Nice to talk to you again. I wanted to tell you about a product that you may be interested in. Take a look at a "filtermag". It's a high-power magnet that sticks to your oil filter and it catches any metal particulates that your filter may miss. Many vids on youtube about it. Take a look at it. You may consider buying one. Good day bro!
gotta say, I was cringing as I saw ya vise up that aerosol can. I've had a lotta luck with the tape trick. After years of taping hockey sticks, I'll get that thing twisted off in no time. Use hockey tape, winner method. Thanks for getting it out there.
thanks for the tip....i`ve got 2-89 Evo`s ultra classic and 1-2005 ultra classic....i`ll attempt the tape trick on the 2005....tight quarters and the crank sensor....i`m going to be very careful when taking off oil filter and spillage etc etc....but anyways thanks....there`s alot of $$$$ to be saved by using your ingenuity at times.....also your videos are good...why ?? because you get to the point and show it and don`t waste too much time trying to be an entertainer like some guys think they are etc etc....canada
Well done for getting it done.....but i cannot stress enough how easy it is to snap the neck off the filter plate and end up in a whole heap of trouble... when you hit the filter lip with a screw driver (or chisel) you send the shock direcly to the thread... its very brittle and not built to take shock... if you can, always try to just get a good grip with a method like that and you're a lot safer.. ever wrapping heavy grit wat'n'dry paper round the filter can work.. anything but hitting it.Del.
Try cleaning off the filter and then put on a rubber washing up glove , marigolds in the UK , which will give you enough grip to undo the filter . It is amazing how much extra grip the rubber allows . The same trick helps undo jar and bottle tops !
Half a turn from seated is the prescribed tightness value in dozens of manuals and in 30yrs I've never had one come undone...on the other hand, more than once, I've taken the filter to the first half turn and found it still a little slack, so just wound an extra quarter - it's not to be taken religiously and then blamed when it goes wrong, it's just a general guide to give you a feel for it...most importantly it's there to stop people over-tightening them, leading to problems & warranty issues!
Hi mate, thank you kindly for your comments... i ill be doing the 10,000 mile service on Penny Pitstop's Harley sportster soon, thats the big one...and it includes changing the oil...so it wont be right away, but i will get to it soon.. im up to my ears in the trailer project and another project at the moment... stick around and ill get it done... ride safe.. Del.
Hi mate... yeah i forgot to say about brake/carb cleaner...and i even had a can behind me on the shelf..DOH..!... thanks for your very kind comments and also for your support in watching mate.. Del.
Well, maybe... except the manufacturer of my bike says to give it two full turns after the gasket make contact. Given how the filter is exposed to significant vibration, I'll stick with the manufacturers recommendation.
We're all mechanics brother... its not certificates that make a mechanic, but common sense and practical hands... and we all go them aye..?.. thanks for watching..Del.
1/2 a turn more? According to the Manufacturers service manual it’s 2 full turns on my Bandit. And it leaked when I didn’t do that the first time I changed one. And I’d love to see you demo that in the Bandit without taking the headers off 😂. Just use a K&N.
thanks for the vid. tried this on a Sportster oil filter but it's tucked in too far. Watching this did give me another idea though - like your friend with the screwdriver, I didn't ram it into the filter but drilled a neat hole in the filter to get the driver through and got it off easy.
I wish I would have known this trick on the bike I bought. The oil plug, filter, and dipstick were so tight I had to come up with a special plan for each. For the filter I actually had the small ring tool that binds, and the handle will turn sideways, but it would slip. With some tape on it the tool would have worked. I had to jam a screwdriver in it.
I had a real pita oil filter on my Monster 796..previous user went hulk with it and i spend 1 hour with several tools to get it off.Right before i completely ruin the thing,it come off...i hand tighten from then on and no problems or leaks.Just oil the seal.
Thanks mate, thats very kind... i seem to get about 10+ subscribers a day these days, a lot more than in the past... the wonders of networking aye..!! cheers buddy. Del.
The things some of us don't think about, you give another solution! I keep a strap wrench handy but I'll admit failure with one if those too, crushed the dang thing, lucky for me it budged it 'just enough'
Honestly mate, for spinning it on nice and tight you can still get all the grasp you need like this....but for getting it off, if its out of reach i just use some big Proto grips on it to get it moving.....and BTW, ive always managed to get my hand in behind the down pipes on Bandits and Gixers and get a firm grip round it, i use a glove to protect from the hot pipes, either way it works for me.... cheers mate.. Del.
