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FB friends have already seen this post, but I'm hoping to prevent anyone the potentially dangerous situation... especially since it almost happened to me yesterday!
WARNING: Use caution when changing OIL FILTER! (Make sure you only have ONE gasket!)
So with this warm weather I have finally been able to get the bikes de-winterized and ready for the season. While doing my usual oil and filter change, I almost made the potentially fatal error that we are always warning people about!
If you have a spin on type oil filter, make absolutely certain that the rubber gasket comes off with the old filter. They sometimes stick to the motor (which is what mine did this time.) Then when you spin on the new filter (that comes with it's own gasket - you end up with 2 gaskets. When this happens, you will not notice anything upon normal startup to set the oil level. Under hard acceleration, however, you will spit oil everywhere!
The fix is simple. When you remove the old filter, physically pull the old gasket out of the old filter before going any further. (many people just discard it without actually looking at it closely).
If you look at this link, you'll see a photo of an oil filter and the black O Ring I'm talking about.
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