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Author Topic: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS  (Read 1640 times)

Red_Hen

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new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« on: October 04, 2012, 06:29:59 PM »
Hi Gang,

Can we get a good quality filter for our bikes from Napa or O'Reilly's?

The one I have now is the hinged type.

If not local auto parts, where do you buy yours?  
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Offline Bob_Roller

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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2012, 06:48:23 PM »
This is the one part, you may want to get the OEM part, a few members here have had filters collapse, they were all non-OEM .
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Red_Hen

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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2012, 07:41:20 PM »
Thanks, Bob - I see Euro Moto Electric sells them - looks like it may be an OEM BMW part.  I know you like doing biz with them.

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Offline montmil

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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2012, 08:15:57 PM »
Check out Beemer Boneyard. Disregard the name.

Personally, I like the "bendy" filters as they are easier to fit and stronger to resist a collapse during very cold weather start ups. Buy a 5-pack and save some serious bucks.

Thy also sell individual packs of the big O-ring, gaskets and shims. Cruise their site for other Airhead necessities.

http://www.beemerboneyard.com/
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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2012, 08:30:38 PM »
Wix #24945 - available at O'Reilly's and many other auto parts stores.  I have no problems with them.  OEM quality for sure.  It is the bendy type.


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Red_Hen

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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2012, 08:53:21 PM »
All sounds good - I've had good luck with the "Boneyard" for my K75 and O'Reilly's is good too - thanks, guys!
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Offline Mike V

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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2012, 12:13:30 AM »
Ken,

I've been purchasing the hinged Mann (Mahle) MH57 filters from John at EuroMotoElectric with no problems at all.  He offers them in bulk for a pretty good price.  He also offers the shims and o-rings.

FYI.  No affiliation.

-Mike V.
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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2012, 04:45:04 AM »
Having experienced a collapsed filter I would agree that a quality filter is important. Not necessarily OEM though if you've done your home work like Mike V.

OEM filters have not always been immune from collapse. In fact it was BMW supplied and fitted filters that started the first filter collapse incidents in the 1980's. Of course there's no such thing as a BMW filter. They buy them in and not very promptly switched to a different supplier when they eventually admitted the OEM filters were at fault.
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Red_Hen

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Re: new oil filter - where to buy? '82 R65LS
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2012, 05:10:33 AM »
Thanks Barry & Mike - love your pictures!

Nice to hear BMW occasionally acknowledges that der ease a problem :)
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