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oldwingguy
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1936
Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A.
Points : 5244
Registration date : 2016-01-29
 |  Subject: A better fit  Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:41 pm | |
| Changed oil and filter today but the " tappit " wrench went into hiding sooooooooooooooo I find out my 11/16 " 6 point fits better than my 12 point 24 mm metric .Everything went smoothly except getting the crankcase breather tube off, when I did it was clean'
I wonder why they bother with the oil sump screen and spring? looking at that after cleaning reminded me my 1960 VW had ONLY such a screen for a filter, it was much larger, with our standard oil filter why bother with that tiny screen? |
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Pastor Ron
Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts : 400
Age : 72
Location : Asheville,NC
Points : 4654
Registration date : 2013-02-24
| | Subject: Re: A better fit Fri Nov 24, 2017 4:15 pm | |
| I to have wondered,also, why the spring? |
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oldwingguy
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1936
Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A.
Points : 5244
Registration date : 2016-01-29
| | Subject: Re: A better fit Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:42 pm | |
| The spring I understand, it holds the screen assembly in place, but why the screen filter in the 1st. place. Why not just the drain tappit? |
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cliffyk
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 182
Age : 78
Location : Saint Augustine FL
Points : 3196
Registration date : 2016-05-15
| | Subject: Re: A better fit Sat Nov 25, 2017 4:57 pm | |
| Arguably an "overabundance of caution" it is intended to protect the oil pump from crap that ends up in the sump--though I have never seen one trap a thing. Nonetheless it could keep the oil flowing and prevent a massive engine failure. Almost all pressure lubricated engines have them, we just don't get to see them and be expected to clean them. Toyota Tacoma 4.0L V6 oil strainer:  |
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oldwingguy
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1936
Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A.
Points : 5244
Registration date : 2016-01-29
| | Subject: Re: A better fit Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:03 pm | |
| Hidden filters, what next. |
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cliffyk
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 182
Age : 78
Location : Saint Augustine FL
Points : 3196
Registration date : 2016-05-15
| | Subject: Re: A better fit Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:30 pm | |
| - oldwingguy wrote:
- Hidden filters, what next.
In 60+ years have never seen a pressure lubricated engine that did not have a screen on the oil pump intake... |
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Cosmic_Jumper
Site Admin
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Location : damn near Philadelphia, PA
Points : 10630
Registration date : 2009-06-12
| | Subject: Re: A better fit Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:28 pm | |
| - oldwingguy wrote:
- Hidden filters, what next.
Hidden oil intake strainer, not hidden oil filter. |
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oldwingguy
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1936
Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A.
Points : 5244
Registration date : 2016-01-29
| | Subject: Re: A better fit Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:06 am | |
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filter / strainer all remove the unwanted s, like Easter eggs some are more well hidden 
As my 60 VW the wire mesh strainer WAS the oil filter.
