- well, one of the most vulnerable aspects of the XS650 is the main oil filter - its positioned and designed for maximum damage potential, the ultimate in planned obselescence - a jet of pressurised hot oil blasts directly into a non reinforced filter sieve - i bet this was one of yamahas hottest selling parts (along with "plastic" swing arm bushings)
- fortunately the secondary filter, the smaller one by the oil pump, is not too bad and serves as a necessary back-up - i'll bet this has saved the ass of many lazy PO's who've not been too maintenance oriented
- there are other possibilities however to afford better protection
...repair the old filter and make one of these for the unprotected corner
- fit it so
...new filters-but be careful, control them before you use them-here is an unuseable brand new filter from mikesxs (that i was required to pay 2 x postage for)-the gasket was also VERY badly cut
the surfaces are not parallel and the whole left upper corner is open
the reason the 2 surfaces are not parallel-this magnet holder was not quality controlled
...modified filters...sump...external, spin on...no deeper than the main-stand mount... http://www.cokaste.de/4655/4682.html ...original filter w/o gasket (mikesxs) euros32, gasket euro4...spin on cartridge euros8...
...and here, under pressure from the nederlaenders, a new addition to the filter, aint competition a bitch ... a bypass valve for if the filter blocks-this is a problem when the filter is on the suction side
...remote...front mounted...spin on...
...sump filter...internal...BMW cartridge...
...oil sump filter...the spacer also deepens the sump, incr oil capacity...
...new side filter...larger cartridge , cooling fins on the cover...

- fortunately the secondary filter, the smaller one by the oil pump, is not too bad and serves as a necessary back-up - i'll bet this has saved the ass of many lazy PO's who've not been too maintenance oriented

- there are other possibilities however to afford better protection
...repair the old filter and make one of these for the unprotected corner

- fit it so

...new filters-but be careful, control them before you use them-here is an unuseable brand new filter from mikesxs (that i was required to pay 2 x postage for)-the gasket was also VERY badly cut

the surfaces are not parallel and the whole left upper corner is open

the reason the 2 surfaces are not parallel-this magnet holder was not quality controlled
...modified filters...sump...external, spin on...no deeper than the main-stand mount... http://www.cokaste.de/4655/4682.html ...original filter w/o gasket (mikesxs) euros32, gasket euro4...spin on cartridge euros8...


...and here, under pressure from the nederlaenders, a new addition to the filter, aint competition a bitch ... a bypass valve for if the filter blocks-this is a problem when the filter is on the suction side


...remote...front mounted...spin on...

...sump filter...internal...BMW cartridge...


...oil sump filter...the spacer also deepens the sump, incr oil capacity...

...new side filter...larger cartridge , cooling fins on the cover...