Hi Craig, good to hear from you again mate... and well done for the savings... its treating the dealer to a bit of 'actright' in this way that some day, just may motivate them to fall into line (with thier labour charges) with other garages who charge a just and fare £40 and hour, in stead of the rediculous £75+ they like to try and excuse...they are NOT the local Bentley dealer, and they are not working on MRI scanners...just clunky old Harleys...as you found, its hardly rocket science aye.Del.
Yup sure thing.... every day a mini adventure... and i resolve to learn a new thing every day.... today i learned that after three days riding in the rain, thats my waterproof jacket,,,,,isnt..!
Thanksm ate, handy litlte trick aye, i learned it many years ago and its never failed me yet... those K&N filters are really well thought out aye... take care Del.
i know this is an oldie, but I got a 2009 R1 and the filter is basically rounded off. been trying to use a cup and that sucker won't budge. You can't really get tape round it, there's no space, you can't get a standard chain tool on it because there's no space. Even if I was to put a screw driver through it there's nowhere to actually get to it from!
What are your thought on a reusable stainless steel oil filters vs the paper oil filters? Like a FLO Stainless Steel Oil Filter. Thanks. www.denniskirk.com/flo-oil-filters
Helped me so much. First time changing the filter and I couldn't get a grip and had limited space. Took some electric tape and did the wrap and it melted a bit and gave me a hulk grip. Thanks a lot. Subscribed!
Ooow i allready had this message off you days ago, i think youtube has gone mad :-/ That filter was on a ford k.a, its under the car behind the engine, im sure designers like to play "hunt the filter" lol Im sure your right and i will remember your advise, but in some situations a risk has to be taken, and with my gentle tap tap tap method i have never had a fail and lucky for me nothing snapped :-) Depends how rough you are and the material used. Smashing vids:-)
Yep looks amazing, but those oil filters that I have the most trouble with are never out in the open where one can tape around it or get a grasp of ..for instance, the harley touring M8,
Agreed, same on my Street Glide, and the genuine Harley tool doesn't work if it's over tightened, but as we all know, we usually get them off in the end... try a little sandpaper round it and that often gives that extra grip, then there's the trick with the self-tapping screw if you really get stuck?!
Ha! Did you say hairy gibbon? That’s funny! Hey, I just changed my oil using your full purge system. I saved a lot money doing it myself. Therefore I’m going to send you 5 pounds! No, but seriously Del, you inspired me. I bought some leather and made my own fender bib. One of your videos you said build it yourself. Much better than buying a boring one. Have a dynamite day, and thanks for the inspiration.
Hey Joel, thank you for your wonderful feedback, and we just saw the donation come in, thank you so much! We're glad to hear that we've been an inspiration in some way, enjoy your projects and ride safe buddy!
I wish I could know about that method with sticky type, before I destroyed mine oil filter, still cannot take it off, but will try to apply it around any way. Thanks mate.
Hi Dellboy, just watched your video on cleaning clutch cable, a great video, ive been asking the question online for a while and your video was the only one that covered my question, really grateful for your advise and i shall go and try it in a wee while and then I'll try the same with my brake cable, thank you so much, best wishes from george
Thanks again Del. wish i knew that trick half a year ago. had to get an old school metal band bolt tightening tool on it and tighten the absolute shit out of it before i got it off.
Thanks for subscribing buddy, its great to have the support all the way from Fort Lauderdale... hope the sun is shining where you live... take care.. Del.
I learn a lot off your channel. If I could pick everyone brain on a problem . got gs550 1985 with a motor vibration ak 5k rp. does it in neural and down the highway with or without the clutch pulled. I did sync the carbs and it runs good and I've checked all the motor mount bolts. at this point I'm guessing and suspect it to be timing chain maybe? but I would think that make it run shitty or maybe valve adjustment. how could I further diagnose. it could be deeper in the motor is guess, maybe worn mains but the bike only has 131 miles. save the bike from the dead and has sat for a while prior to my ownership
Great tip - first used a fabric strap type remover which you spanner off... no joy, just crushed the can... then tried with sticky tape and my hand (pretty bruised by now as the filter is in a stupidly hard place to reach) - didn't budge, but with the fabric strap and the sticky tape, came off in seconds! Thanks for the advice.
The oil filter on my 2018 Fat Bob was stuck and after trying everything with no success I bought some J-B weld. I used my worthless cap and covered the inside of the cap and let it cure for a few hours and it came right off....
