No Foil Oil Change

[LSUBOY]

Clothes hanger!

 

[fjrrider]

What did you do? I guess remove a cowling bolt and wedge it out of the way?

 

[Silent]

That would be my guess. That's how I've always done it myself.

 

[Toecutter]

I just use the Allen key that I took the fastener out with, and this....

 

[spalkin]

You got it! But a toothpick is long enough.

 

[FJRBluesman]

I like the mess. It makes pretty paterns of the fluid going all over the fairing...

JK. Great idea.

 

[gumba]

Put a plastic shopping bag over it. By the way, if you soil that foam, your warranty is void. Mamayama does't like that shit.

 

[Lee B.]

I just use the Allen key that I took the fastener out with, and this....

I read the linked posts and toward the end there was discussion about trying to get the oil out of the filter before removing. Has anyone ever tried (on the side stand) punching a hole in the bottom-most point of the old filter and using a funnel to drain the filter before removing the filter? Downside? Not ever trying to punch a hole in the filter I have no idea if it is difficult or not. Any thoughts on that "technique?"

 

[LDRydr]

Put a plastic shopping bag over it.

I like this idea, you'd just turn it inside out when done and toss it in the trash.

 

[Silverbullet]

A Q-tip works great too.

 

[flapsup]

An old shadetree mechanic trick was to jab a screwdriver completely through a stuck on filter if you couldn't get a wrench on it or didn't have one, grab the handle on one side and the blade on the other. Except for the threads, the bottom is the thickest part. Use a large nail and tap gently with a hammer until you puncture it.

Please make damn sure you've got the correct replacement filter before you start. Long story and a very messy lesson learned there.

 

[Fred W]

Clothes hanger!

LSUBOY,

You're supposed to use a drain pan, man. Not just dump your toxic waste on the bare ground!!!

 

[Lee B.]

An old shadetree mechanic trick was to jab a screwdriver completely through a stuck on filter if you couldn't get a wrench on it or didn't have one, grab the handle on one side and the blade on the other. Except for the threads, the bottom is the thickest part. Use a large nail and tap gently with a hammer until you puncture it.
Please make damn sure you've got the correct replacement filter before you start. Long story and a very messy lesson learned there.

figured I go for the side right before it does the 90 degree to the bottom. that would be about the closest point to the ground whle on the side stand.

I've got an oil change coming up in another couple hundred miles.

I do have the replacement standing by.

Think I'll try the drain the filter before removing technique just for fun.

 

[Knifemaker]

Put a plastic shopping bag over it.

I like this idea, you'd just turn it inside out when done and toss it in the trash.

Ditto, but I use the plastic "bag" that the newspapers come in. It is just the right size and shape and I use the newspaper to back up my oil pan in case I get messy. I still use the allen key trick to hold the fairing away from the bike.

KM