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[Rooster]

It is prelubed with something like a tacky grease.  I still wipe a little fresh motor oil on the gasket before I install the filter anyway, just to be sure.  A little extra lube won't hurt anything, but the opposite when combined with overtightening and high temps can make removal of any filter a real PITA. 


Jerry

I have used a couple of them so far without smearing some oil on and they came back off with no issues. The nut on the end is way better than the six other adapters I have.

[2006ULTRA]

I use a strap wrench to loosen my filter, works good.  I have also used the K&N Filters with the socket on the end and that works decent too.  I just don't care for the look of the filter with the nut on the end.

The best method I have found for removing the filter without spilling oil everywhere is tinfoil.

I usually take a sheet and fold it over one time, then mold it under the filter and create a channel for the oil to run down in to the oil pan.  I hardly ever get oil on the floor or my frame this way.

[Rooster]

I will have to try the tinfoil method next time, sounds good.

[firefighter156]

I use the orange HD drain catcher thing.  Fits under filter nice and snug.  Then I make a hole in the bottom of the filter with a punch or drill bit or any sharp object.  I walk away and let it drain for a while.  I come back, unscrew filter and only a little bit remaining runs down catcher.  No mess, no fuss.

[cahdbiker]

Bribe36, I have tried alot of methods, but my favorite is stuff paper towels and a rag under the filter to catch any thing that drips from filter as I am unthreading it it off. While I am pulling off the filter, I use a catcher that I made out of an old 1 gallon milk jug that I cut to fit with a pair of scissors directed to a container to grab what comes out of the filter when I break it loose. It is cut to fit around the filter, then widen out and trimmed to where my oil catcher is. I ordered one of the ones I saw in the back of a magazine, but it will not hold itself inplace as good as the tension from the rags under the milk jug. The plastic is very flexible, can be cut with scissors and used many times. It is not perfect, but it works pretty darn good. Just for the record the bike is on the side stand at the time so the oil is directed into the container quite easily and I use a billet filter wrench with a notch cut out to break the filter loose. Wish I had some pictures. Seems like there was a thread about this a while back.CAHDBIKER

[bribe36]

Bribe36, I have tried alot of methods, but my favorite is stuff paper towels and a rag under the filter to catch any thing that drips from filter as I am unthreading it it off. While I am pulling off the filter, I use a catcher that I made out of an old 1 gallon milk jug that I cut to fit with a pair of scissors directed to a container to grab what comes out of the filter when I break it loose. It is cut to fit around the filter, then widen out and trimmed to where my oil catcher is. I ordered one of the ones I saw in the back of a magazine, but it will not hold itself inplace as good as the tension from the rags under the milk jug. The plastic is very flexible, can be cut with scissors and used many times. It is not perfect, but it works pretty darn good. Just for the record the bike is on the side stand at the time so the oil is directed into the container quite easily and I use a billet filter wrench with a notch cut out to break the filter loose. Wish I had some pictures. Seems like there was a thread about this a while back.CAHDBIKER

Thanks for the great directions. As always this site proves to be a great source for information. How do you remove the filter: wrench, screwdriver?

[Eqcons]

I tried one of the K&N filters once, but I lost about 5psi of oil pressure with it, so decided once was enough.

THIS is the removal tool I use.  Works well.

I cut a plastic coke bottle or similar to go under the filter - usually catches most oil, but I generally remove the oil cooler and voltage regulator anyway, as it's a good time to clean them properly.

Jim

[Montanakid]

What about the oil that gets all over the place when removing the filter? I received one of the HD orange plastic oil catcher things for Christmas but I can't get it to fit under the filter to catch the oil...

There is a technical term for those, they are called weegees. what ever don't have a name is a weegee.

[North Georgia Hawg]

I just loosen the filter, then wrap several thicknesses of paper towels around where the filter meets the housing, and a couple of those plastic grocery bags around the whole thing. As I unscrew the filter, the oil mess is soaked up by the the paper towels, and the filter and all goes into the bags along with the paper towels. I don't spill a drop doing it this way.

If you can't spin the filter off easily to remove it, then you're tightening it way too much when you put it on. You only need about 1/2 turn after the filter FIRST contacts the housing. No need to torque it to 60 ft/lbs... you should never turn it more than you can turn it by hand. NEVER use a filter wrench to tighten an oil filter... only to LOOSEN it!