Tomme, i love that kind of thinking.. after ll both items are trash afterwards right... good job well done buddy... On Harleys it usually happens when the last person to fit a filter didn't believe its just half a turn from the point the seal touches.. so they wind it in another half turn and wonder why they cant get it off..lol!
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Ya. I over tightened a spin on oil filter doing a Harley oil change once. Huge mistake! I had actually squeezed the gasket so much it popped out from between the sealing surfaces, unknown to me. I started the bike up to fill up the filter and recheck level, and turned away from the bike to take a phone call. While on the phone call with my back turned, the Harley was dumping all the fresh oil on the floor of my shop. I got it turned off before any engine damage (hopefully), but what a damn mess to clean up.
Oops, i think we've all had those moments aye... glad there was no damage.... These days most filers have the rubber seal in a groove that stops it squashing out, which is why once the filter touches base, the seal has done all its sealing.. any tightening after that is just grinding metal...
On the two bikes I have, only about two inches of filter sit proud. Not a great hands-width your demo shows unfortunately. Better you demo'd this on a bike really as this is not like for like. That said, I will try the tape with the filter gripping tool as it may not slip as much around the filter. Thanks for that tip anyhoo.
No problem, all bikes are different, and if you get stuck, try slipping a bit of sandpaper under the filter tool with the grit side facing in as that often works too.
Thanks a lot for posting this video. I had a stuck filter on my 2002 GSF600 and I was able to remove it using your instructions. I used gasoline to clean the filter so the tape can adhere to it.
Just tried this on my stuck oil filter on my 03 ZX6R and it worked a treat! Shame I'd already ordered a wrench for it before seeing this video haha. Cheers!
This tip gives me another "friction" idea. You may not have enough room to get that tape on. Clean the outside of the filter with a spray can of cleaner, let it dry off, and use a handful of that grippy rubber fabric that you see in craft and hardware stores. People use wherever they don't want things to slide around, such on the shelve of an RV, or maybe to line the bottom of a tool drawer.
Yeah, sand paper works too, and also a damp chamiose leather.. what ever gets it off aye. !! thanks for your kind support buddy.. have a good weekend.. Del.
one very big problem on HD's is the oil cap on the oil tank it's a bitch to get it back on anyone experience the same. Or can Delboy's make some suggestions, i.e. temp gauges or O ring being replaced??????
The other day after watching your brake cali cleaning vid, i went out got myself some brake cleaner, cleaned my bike ready, thought right set down and do the calipers, could i get the cali bolts off??? could i eck, bit to much copper me thought, i tried a bit of hammer action to try and tease them loose but no luck, its going in for a full service soon so i will let my trusted dealer do it, however i was really disappointed i could manage it myself, any tips?
I used to have a VFR 750 back in the 80's. I also raced in the first ever 24hr Enduro east of the Mississippi back in 2002 I think. It was in Alabama the Perry Mountain 24hr Challenge. I raced the first year and we took 2nd in our class. We were a 6 man team, 11 miles course the toughest race I have every done riding in the night through the woods across rivers over rocks etc...
Bloody good tip.. I can see this working on an engine where the filter is sticking out in the wind but the Oil cooled suzuki motors (GSXR, Bandit) have the cartridge filter buried in a recess under the front of the motor and you cannot get your fingers in there to get a good hand grip, especially with the exhaust still in place. Any suggestions?
ha ha now that made me chuckle, probably cos I've done it a dozen times myself, I trained as a bus fitter and the oil filters on a B12 engine is the size of a paint can and you needed a 4ft bar and 2 bus mechanics swinging on the end to get it free, the sandpaper just makes pretty patterns in it!
delboy I only watch your videos because your the only one that gets into the details and it help. do you think that you can do a video if rich and lean idles I have a 2003 883 Harley hlx that has backfired on me a couple times from the carb I need help to see that perfect placement and what to do
Sorry buddy... we dont get time to make request videos, and also i dont have a carbed Harley to use for such a job... if you have the Harley service manual, then its all laid out in detail in there making it dead easy.. it gives you the number of screw turns from base etc... really easy..!!!! sorry cant be more help mate.. and thanks for your kind words.. Del.
