Aftermarket oil filters

[BuddingGeezer]

I know ther are many that will only use BMW oil filters, so this is not for you. I do read where some want to know what size auto oil filters will fit. I have a '87 K100LT. The Walmart Super Tech ST3614 will fit the K100. I just changed the oil at 3000 miles and the paint on the Super Tech had not degraded to my eye. I did remove the sticker before installing.. 98% single pass filtration, less than $3.00, made by Champion. I used a plastic Valvoline filter wrench I turned down to fit, the BMW wrench will not fit.
Use what you want, just thought I'd pass this along. I don't like Fram filters either.

[osbornk]

I used aftermarket oil filters on my K-bikes for 8 or 9 years and never had any problems of any kind. I originally got filters that fit 2.2 Chrysler K-cars and they worked fine. I later found out that the same filter also fit my V6 Toyota pickup (I think all V6 Toyotas) as well as the Onan engine on my John Deere. I'll probably go aftermarket on my new to me oilhead when I run out of filters (the prior owner gave me 4 extra filters in the deal). I have a WalMart filter on my newest John Deere with a Kawasaki engine and it is fine. I read a test where the WalMart filter tested out better than Fram and several high priced filters.

[roy]

I used aftermarket oil filters on my K-bikes for 8 or 9 years and never had any problems of any kind. I originally got filters that fit 2.2 Chrysler K-cars and they worked fine. I later found out that the same filter also fit my V6 Toyota pickup (I think all V6 Toyotas) as well as the Onan engine on my John Deere. I'll probably go aftermarket on my new to me oilhead when I run out of filters (the prior owner gave me 4 extra filters in the deal). I have a WalMart filter on my newest John Deere with a Kawasaki engine and it is fine. I read a test where the WalMart filter tested out better than Fram and several high priced filters.


A friendly caution on using aftermarket filters on your John Deere / Kawasaki engine.
Some of the Kawasaki engines do NOT have a by-pass relief built into the engine it is incorporated into the filter. If your engine is one of these models and your aftermarket filter does NOT have this by-pass relief you might be risking some serious damage to your engine. If the filter plugs from either cold oil or dirt it may either collapse allowing all of tthe dirt debris pass directly into your engine.

Most if not all cars have the releif built into the engine so this is not a concern.

Roy

[osbornk]

A friendly caution on using aftermarket filters on your John Deere / Kawasaki engine.
Some of the Kawasaki engines do NOT have a by-pass relief built into the engine it is incorporated into the filter. If your engine is one of these models and your aftermarket filter does NOT have this by-pass relief you might be risking some serious damage to your engine. If the filter plugs from either cold oil or dirt it may either collapse allowing all of tthe dirt debris pass directly into your engine.

Most if not all cars have the releif built into the engine so this is not a concern.

Roy

According to the Repair manual CD, the water cooled V twin Kawasaki engine on mine has a bypass valve. In the troubleshooting section, one of the problems if the oil pressure is low is a stuck or broken relief valve spring. Thanks for the warning. I compared the original John Deere filter and the aftermarket filter very carefully and I could find no apparent differences.

[scootstado]

I used auto filters before but since I had a problem removing one I stay with the BMW. The filter is good for 15,000 (probably more) miles so I usually dump the oil out of it and re-install one time. I change the oil every 3/4K. I also use 1 quart synthetic and the remainder dyno. Engine is clean as new.