Nice video, I learnt the hard way. Rammed a screwdriver through which broke a piece off the filter inside (I did not notice this). The offending piece ended up in the main oil supply gallery to the head. Was fine until I wound the bike up and oil starvation to the cam melted the bearing surface. My mates thought it was low oil so I put a used head on. Went out up the same road same revs and bang it did it again! I couldn't believe it, sat at the side of the road in despair. Thought about scrapping the Blackbird, decided to take engine out and strip it down again, couldn't see why it had melted the cam bearing again. At 11pm one night while watching tv I thought it must be oil starvation to the same part of the cam. Went out and checked which end of the cam had melted, found the corresponding gallery in the head. Removed head gasket and there was a piece of filter jammed in the gasket, the gasket has a sort of membrane that must increase oil pressure. So it was allowing enough oil at low revs but when revved it was starved. Found another top end and fitted. Ran sweat as a nut after that! Total cost about £1000 doing it myself, all due to driving a screwdriver through a filter .! Share this if you want . Cheers Paul
woow damm thats tragic . . But a good lesson for Us, Cheers . . Best thing i did was buy a tool for removing the filter after years of doing the same as you did on occassion, theyre cheap compared to most stuff we buy thats bike related and you can use it on your car as well . . in hindsight im pissed with myself for taking so long
That was amazing! Hahaha I used a screwdriver several times until I learned not to put filters on too tight Can hardly wait to use this method to save someone else the trouble Thanks Delboy
I once grabbed mine with channellock's......crushed it, twisted it, just made a horror show out of a simple job. thanks for these videos my man HUGE help. as a new bike owner I probably would have been in trouble several times over without em.. I appreciate ya man.
Helped me so much. First time changing the filter and I couldn't get a grip and had limited space. Took some electric tape and did the wrap and it melted a bit and gave me a hulk grip. Thanks a lot. Subscribed!
I like this idea, it is simpler than double folded sandpaper and it works fine, even without a wrench. Occasionally I use a wide elastic band around the filter to get a better grip. Lately I've been using the knurled end of the filter since the sheet metal sidewall seems to collapse too easily when gripped with a standard wrench.
Wow! Tks for that. Been doing DIY for 30+ yrs, never seen that one - BUT it's a gem!. I've never had a problem with bike spin on filters (cos I've done 'em, as you recommend, by hand!) but my new car , a FIAT Panda, was a pain: little room for a strap or chain wrench, greasy and a PITA to get to without a (pro.) hydraulic lift. Thanks again.
Thanksm ate, handy litlte trick aye, i learned it many years ago and its never failed me yet... those K&N filters are really well thought out aye... take care Del.
The things some of us don't think about, you give another solution! I keep a strap wrench handy but I'll admit failure with one if those too, crushed the dang thing, lucky for me it budged it 'just enough'
Brilliant video. Just about to change the oil on my gsxr and the Harley and don't have a tool. Now don't need one. You've saved me maybe £15 right away, price of a filter!! Your comments/advice re Harley fuel pump worked a treat. Changed tanks yesterday and was super careful not to damage seal on pump - watched your vid mid way - job done in 20 mins. That saved me a shocking £150 on Harley's labour charge, and a trip to the dealer in the rain. Keep the brill vids coming Del
Hi Dellboy, just watched your video on cleaning clutch cable, a great video, ive been asking the question online for a while and your video was the only one that covered my question, really grateful for your advise and i shall go and try it in a wee while and then I'll try the same with my brake cable, thank you so much, best wishes from george
Hi mate, thank you kindly for your comments... i ill be doing the 10,000 mile service on Penny Pitstop's Harley sportster soon, thats the big one...and it includes changing the oil...so it wont be right away, but i will get to it soon.. im up to my ears in the trailer project and another project at the moment... stick around and ill get it done... ride safe.. Del.
Thanks for the tip mate, saved me a major head ache today. I would have usually reached for a hammer and screwdriver but went for the tape and it worked a treat! Cheers
Yeah, its fear of leaking that motivates people to over tighten so many things, but its usualy unesassary... if they are fitted right, without too much pressure, they just twist off with the same ease.. even a wet cloth works better than a dry hand.. if you over do those K&N tin filters, you can just rip the welded nut head they put on them clean out... its about fitting it right more than clever tricks on how to undo them... cheers again chum... Del.
ha ha now that made me chuckle, probably cos I've done it a dozen times myself, I trained as a bus fitter and the oil filters on a B12 engine is the size of a paint can and you needed a 4ft bar and 2 bus mechanics swinging on the end to get it free, the sandpaper just makes pretty patterns in it!