Just reading my suzuki service manual and it says " to proberly tighten the oil filter, use the special tool. Never tighten the oil filter by hand only" so confusing
Nice video, I learnt the hard way. Rammed a screwdriver through which broke a piece off the filter inside (I did not notice this). The offending piece ended up in the main oil supply gallery to the head. Was fine until I wound the bike up and oil starvation to the cam melted the bearing surface. My mates thought it was low oil so I put a used head on. Went out up the same road same revs and bang it did it again! I couldn't believe it, sat at the side of the road in despair. Thought about scrapping the Blackbird, decided to take engine out and strip it down again, couldn't see why it had melted the cam bearing again. At 11pm one night while watching tv I thought it must be oil starvation to the same part of the cam. Went out and checked which end of the cam had melted, found the corresponding gallery in the head. Removed head gasket and there was a piece of filter jammed in the gasket, the gasket has a sort of membrane that must increase oil pressure. So it was allowing enough oil at low revs but when revved it was starved. Found another top end and fitted. Ran sweat as a nut after that! Total cost about £1000 doing it myself, all due to driving a screwdriver through a filter .! Share this if you want . Cheers Paul
woow damm thats tragic . . But a good lesson for Us, Cheers . . Best thing i did was buy a tool for removing the filter after years of doing the same as you did on occassion, theyre cheap compared to most stuff we buy thats bike related and you can use it on your car as well . . in hindsight im pissed with myself for taking so long
If you don't have space to work with the filter wrench, how the heck can you wrap it around with that "huge" roll of masking tape Dell?
There you go, all little nuggest that work well...i guess paint thinners wouls work just as well... but if you have a nice shiney bike, i wouldnt want to get that on the engine paint finish.... the tape once you build up a few wraps also insulates you form the heat as i like to take mine off when the bike is hot...
Nice one. If the situation is not that extreme, I find those Nitrile-coated gloves usually give enough grip.
Awesome tip. This helped me get the oil filter off my car. Thank you.
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That was amazing!
Hahaha I used a screwdriver several times until I learned not to put filters on too tight
Can hardly wait to use this method to save someone else the trouble
Thanks Delboy
AMAZING! So simple, but very affective! I spent 2 days trying to wrench this filter off. The ol tape trick worked in 2 mins!!! THANK YOU!!
Thanks mate, and well done...
Hi mate, sorry, you had this, its very common...the bolts are a fine thread and can get seized quite easily....its just a stuck bolt, and a case of using a well fitting six sided socket, and a sharp sudden force with a long extension bar and they will go..it may help to aim a little WD40 through the inside onto the thread...but then you must clean it off after and make sure that none gets onto the pads, nothing sophisticated just a long bar and a proper tool... hope that helps mate.. cheers, Del
Sorry mate, i dont have a facebook account, just dont have time for it all, the videos i make take up all my free time in between the 12 hour shifts and doing 13 days in a row fortnight after fortnight... answering all the kind comments and checking out the videos people send me just takes for ever... dont even watch TV any more..lol.. thanks again for your kind supprt and time to comment mate.. Del.
Yeah, its fear of leaking that motivates people to over tighten so many things, but its usualy unesassary... if they are fitted right, without too much pressure, they just twist off with the same ease.. even a wet cloth works better than a dry hand.. if you over do those K&N tin filters, you can just rip the welded nut head they put on them clean out... its about fitting it right more than clever tricks on how to undo them... cheers again chum... Del.
Congratulations Sal, wel ldone for even thinking about doing it...its a tall ask for most bikers is that..! sad news on the electrics fail, there is always a mini adventure wating for you round the corner when you run an old bike...but thats why we love them/
Old school baby... lookin forward to seeing the Rat Maggot Puk..!
love your common sense and teaching
Thanks buddy, hope it can help you out !
Yeah, you're right mate, way too many King Kong mechanics out there... lost count of the amount of filters ive had to tape up to get undone...
Its a bodge to be honest mate, but it can get you out of trouble when you dont have the tool... cheers buddy... Del.
I like this idea, it is simpler than double folded sandpaper and it works fine, even without a wrench. Occasionally I use a wide elastic band around the filter to get a better grip. Lately I've been using the knurled end of the filter since the sheet metal sidewall seems to collapse too easily when gripped with a standard wrench.
Going to try this, buggers stuck, I haven't got any masking tape though so I'll try using brown packing tape.
Duct tape works treat, and get some strips of sand paper taped in the mix too, and you'll grip it so tight you'll be able to pick the bike up by it.!
