Help! Can't Remove aftermarket K&N Oil Filter from K100

[Filmcamera]

Well done, I am glad you finally got it off!

[The Mighty Gryphon]

This saga was nearly as long as "Gone with the wind". Please don't let there be a sequel, put a smear of oil on it and do not overtighten it.  :nono
Hallelujiah regards Martin.

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For the love of all that's holy, finger tight and only another 1/4 turn.  Another thread like this one will melt my brain.

[Chaos]

This brings up an a fantastic way to increase membership to MOTOBRICK.com.  When you're ready to sell torque the crap out of the oil filter with a dry gasket.  Then when the new owner gets hopelessly frustrated he will search us out and be charmed by our whimsical and sage advice.

[pinhead]

Is it only the K bike that has this issue with a oil filter in blind hole or do other models of Bmw have similar set up?

[Chaos]

the R1100 uses a setup similar to k bikes

[bizzaro]

     THE END

[Martin]

Episode 2 Brick Wars the Forum Strikes Back.

Obi Wan "Luke for Gawdsake do you ever listen, do not never ever use the FORCE on a Brick oil filter. Otherwise you will pass over to the Dark Side and end up buying a Harley"

Luke " Geez Ben I'm really sorry , they tempted me with fingerless gloves, and a promise I could keep on kissing my sister. I couldn't help myself."

[Laitch]

 

[pinhead]

the R1100 uses a setup similar to k bikes

I am working on a tool design/modification for removal of oil filters in blind holes like the Kbikes.  I made/modified one already as a prototype and it works like a charm.  Took out the stuck filter I had in my Bike in 10 seconds.  (See my prior thread on the dilemma I had with a stuck oil filter in my K100).  No hole drilling. no pounding screwdrivers thru oil filter no dropping the oil pan.  Just wanted to see what the market would be for such a tool. 

[Martin]

I've already got one just get the correct tool for the filters you use, and stick to it. You will only have trouble if you try and use the wrong tool on the wrong filter.
Regards Martin.

[Veka4]

I'd buy one and give it to the twit that serviced my K100 FOR THE ROADWORTHY THE SELLER HAD TO GET for me to buy and register the bike.   Twit put in The wrong filter that was way to short and had no cap bolt.

[frankenduck]

Having dealt with dozens of Ks over the years I've run into my fair share of stubborn oil filters that previous owners had put on way too tight so that the filter wrench just spins on the flutes. What I've found works really well to get a stubborn oil filter out is to put some steel wool around the perimeter of the filter wrench and then pound it onto the oil filter with a hammer or rubber mallet. Works every time with no need to take off the oil sump.

[Veka4]

K& N oil filters KN-163 now have marking on the box "WRENCH-OFF NUT -only for easy removal".
I have found that HF-163. & MAX WCO179NM will seat too deeply to use the BMW hat.   This means that any stiffness will result in a stuck oil filter.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

A few months ago I had a similar problem with the proper size cup wrench just spinning on the super tight filter on my new-to-me 2017 Honda Accord which has it's filter tucked away in a cubbyhole under the engine.

After spending most of the afternoon going back and forth to the auto parts store trying to find a cup wrench that would work I put a couple of those nitrile gloves in the wrench that fit the new filter and pushed it onto the old one after washing it off with a shot of brake cleaner and letting it dry.  Then, a mighty tug with an 18" breaker bar...

Spun it right off, easy peasy.  I did have to beat the wrench off of the filter with a block of wood and a hammer, but at least I had it off the engine. 

(BTW) Most filters have a pipe thread in them, I think it is 1/2" NPT so a pipe nipple can be screwed into it to hold it in a vise while you get medieval with it.