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basher


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i was changing the oil and found the bike had a washable metal mesh oil filter, i had the wrong filter sent so cleaned it and stuck it back in, are these any good? I can see the benefits for touring where you only need to find oil but i would thinkna standard filter would catch smaller particles 



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Yes you are perfectly correct the old style paper filters do catch more particulats but offer a more restricted oil flow the mesh offer better oil flow not a bad combination on an air cooled engine although my opinion is not in favour of one over the other and is down to personal preference im sure other members on here will have there opinions too .I also run an oil cooler which is an added bonus giving slightly more capacity and I think a worthwhile addition.



-- Edited by hanzo on Tuesday 29th of December 2015 12:39:56 PM

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The OEM Yamaha TTR250 filters are re-usable mesh so mesh is fine!

After a rebuild I tend to use a paper filter until the first oil change to catch any fine particles of swarf. I then swap over to mesh.

That's not a rule or recommendation, just what I do wink

Brian



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Cheers it came out clean and I did an interm oil change when we got the bike to flush it so il leave it be

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I use paper......Anything high flow has t have big holes somewhere....
I also won't use K&N or DNA style air filters for the same reason "oiled foam only"

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