@@Moonfleet41 Thanks it did help but on a cb500x the exhaust pipes blocking a a good angle to put my guns (or lackoff) to work!! Luckily a car mechanic down the road let me borrow his oil filter plier.
Cheers mate, it's an old Grandpa trick and like I say, the old ones always work best! Thanks for watching, good luck with it, Del
Cheers George... you know me, little things please little minds mate...duh..!
I once grabbed mine with channellock's......crushed it, twisted it, just made a horror show out of a simple job. thanks for these videos my man HUGE help. as a new bike owner I probably would have been in trouble several times over without em.. I appreciate ya man.
Good luck, its only s filter, dont let it defeat you brother....tell it who's boss... lol
Hi. Nice to talk to you again. I wanted to tell you about a product that you may be interested in. Take a look at a "filtermag". It's a high-power magnet that sticks to your oil filter and it catches any metal particulates that your filter may miss. Many vids on youtube about it. Take a look at it. You may consider buying one. Good day bro!
Thanks for the heads up...sounds like a good tool to keep the particles at bay.....ill have a look mate.. .take care.. Del.
Great video cheers! just to add wearing gloves with some grip on helps also ;)
Good point well made buddy, rubber gloves especially ...
gotta say, I was cringing as I saw ya vise up that aerosol can. I've had a lotta luck with the tape trick. After years of taping hockey sticks, I'll get that thing twisted off in no time. Use hockey tape, winner method. Thanks for getting it out there.
thanks for the tip....i`ve got 2-89 Evo`s ultra classic and 1-2005 ultra classic....i`ll attempt the tape trick on the 2005....tight quarters and the crank sensor....i`m going to be very careful when taking off oil filter and spillage etc etc....but anyways thanks....there`s alot of $$$$ to be saved by using your ingenuity at times.....also your videos are good...why ?? because you get to the point and show it and don`t waste too much time trying to be an entertainer like some guys think they are etc etc....canada
Simple but effective aye...cheers mate.
Well done for getting it done.....but i cannot stress enough how easy it is to snap the neck off the filter plate and end up in a whole heap of trouble... when you hit the filter lip with a screw driver (or chisel) you send the shock direcly to the thread... its very brittle and not built to take shock... if you can, always try to just get a good grip with a method like that and you're a lot safer.. ever wrapping heavy grit wat'n'dry paper round the filter can work.. anything but hitting it.Del.
Try cleaning off the filter and then put on a rubber washing up glove , marigolds in the UK , which will give you enough grip to undo the filter . It is amazing how much extra grip the rubber allows . The same trick helps undo jar and bottle tops !
Half a turn from seated is the prescribed tightness value in dozens of manuals and in 30yrs I've never had one come undone...on the other hand, more than once, I've taken the filter to the first half turn and found it still a little slack, so just wound an extra quarter - it's not to be taken religiously and then blamed when it goes wrong, it's just a general guide to give you a feel for it...most importantly it's there to stop people over-tightening them, leading to problems & warranty issues!
Hi mate, thank you kindly for your comments... i ill be doing the 10,000 mile service on Penny Pitstop's Harley sportster soon, thats the big one...and it includes changing the oil...so it wont be right away, but i will get to it soon.. im up to my ears in the trailer project and another project at the moment... stick around and ill get it done... ride safe.. Del.
Hi mate... yeah i forgot to say about brake/carb cleaner...and i even had a can behind me on the shelf..DOH..!... thanks for your very kind comments and also for your support in watching mate.. Del.
Well, maybe... except the manufacturer of my bike says to give it two full turns after the gasket make contact. Given how the filter is exposed to significant vibration, I'll stick with the manufacturers recommendation.
We're all mechanics brother... its not certificates that make a mechanic, but common sense and practical hands... and we all go them aye..?.. thanks for watching..Del.
1/2 a turn more? According to the Manufacturers service manual it’s 2 full turns on my Bandit. And it leaked when I didn’t do that the first time I changed one. And I’d love to see you demo that in the Bandit without taking the headers off 😂. Just use a K&N.
thanks for the vid. tried this on a Sportster oil filter but it's tucked in too far. Watching this did give me another idea though - like your friend with the screwdriver, I didn't ram it into the filter but drilled a neat hole in the filter to get the driver through and got it off easy.
I wish I would have known this trick on the bike I bought. The oil plug, filter, and dipstick were so tight I had to come up with a special plan for each. For the filter I actually had the small ring tool that binds, and the handle will turn sideways, but it would slip. With some tape on it the tool would have worked. I had to jam a screwdriver in it.
