Hi
Recently I did a 5000 km service on my Sprint ST955i.
In regards to the oil filter I put in a HiFlo HF191 (actually it was a HF204 ? I think, apparently they are the same). I also changed my oil from Motul 5100 to Motul 7100.
The first thing we noticed was how tight the original HiFlo filter had been put on. It had been put on by the shop on its 20,000 km service four months ago. It was incredibly tight - definitely not hand tightened.
So we put on the new filter and oil in. All good for the first two weeks. No oil leaks anywhere. And then last week oil starts leaking from the filter!
Because of how tight the previous filter was I decided to buy a oil filter removal tool - the cup type. So went to the bike shop bought a new HF191 filter (the smart bloke at the shop actually checked the suppliers book first) and bought generic removal tool of ebay.
The tool I bought doesn't fit the HiFLo filter, slightly larger diameter (yes I'm banging my head on the table), I now have two unused filters and a semi new one on the bike that's still leaking.
So does anyone know what cup type tool is needed for the Hiflo HF191? I'm sure I seen on the internet somewhere...
I've read a lot of other threads regarding how tight oil filters are on Triumphs, makes me think people (and I mean shop mechanics) are either putting them on wrong (too tight) or putting them on too tight because they know they leak!
Either way its frustrating.
Ben.
Recently I did a 5000 km service on my Sprint ST955i.
In regards to the oil filter I put in a HiFlo HF191 (actually it was a HF204 ? I think, apparently they are the same). I also changed my oil from Motul 5100 to Motul 7100.
The first thing we noticed was how tight the original HiFlo filter had been put on. It had been put on by the shop on its 20,000 km service four months ago. It was incredibly tight - definitely not hand tightened.
So we put on the new filter and oil in. All good for the first two weeks. No oil leaks anywhere. And then last week oil starts leaking from the filter!
Because of how tight the previous filter was I decided to buy a oil filter removal tool - the cup type. So went to the bike shop bought a new HF191 filter (the smart bloke at the shop actually checked the suppliers book first) and bought generic removal tool of ebay.
The tool I bought doesn't fit the HiFLo filter, slightly larger diameter (yes I'm banging my head on the table), I now have two unused filters and a semi new one on the bike that's still leaking.
So does anyone know what cup type tool is needed for the Hiflo HF191? I'm sure I seen on the internet somewhere...
I've read a lot of other threads regarding how tight oil filters are on Triumphs, makes me think people (and I mean shop mechanics) are either putting them on wrong (too tight) or putting them on too tight because they know they leak!
Either way its frustrating.
Ben.