Excellent tips, thank you :-) Last year on a frends car the filter was so tight i had to tap the screwplate on the filter round to undo it, i used a straight screwdriver and rubber hammer, it worked without damage to anything :-) And i didnt hit it hard, just tapping untill it started to move then undone it by hand. The new filter was oiled and put on with fingertips, your spot on with your tighten method as it never leaked. Smashing tips mate :-)
Thanks a lot for posting this video. I had a stuck filter on my 2002 GSF600 and I was able to remove it using your instructions. I used gasoline to clean the filter so the tape can adhere to it.
I don't even own a motorcycle but I love your rat bike and I love how intuitive your videos are, really informative, I've learned a lot. Keep it up man.
thanks for the vid. tried this on a Sportster oil filter but it's tucked in too far. Watching this did give me another idea though - like your friend with the screwdriver, I didn't ram it into the filter but drilled a neat hole in the filter to get the driver through and got it off easy.
Great tip, Del. wish I'd known that 2 months ago when I rammed a screwsriver through my ape tightened old filter. I had an old strap wrench which i tried but rhe webbing gave out. I was at least aware of the danger of knacking up the thread so it worked. Put on a K&N which has the socket fitting but I didn't. know the seat' 'n half tirn trick. Cheers as ever!
Thanks buddy I learnt it from an old master car body guy, who used it for opening screw top paint cans that had stuck shut with paint residue!... it does work in deed, doesn't it?!
Hi mate... yeah i forgot to say about brake/carb cleaner...and i even had a can behind me on the shelf..DOH..!... thanks for your very kind comments and also for your support in watching mate.. Del.
Just tried this on my stuck oil filter on my 03 ZX6R and it worked a treat! Shame I'd already ordered a wrench for it before seeing this video haha. Cheers!
We're all mechanics brother... its not certificates that make a mechanic, but common sense and practical hands... and we all go them aye..?.. thanks for watching..Del.
Sorry mate, i dont have a facebook account, just dont have time for it all, the videos i make take up all my free time in between the 12 hour shifts and doing 13 days in a row fortnight after fortnight... answering all the kind comments and checking out the videos people send me just takes for ever... dont even watch TV any more..lol.. thanks again for your kind supprt and time to comment mate.. Del.
It is indeed an adeventure. I feel really "settled in" to the bike now. The seat foam upgrade and renthals have turned her into a reet comfy hooligan :D Had a good paint idea today as well, see if can't get it done before the Jurassic. Stay safe.
Thanks again Del. wish i knew that trick half a year ago. had to get an old school metal band bolt tightening tool on it and tighten the absolute shit out of it before i got it off.
Half a turn from seated is the prescribed tightness value in dozens of manuals and in 30yrs I've never had one come undone...on the other hand, more than once, I've taken the filter to the first half turn and found it still a little slack, so just wound an extra quarter - it's not to be taken religiously and then blamed when it goes wrong, it's just a general guide to give you a feel for it...most importantly it's there to stop people over-tightening them, leading to problems & warranty issues!
DUDE!!!! that was awesome simple tip..I was in the business for 10+ years and never heard of tape rofl hey you were saying acytone to get the grease and crap off filter they can also use BREAK CLEANER OR CARB CLEANER as it cleans and drys damn near instantly.
Great tip - first used a fabric strap type remover which you spanner off... no joy, just crushed the can... then tried with sticky tape and my hand (pretty bruised by now as the filter is in a stupidly hard place to reach) - didn't budge, but with the fabric strap and the sticky tape, came off in seconds! Thanks for the advice.