I had a real pita oil filter on my Monster 796..previous user went hulk with it and i spend 1 hour with several tools to get it off.Right before i completely ruin the thing,it come off...i hand tighten from then on and no problems or leaks.Just oil the seal.
Thanks mate, thats very kind... i seem to get about 10+ subscribers a day these days, a lot more than in the past... the wonders of networking aye..!! cheers buddy. Del.
The things some of us don't think about, you give another solution!
I keep a strap wrench handy but I'll admit failure with one if those too, crushed the dang thing, lucky for me it budged it 'just enough'
Honestly mate, for spinning it on nice and tight you can still get all the grasp you need like this....but for getting it off, if its out of reach i just use some big Proto grips on it to get it moving.....and BTW, ive always managed to get my hand in behind the down pipes on Bandits and Gixers and get a firm grip round it, i use a glove to protect from the hot pipes, either way it works for me.... cheers mate.. Del.
ergh having problems with this oil filter so i hope this works but there's so little room to actually grab the darn thing.
Thanks just read it awesome trick. Ur right about paper hanging on wall. Never went to school for mechanics self taught. Thanks again john frm fla.
My speed triple has a recessed oil filter location. No real estate on grabbing it at all😢. Just ordered a slightly smaller oil filter flute wrench.
Thanks Steve.. just another little nugget for the world to make use of...lol.. cheers for watching mate.. del.
Me too buddy, born into SKA as a teenager in the late 70's, never noticed a single pop record existed till "Ghost Town"....
Hi Craig, good to hear from you again mate... and well done for the savings... its treating the dealer to a bit of 'actright' in this way that some day, just may motivate them to fall into line (with thier labour charges) with other garages who charge a just and fare £40 and hour, in stead of the rediculous £75+ they like to try and excuse...they are NOT the local Bentley dealer, and they are not working on MRI scanners...just clunky old Harleys...as you found, its hardly rocket science aye.Del.
Yup sure thing.... every day a mini adventure... and i resolve to learn a new thing every day.... today i learned that after three days riding in the rain, thats my waterproof jacket,,,,,isnt..!
small pipe wrench plumers works the best
5 years on and you just helped me :) Pipe wrench worked for me (not enough space for tape)
just refrained from using a screwdriver and grabbed masking tape instead..... much quicker and easier for a stubborn filter!!!
Simple but effective aye...its the little things that make our lives easier... thanks for watching, Del.
Yurr welcome buddy...
Yeah, dead right, works a treat, its just about getting a good clean reliable grip on the slipper can... thanks for wathcing mate... take care.. Del.
Ha ha, i think not... but thank you very much for your kind comments and all your support for watching... ride safe.. Del.
Thank you most kindly sir.... you are too kind.. now go and buy a bike..whats the matter with you man....lol.. cheers, Del.
Thanks mate,,,,,,,just cleaning the filter bottom did the trick. Much appreciated. Saved me a lot of time.
Thanksm ate, handy litlte trick aye, i learned it many years ago and its never failed me yet... those K&N filters are really well thought out aye... take care Del.
Nice one again, I'll give it a try, but dont know if there's enough filter showing on the Ducati monster's recessed filter, to get a hold of.
i know this is an oldie, but I got a 2009 R1 and the filter is basically rounded off. been trying to use a cup and that sucker won't budge. You can't really get tape round it, there's no space, you can't get a standard chain tool on it because there's no space. Even if I was to put a screw driver through it there's nowhere to actually get to it from!
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Thats me....lol!
What are your thought on a reusable stainless steel oil filters vs the paper oil filters? Like a FLO Stainless Steel Oil Filter. Thanks. www.denniskirk.com/flo-oil-filters
Thanks mate....
Cheers Pete... .
Helped me so much. First time changing the filter and I couldn't get a grip and had limited space. Took some electric tape and did the wrap and it melted a bit and gave me a hulk grip. Thanks a lot. Subscribed!
Its a simple little trick aye, born out of frustration and OCD...lol... thanks for watching mate.. Del
If you’re intending to always change your own filter, the correct 68mm removal tool is under a tenner 🙂
Ooow i allready had this message off you days ago, i think youtube has gone mad :-/
That filter was on a ford k.a, its under the car behind the engine, im sure designers like to play "hunt the filter" lol
Im sure your right and i will remember your advise, but in some situations a risk has to be taken, and with my gentle tap tap tap method i have never had a fail and lucky for me nothing snapped :-) Depends how rough you are and the material used.
