stainless steel oil filters

MikeSP1 · 02-12-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

What do you guys use to clean them? I would be leary of some wather or soap residue being left behind and if that would do any damage.

I also wonder how cost effective they are compared to paper.

Cleaning oil filters is out of our hands. But they could be cleaned with something like brake parts cleaner or kerosene.

With a stainless steel filter, you buy only one filter and then clean it every time you would change the paper filter. $100 for one filter ever vs whatever a paper filter costs every time you change the filter. In the long run the stainless filters cost less and guarantee better filtration and better oil flow.

This is probably going on the bikes the next oil change I do.

OneSickPsycho · 02-12-2010, 08:38 PM

GM should be chiming in anytime...

If I planned on keeping anything forever they'd be worth it... Since I don't... They're not.

No Worries · 02-12-2010, 09:37 PM

The original VW Bugs used a screen to filter oil instead of a paper filter, but the mesh looked like window screen. Plus, they used an oil-bath to filter the air instead of a paper filter.

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02-12-2010, 08:38 PM	#2
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	GM should be chiming in anytime... If I planned on keeping anything forever they'd be worth it... Since I don't... They're not.

02-12-2010, 09:37 PM	#3
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	The original VW Bugs used a screen to filter oil instead of a paper filter, but the mesh looked like window screen. Plus, they used an oil-bath to filter the air instead of a paper filter.