thanks for the tip....i`ve got 2-89 Evo`s ultra classic and 1-2005 ultra classic....i`ll attempt the tape trick on the 2005....tight quarters and the crank sensor....i`m going to be very careful when taking off oil filter and spillage etc etc....but anyways thanks....there`s alot of $$$$ to be saved by using your ingenuity at times.....also your videos are good...why ?? because you get to the point and show it and don`t waste too much time trying to be an entertainer like some guys think they are etc etc....canada
Congratulations Sal, wel ldone for even thinking about doing it...its a tall ask for most bikers is that..! sad news on the electrics fail, there is always a mini adventure wating for you round the corner when you run an old bike...but thats why we love them/
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Nice video, I learnt the hard way. Rammed a screwdriver through which broke a piece off the filter inside (I did not notice this). The offending piece ended up in the main oil supply gallery to the head. Was fine until I wound the bike up and oil starvation to the cam melted the bearing surface. My mates thought it was low oil so I put a used head on. Went out up the same road same revs and bang it did it again! I couldn't believe it, sat at the side of the road in despair. Thought about scrapping the Blackbird, decided to take engine out and strip it down again, couldn't see why it had melted the cam bearing again. At 11pm one night while watching tv I thought it must be oil starvation to the same part of the cam. Went out and checked which end of the cam had melted, found the corresponding gallery in the head. Removed head gasket and there was a piece of filter jammed in the gasket, the gasket has a sort of membrane that must increase oil pressure. So it was allowing enough oil at low revs but when revved it was starved. Found another top end and fitted. Ran sweat as a nut after that! Total cost about £1000 doing it myself, all due to driving a screwdriver through a filter .! Share this if you want . Cheers Paul
woow damm thats tragic . . But a good lesson for Us, Cheers . . Best thing i did was buy a tool for removing the filter after years of doing the same as you did on occassion, theyre cheap compared to most stuff we buy thats bike related and you can use it on your car as well . . in hindsight im pissed with myself for taking so long
Hi Del another fantastic tip from you , keep up the good work! !! ☺👍👍👍👍
AMAZING! So simple, but very affective! I spent 2 days trying to wrench this filter off. The ol tape trick worked in 2 mins!!! THANK YOU!!
Superb info, Del. Cheers, and hope you both have a great weekend there.
That was amazing!
Hahaha I used a screwdriver several times until I learned not to put filters on too tight
Can hardly wait to use this method to save someone else the trouble
Thanks Delboy
Cheers mate, it's an old Grandpa trick and like I say, the old ones always work best! Thanks for watching, good luck with it, Del
Awesome tip. This helped me get the oil filter off my car. Thank you.
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I once grabbed mine with channellock's......crushed it, twisted it, just made a horror show out of a simple job. thanks for these videos my man HUGE help. as a new bike owner I probably would have been in trouble several times over without em.. I appreciate ya man.
Helped me so much. First time changing the filter and I couldn't get a grip and had limited space. Took some electric tape and did the wrap and it melted a bit and gave me a hulk grip. Thanks a lot. Subscribed!
That is an OUTSTANDING idea!
Well done!
I like this idea, it is simpler than double folded sandpaper and it works fine, even without a wrench. Occasionally I use a wide elastic band around the filter to get a better grip. Lately I've been using the knurled end of the filter since the sheet metal sidewall seems to collapse too easily when gripped with a standard wrench.
Wow! Tks for that. Been doing DIY for 30+ yrs, never seen that one - BUT it's a gem!. I've never had a problem with bike spin on filters (cos I've done 'em, as you recommend, by hand!) but my new car , a FIAT Panda, was a pain: little room for a strap or chain wrench, greasy and a PITA to get to without a (pro.) hydraulic lift. Thanks again.
love your common sense and teaching
Thanks buddy, hope it can help you out !
Another great vid, Great wee tip. Must remember that one. Cheers.
Thanksm ate, handy litlte trick aye, i learned it many years ago and its never failed me yet... those K&N filters are really well thought out aye... take care Del.
Very clever. I am learning alot from you. Thank you brother.
Thanks Bro! I really like these simple tips for all of us regular people who aren't mechanics.
nice. I learned to not over tighten way back but in my younger days I did have to resort to the screw driver. very good man.
Simple but effective aye...its the little things that make our lives easier... thanks for watching, Del.
You are most welcome Sir, its the simple things that work the best aye... thanks for watching buddy, be lucky.. Del.
Thanks Del boy..the oil filter tip worked well... cheers.. :)
Such an easy but simple tip, nice one Del.
The things some of us don't think about, you give another solution!
I keep a strap wrench handy but I'll admit failure with one if those too, crushed the dang thing, lucky for me it budged it 'just enough'
Excellent as always. 😊. Cheers guys.
ha ha, "Skint Genius too tight to buy tools" you mean...lol.. thanks for watching buddy good to hear from you again... Del.
You are not a mechanic!... you are THE mechanic! Your videos are truly great!
Cheers m8!
Very Very cool trick never even crossed my mind. Thumbs up and Have a great day. Take care.
Brilliant Del. Another great vid
Planning to change my filter tomorrow - you may have saved me a world of pain - thanks for the tip!
Wise guy! Thanks 🙏 for your very good idea 💡 I will use it.
Brilliant video. Just about to change the oil on my gsxr and the Harley and don't have a tool. Now don't need one. You've saved me maybe £15 right away, price of a filter!! Your comments/advice re Harley fuel pump worked a treat. Changed tanks yesterday and was super careful not to damage seal on pump - watched your vid mid way - job done in 20 mins. That saved me a shocking £150 on Harley's labour charge, and a trip to the dealer in the rain. Keep the brill vids coming Del
Thanks mate,,,,,,,just cleaning the filter bottom did the trick. Much appreciated. Saved me a lot of time.