Smashing vids:-)
Very good video, will help me when I do my oil change, it shouldn't be too hard as I have a nc750sa
Its the simple remedies that make life easy aye.... thanks for watching... Dek
Yep looks amazing, but those oil filters that I have the most trouble with are never out in the open where one can tape around it or get a grasp of ..for instance, the harley touring M8,
Agreed, same on my Street Glide, and the genuine Harley tool doesn't work if it's over tightened, but as we all know, we usually get them off in the end... try a little sandpaper round it and that often gives that extra grip, then there's the trick with the self-tapping screw if you really get stuck?!
Very clever. I am learning alot from you. Thank you brother.
Ha! Did you say hairy gibbon? That’s funny! Hey, I just changed my oil using your full purge system. I saved a lot money doing it myself. Therefore I’m going to send you 5 pounds! No, but seriously Del, you inspired me. I bought some leather and made my own fender bib. One of your videos you said build it yourself. Much better than buying a boring one. Have a dynamite day, and thanks for the inspiration.
Hey Joel, thank you for your wonderful feedback, and we just saw the donation come in, thank you so much! We're glad to hear that we've been an inspiration in some way, enjoy your projects and ride safe buddy!
... and a few dollars LOL! Good luck with the change, get stuck in! Del
Yet again smart, personaly I use a sheet of sandpaper wich I fold having sandpaper in my hand and on the filter.
I wish I could know about that method with sticky type, before I destroyed mine oil filter, still cannot take it off, but will try to apply it around any way. Thanks mate.
Hi Dellboy, just watched your video on cleaning clutch cable, a great video, ive been asking the question online for a while and your video was the only one that covered my question, really grateful for your advise and i shall go and try it in a wee while and then I'll try the same with my brake cable, thank you so much, best wishes from george
Thanks for the kind feedback George, am glad the videos help you!
You are most welcome Sir, its the simple things that work the best aye... thanks for watching buddy, be lucky.. Del.
Thanks again Del. wish i knew that trick half a year ago. had to get an old school metal band bolt tightening tool on it and tighten the absolute shit out of it before i got it off.
Thanks for subscribing buddy, its great to have the support all the way from Fort Lauderdale... hope the sun is shining where you live... take care.. Del.
hence the saying ape wild yeah some fellas think three grunts and a fart is what tight should be. good tip del thanks for the post
Hi mate.....Common Sense?... is there any other kind?..lol
I did the screwdriver method and ripped a hole through the filter it's not completely detached but it's hard to get out
This method wouldn't work on my bike...no room for rolling tape around...
Yes it's all good and well if your filter sticks out like a flashers peen hahahahahaha
The cheap cloth gloves with rubber palms work well too.
Hi Del another fantastic tip from you , keep up the good work! !! ☺👍👍👍👍
I learn a lot off your channel. If I could pick everyone brain on a problem . got gs550 1985 with a motor vibration ak 5k rp. does it in neural and down the highway with or without the clutch pulled. I did sync the carbs and it runs good and I've checked all the motor mount bolts. at this point I'm guessing and suspect it to be timing chain maybe? but I would think that make it run shitty or maybe valve adjustment. how could I further diagnose. it could be deeper in the motor is guess, maybe worn mains but the bike only has 131 miles. save the bike from the dead and has sat for a while prior to my ownership
13k miles*
Good tip, D! Used it on a car and today I used it on the lid of a jar of home-made pickles 😄👍🏼🛠️
Good stuff!
Great tip - first used a fabric strap type remover which you spanner off... no joy, just crushed the can... then tried with sticky tape and my hand (pretty bruised by now as the filter is in a stupidly hard place to reach) - didn't budge, but with the fabric strap and the sticky tape, came off in seconds! Thanks for the advice.
Well done Dan.. that's ingenuity brother...combining two methods to claim the win.....take care chap... Del.
The oil filter on my 2018 Fat Bob was stuck and after trying everything with no success I bought some J-B weld. I used my worthless cap and covered the inside of the cap and let it cure for a few hours and it came right off....
Tomme, i love that kind of thinking.. after ll both items are trash afterwards right... good job well done buddy... On Harleys it usually happens when the last person to fit a filter didn't believe its just half a turn from the point the seal touches.. so they wind it in another half turn and wonder why they cant get it off..lol!
