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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Oil filter change 08/07/12 at 18:31:49 Does everyone change the oil filter when they change oil? Or if the oil gets changed every 2 or 3 months can the filter wait?
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Oil filter change Reply #1 - 08/07/12 at 18:41:53 I changed my oil today ,and the oil only had about 800 miles on it ,but the filter was black . I was wondering the same thing a couple of weeks ago ,but now I think it is wise to change the filter.
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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: Oil filter change Reply #2 - 08/07/12 at 18:46:58 myself I change the filter every time, I mean it's only a $4 item come on how hard ya gonna pinch those pennies? R.F.
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Oil filter change Reply #3 - 08/07/12 at 18:49:06 Thanks folks. It's not a penny pinching thing. I just don't like to be wasteful.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28375 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oil filter change Reply #4 - 08/07/12 at 19:02:31 Don't tell OF, or Routy,... but I alternate, every other oil change, with my bike and Gerry H's... ...
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Dale72 YaBB Newbies Offline Lets keep it simple... One cylinder at a time. Posts: 22 Noble, Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Oil filter change Reply #5 - 08/10/12 at 20:46:23 Recently changed my oil as well. I was wondering on the opposite end of the spectrum it isnt detrimental to change the oil and filter that often is it ?
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SaVaGeEaRL Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 106 Georgetown, KY Gender:	Re: Oil filter change Reply #6 - 08/10/12 at 21:32:07 Dale72 wrote on 08/10/12 at 20:46:23: Recently changed my oil as well. I was wondering on the opposite end of the spectrum it isnt detrimental to change the oil and filter that often is it ? Nope
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Re: Oil filter change
Reply #7 - 08/10/12 at 21:55:59

Me? Moi?

I'm the one who caught grief for testing my oil filter pleats by gas backflush then with brake parts cleaner sprayed from the inside so I could collect all the dribbles and test that semi liquid trash to see what the filter had caught (not much actually) while my supermagnet was busy getting all fuzzy and ugly bigtime.

When I was ready to put it back together, the oil filter was all dry and clean, so I reused it.

I caught shite fer being cheap, so you don't have to worry about that == cheap is good !!!

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Re: Oil filter change
Reply #8 - 08/11/12 at 07:18:09

Serowbot wrote on 08/07/12 at 19:02:31:

Don't tell OF, or Routy,... but I alternate, every other oil change, with my bike and Gerry H's...
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Me, ?? I change stuff when it needs it !
I changed oil the first time, never looked at the filter......
When I changed the 2nd time, I looked at it, but I couldn't see where it was dirty. I think I washed it a little (guilt reasoning only)

The 3rd time I changed I never looked at it. Mite be time to look at it next oil change. And if its dirty,.......??? Decisions decisions !

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Reply #9 - 08/11/12 at 10:22:50

Gee,... I thought I was being naughty, not changing mine every time...

For me,.. it's not so much about the cost,.. it's some about laziness,..
...but also,.. those three cover screws... Steel screws biting into soft aluminum... I figure, they only got so many times to tighten down, before trouble starts...
...every 6k is enough... Huh

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tizzyfit Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158	Re: Oil filter change Reply #10 - 08/15/12 at 07:36:22 Greg wrote on 08/07/12 at 18:31:49: Does everyone change the oil filter when they change oil? Or if the oil gets changed every 2 or 3 months can the filter wait? Do you put on clean undies after each shower or just turn the dirty one's inside out? For an additional 5 minutes and $4 in parts, for me, it's the prudent thing to do.
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Re: Oil filter change
Reply #11 - 08/15/12 at 09:20:47

tizzyfit wrote on 08/15/12 at 07:36:22:

Greg wrote on 08/07/12 at 18:31:49:

Does everyone change the oil filter when they change oil? Or if the oil gets changed every 2 or 3 months can the filter wait?

Do you put on clean undies after each shower or just turn the dirty one's inside out? For an additional 5 minutes and $4 in parts, for me, it's the prudent thing to do.

Shower?

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Oil filter change Reply #12 - 08/15/12 at 09:52:17 I've never changed oil on anything without changing the filter.
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Reply #13 - 08/15/12 at 10:09:12

bill67 wrote on 08/15/12 at 09:52:17:

I've never changed oil on anything without changing the filter.

Let's see - neither my 1970 Renault R4 nor my 1981 Honda Twinstar had oil filters. My lawn mower and my generators do not have oil filters. My current 2007 Honda Elite 80 does not have an oil filter. So, I guess I have to confess to changing oil many times without changing filters.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil filter change Reply #14 - 08/15/12 at 10:19:00 The 4 wheeler has no oil filter, just a metal screen. I cant imagine an oil filter actually being "used up" at one oil change.
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