Hi Dellboy, just watched your video on cleaning clutch cable, a great video, ive been asking the question online for a while and your video was the only one that covered my question, really grateful for your advise and i shall go and try it in a wee while and then I'll try the same with my brake cable, thank you so much, best wishes from george
Thanks for the kind feedback George, am glad the videos help you!
first oil change was a screwdriver and made a mess as you said it would then the second change i found your advice prefect thanks
Cheers Gary, glad it was able to help you mate..
Love your tips, sir, as always!
Thanks Charlie, you are very kind... ride safe mate.. Del.
Hi mate, thank you kindly for your comments... i ill be doing the 10,000 mile service on Penny Pitstop's Harley sportster soon, thats the big one...and it includes changing the oil...so it wont be right away, but i will get to it soon.. im up to my ears in the trailer project and another project at the moment... stick around and ill get it done... ride safe.. Del.
sandpaper and a belt oil filter wrench worked for me. my bike has no space to grab the filter. great videos Delboy, i watched alot of them
Worked like a charm ! Great tip.
Hey buddy, the simple things work best aye.. thanks for watching.. Del.
Thanks Steve.. just another little nugget for the world to make use of...lol.. cheers for watching mate.. del.
Thanks for the tip mate, saved me a major head ache today. I would have usually reached for a hammer and screwdriver but went for the tape and it worked a treat! Cheers
Yeah, its fear of leaking that motivates people to over tighten so many things, but its usualy unesassary... if they are fitted right, without too much pressure, they just twist off with the same ease.. even a wet cloth works better than a dry hand.. if you over do those K&N tin filters, you can just rip the welded nut head they put on them clean out... its about fitting it right more than clever tricks on how to undo them... cheers again chum... Del.
Great oil filter tips buddy!
Its the simple remedies that make life easy aye.... thanks for watching... Dek
Top tip....thanks for taking the time.
I've watched several of your vids, your a very smart young man.
Thank you most kindly William, im glad you enjoy the videos.. take care and have a happy new year.!
Thanks mate, im glad it helped you...take care... Del.
Good tip, D! Used it on a car and today I used it on the lid of a jar of home-made pickles 😄👍🏼🛠️
Good stuff!
Awesome tip. Needed that bit of information 3 months ago before I turned a filter change on my old Datsun 240Z into a dog's breakfast.
ha ha now that made me chuckle, probably cos I've done it a dozen times myself, I trained as a bus fitter and the oil filters on a B12 engine is the size of a paint can and you needed a 4ft bar and 2 bus mechanics swinging on the end to get it free, the sandpaper just makes pretty patterns in it!
Great tip Del,never did like the stabbing the filter with a screwdriver method!
Subscribed, looks like I learned a new one. Great tape idea.
Yet another excellent tip, great vids
Thanks for watching mate.. Del.
Another satisfied customer, worked great!
That sir, is bloody genius......I've never over tightened a filter...but it's handy to know...the tape trick also works on jars of ragu..
Excellent tips, thank you :-)
Last year on a frends car the filter was so tight i had to tap the screwplate on the filter round to undo it, i used a straight screwdriver and rubber hammer, it worked without damage to anything :-)
And i didnt hit it hard, just tapping untill it started to move then undone it by hand.
The new filter was oiled and put on with fingertips, your spot on with your tighten method as it never leaked.
Smashing tips mate :-)
Thanks Scott.. simple but effective aye..!
Thanks a lot for posting this video. I had a stuck filter on my 2002 GSF600 and I was able to remove it using your instructions. I used gasoline to clean the filter so the tape can adhere to it.
Glad it helped Chris, simple and effective aye!
This video saved my life... Thank you
I don't even own a motorcycle but I love your rat bike and I love how intuitive your videos are, really informative, I've learned a lot. Keep it up man.
Ohhh Goshhh that tape trick is AWESOME! Haven't use it for removing oil filter or aything else but I am sure it will be useful in future! :)
most promising trick i've come across actually. going to go get some masking tape now and see what this bugger has in store for me. Much appreciated.
thanks for the vid. tried this on a Sportster oil filter but it's tucked in too far. Watching this did give me another idea though - like your friend with the screwdriver, I didn't ram it into the filter but drilled a neat hole in the filter to get the driver through and got it off easy.
Great tip, Del. wish I'd known that 2 months ago when I rammed a screwsriver through my ape tightened old filter. I had an old strap wrench which i tried but rhe webbing gave out. I was at least aware of the danger of knacking up the thread so it worked. Put on a K&N which has the socket fitting but I didn't. know the seat' 'n half tirn trick. Cheers as ever!