Ya. I over tightened a spin on oil filter doing a Harley oil change once. Huge mistake! I had actually squeezed the gasket so much it popped out from between the sealing surfaces, unknown to me. I started the bike up to fill up the filter and recheck level, and turned away from the bike to take a phone call. While on the phone call with my back turned, the Harley was dumping all the fresh oil on the floor of my shop. I got it turned off before any engine damage (hopefully), but what a damn mess to clean up.
Oops, i think we've all had those moments aye... glad there was no damage.... These days most filers have the rubber seal in a groove that stops it squashing out, which is why once the filter touches base, the seal has done all its sealing.. any tightening after that is just grinding metal...
On the two bikes I have, only about two inches of filter sit proud. Not a great hands-width your demo shows unfortunately. Better you demo'd this on a bike really as this is not like for like. That said, I will try the tape with the filter gripping tool as it may not slip as much around the filter. Thanks for that tip anyhoo.
No problem, all bikes are different, and if you get stuck, try slipping a bit of sandpaper under the filter tool with the grit side facing in as that often works too.
Thanks a lot for posting this video. I had a stuck filter on my 2002 GSF600 and I was able to remove it using your instructions. I used gasoline to clean the filter so the tape can adhere to it.
Glad it helped Chris, simple and effective aye!
Just tried this on my stuck oil filter on my 03 ZX6R and it worked a treat! Shame I'd already ordered a wrench for it before seeing this video haha. Cheers!
Cheers Ethan, glad it worked for you mate.
This tip gives me another "friction" idea. You may not have enough room to get that tape on. Clean the outside of the filter with a spray can of cleaner, let it dry off, and use a handful of that grippy rubber fabric that you see in craft and hardware stores. People use wherever they don't want things to slide around, such on the shelve of an RV, or maybe to line the bottom of a tool drawer.
Yeah, sand paper works too, and also a damp chamiose leather.. what ever gets it off aye. !! thanks for your kind support buddy.. have a good weekend.. Del.
one very big problem on HD's is the oil cap on the oil tank it's a bitch to get it back on anyone experience the same. Or can Delboy's make some suggestions, i.e. temp gauges or O ring being replaced??????
Yeah dump the H..Crap bikes for the price. Had mates in the Army buy em in the 80's. First thing they did was to throw the carbs!!
The other day after watching your brake cali cleaning vid, i went out got myself some brake cleaner, cleaned my bike ready, thought right set down and do the calipers, could i get the cali bolts off??? could i eck, bit to much copper me thought, i tried a bit of hammer action to try and tease them loose but no luck, its going in for a full service soon so i will let my trusted dealer do it, however i was really disappointed i could manage it myself, any tips?
I used to have a VFR 750 back in the 80's. I also raced in the first ever 24hr Enduro east of the Mississippi back in 2002 I think. It was in Alabama the Perry Mountain 24hr Challenge. I raced the first year and we took 2nd in our class. We were a 6 man team, 11 miles course the toughest race I have every done riding in the night through the woods across rivers over rocks etc...
Bloody good tip.. I can see this working on an engine where the filter is sticking out in the wind but the Oil cooled suzuki motors (GSXR, Bandit) have the cartridge filter buried in a recess under the front of the motor and you cannot get your fingers in there to get a good hand grip, especially with the exhaust still in place. Any suggestions?
Awesome tip. Needed that bit of information 3 months ago before I turned a filter change on my old Datsun 240Z into a dog's breakfast.
ha ha now that made me chuckle, probably cos I've done it a dozen times myself, I trained as a bus fitter and the oil filters on a B12 engine is the size of a paint can and you needed a 4ft bar and 2 bus mechanics swinging on the end to get it free, the sandpaper just makes pretty patterns in it!
delboy I only watch your videos because your the only one that gets into the details and it help. do you think that you can do a video if rich and lean idles I have a 2003 883 Harley hlx that has backfired on me a couple times from the carb I need help to see that perfect placement and what to do
Sorry buddy... we dont get time to make request videos, and also i dont have a carbed Harley to use for such a job... if you have the Harley service manual, then its all laid out in detail in there making it dead easy.. it gives you the number of screw turns from base etc... really easy..!!!! sorry cant be more help mate.. and thanks for your kind words.. Del.
Just reading my suzuki service manual and it says " to proberly tighten the oil filter, use the special tool. Never tighten the oil filter by hand only" so confusing
Does it tell or show you what that "special tool" is Tommy..?