best oil filter

[rob78]

ok we have a thread on oil, so what about the filter? What you like the best and how much do you pay for it?

[B.S. Motorsports]

i just buy whatever they tell me to buy lol..... I will go out in the garage later or tomorrow and take a look.....

What im curious about is does everybody change the filter when they do a oil change I know on my truck I don’t sometimes but I don’t know if I should do that on the bike or not….

[itsjustme]

I only buy oem honda oil filters. I don't know if they are better or worse than any others that's just what I buy. I always change the filter when I change the oil.

[john @ks]

u should change the filther when u change the oil and oem filthers are great. as for afthermarket i like hight flow or k and n.

[StarC]

K&N FILTERS! :notworthy :nod:

[Patrick]

High Flo & K&N, is pretty much what we use at the shop.
On some bikes like the BMWs, Roadstars, some Hondas the stock filter works best.


Patrick

[Solracer]

Ive used fram, every since ive owned a bike, but cant go wrong with OEM

[Mad Max]

I think to really know what filter is best, you would have to: buy several different types, run them each for the same time and same dirtyness, then destruct to see which does the best job....a tough and long process.

http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/FilterStudy.html shows some filters opened up and evaluated.

However, they give a "grade" for the filter media, and size of it...which appers to be strictly subjective to the evaluators opinions. I think a better test would be to have a batch of "dirty" oil, and run a predetermined amount of dirty oil though each type of filter media, then measure how much of the pollutants it filtered out. The specific area of media exposed (pleats x depth x height) would only affect throughput of the unit....not neccessarily how well it filters.

good info here as well. http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Filters.html

...my .02

[mikie6rr]

oem seames to be the best.

[arturo3rd]

i buy fram filters for about $2.50 each and change it every other oil change. i do however change my oil every 2k-3k miles religiously

[KalmarJoe]

on some Kawi's the OEM filter has a high pressure relief valve
especially on the ZX-12r, if you don't go oem and it's cold you can blow seals in the motor from too much oil pressure

[Godsuki]

K&N

[spastic]

FRAM filters are horrible...cut one open, its made out of cardboard on the inside...OEM is the correct choice.