Awesome tip like always thanks Del
Gotta say,the tape method actually worked! I usually have to spend extra money,Thanks man!😄
Thanks buddy I learnt it from an old master car body guy, who used it for opening screw top paint cans that had stuck shut with paint residue!... it does work in deed, doesn't it?!
Simple but effective aye...cheers mate.
Super trick bro loved it :-)
fantastic tip! doing my first filter change this weekend and don't have filter tool, i imagine this will save me having a headache
Awesome technique... Thank you
Great tip del,I also use an old belt,works great.
Hi mate... yeah i forgot to say about brake/carb cleaner...and i even had a can behind me on the shelf..DOH..!... thanks for your very kind comments and also for your support in watching mate.. Del.
Best tip I seen cheers man!!!
I've seen guys in bike garages tightening filters with wrenches..... follow this man DIY
+Joe Ardolino Ayup Joe, thanks mate, they onely need to be hand tight....its really easy to see if they're loose...coz they leak..duh..lol
Advice of the year "USES YOUR BRAIN" awesome thank you sir
Ha ha, i think not... but thank you very much for your kind comments and all your support for watching... ride safe.. Del.
Just tried this on my stuck oil filter on my 03 ZX6R and it worked a treat! Shame I'd already ordered a wrench for it before seeing this video haha. Cheers!
Cheers Ethan, glad it worked for you mate.
Another Great Video... Thank You...
Thanks just read it awesome trick. Ur right about paper hanging on wall. Never went to school for mechanics self taught. Thanks again john frm fla.
Don't be a big hairy Gibbon...lol
Thanks for posting these videos, they are great.
We're all mechanics brother... its not certificates that make a mechanic, but common sense and practical hands... and we all go them aye..?.. thanks for watching..Del.
Sorry mate, i dont have a facebook account, just dont have time for it all, the videos i make take up all my free time in between the 12 hour shifts and doing 13 days in a row fortnight after fortnight... answering all the kind comments and checking out the videos people send me just takes for ever... dont even watch TV any more..lol.. thanks again for your kind supprt and time to comment mate.. Del.
It is indeed an adeventure. I feel really "settled in" to the bike now. The seat foam upgrade and renthals have turned her into a reet comfy hooligan :D
Had a good paint idea today as well, see if can't get it done before the Jurassic. Stay safe.
Thanks again Del. wish i knew that trick half a year ago. had to get an old school metal band bolt tightening tool on it and tighten the absolute shit out of it before i got it off.
Saved my day. Thanks mate.
thank you sir you help us so much and also saves us money
Thank you! Worked like a charm
Good tip, thank you. Good videos.
Cracking tip Del. Nice one :)
Great idea, thanks for the vid.
This worked amazing!
Half a turn from seated is the prescribed tightness value in dozens of manuals and in 30yrs I've never had one come undone...on the other hand, more than once, I've taken the filter to the first half turn and found it still a little slack, so just wound an extra quarter - it's not to be taken religiously and then blamed when it goes wrong, it's just a general guide to give you a feel for it...most importantly it's there to stop people over-tightening them, leading to problems & warranty issues!
DUDE!!!! that was awesome simple tip..I was in the business for 10+ years and never heard of tape rofl hey you were saying acytone to get the grease and crap off filter they can also use BREAK CLEANER OR CARB CLEANER as it cleans and drys damn near instantly.
Great tip - first used a fabric strap type remover which you spanner off... no joy, just crushed the can... then tried with sticky tape and my hand (pretty bruised by now as the filter is in a stupidly hard place to reach) - didn't budge, but with the fabric strap and the sticky tape, came off in seconds! Thanks for the advice.
Well done Dan.. that's ingenuity brother...combining two methods to claim the win.....take care chap... Del.
Very cool! Love it!
Thank you! Great trick.
Mad genius strikes again!
thanks for the tip....i`ve got 2-89 Evo`s ultra classic and 1-2005 ultra classic....i`ll attempt the tape trick on the 2005....tight quarters and the crank sensor....i`m going to be very careful when taking off oil filter and spillage etc etc....but anyways thanks....there`s alot of $$$$ to be saved by using your ingenuity at times.....also your videos are good...why ?? because you get to the point and show it and don`t waste too much time trying to be an entertainer like some guys think they are etc etc....canada
That is a great tip...thank you.
Congratulations Sal, wel ldone for even thinking about doing it...its a tall ask for most bikers is that..! sad news on the electrics fail, there is always a mini adventure wating for you round the corner when you run an old bike...but thats why we love them/