I forgot I found these sites. This needs to be stickied (admin?)

This page has lots of great info on engine oil. The site itself has a "metric assload" of info.
http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/motoroil.htm

This site has a great oil filter cross-reference chart. So you can find the largest filter that fits your bike.
http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/FilterXRef.html

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http://www.gleno.net

Does brand make a differenct in a oil filter? I've always just put the wally world filters on...

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absolutely it makes a difference. Here is a site that tore apart auto filters and gave unbiased results. Should be similar to bike filters.

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html

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http://www.gleno.net

That is a shock

I always use fram I guess their quality has slipped and I have been buying a name believing it was a quality filter

I guess i will be shopping filters now

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Bingo, I haven't bought a Fram in years because of that site.

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http://www.gleno.net

If you're changing the oil every 2,000-3,000 miles, the brand of filter isn't going to matter much. When you run into problems is when you try to extend the change intervals. The filter starts to break down and allow larger particles to pass, the bypass valve may malfunction, etc...

I've got a truck with 450,000 miles on the original motor that gets nothing but Fram air and oil filters and Castrol GTX 20W-50 every 3K miles.

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'87 Nissan Hardbody - The "Mud Mobile" (445,000 miles and still counting)

I'll stick to quality oil and filter. The minimal amount of money between them is worth the difference to me.

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