Oil filter dissection

151.200kms (29.04.22) - 157.800kms (today) Ready for the winter ?...

It's always a difficult task ?...

I flushed my coolant last night and there was oil in it, also it was very milky. So then I decided to just change my oil to make sure there wasn't any coolant in it and there indeed was not coolant in...

Hey I've recently had problems with idle and an oil leak, fount that the front right coil has oil in the tube, anyone knows why and what seals should change? Could this be the cause of the bike not be...

Cleaned up and repaired the oil tank and the tool cover, and got them mounted. The tank looked to be in decent shape. It had cracked and been repaired once many years ago. You can see the brazed re...

 In parallel with the oil tank I was also working on the tool cover of similar shape that goes on the other side of the bike. There is no earthly way to do a good job stripping, cleaning, or pai...

The exposed sides of the tank and cover were painted with about six coats each of black and clear lacquer, hand rubbed after each three coats. This series shows the progression of the final finishing...

The oil pressure sender (just a switch in this case), and the oil pressure relief are connected directly to the high pressure gallery from the oil pump that feeds the crankshaft. The relief valve is...

Triumphs of this era didn't have true oil filters.  What Triumph called filters in the sump and in the oil tank are really just coarse screens.  The only real provision for removing par...

A couple of days of off-and on work later, I had this. The filters (I can use either of the smaller diameter filters) have a 3/4-16 thread, so that's what the threaded nipple is. The nipple goes int...

No I didnt need to put this expensive oil in my grom but I dont care. I love my bike lol...

Just doing maintenance. Turn signals arrived. Still waiting on the fender delete and handle bars....

I got to make it home from my job today. What a pleasant surprise and the perfect opportunity for an oil change....

Getting ready for my Tennessee trip??...

Cautious filtering on the A38 recently. Checking each vehicle before I pass and ready to react.#filtering #divvymanstravels #interceptor #interceptor650 #beasaferider #ridesafebacksafe #ridetosurvive...

I've got large hands so I always add these to my bikes. They lessen vibrations as well. The heated grips still work fine. The heat just takes a bit longer to reach your hands obviously....