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Old 11-03-2008, 04:38 PM   #34
IRingTwyce
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Re: Spark plug and oil filter

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Originally Posted by 5th_bike
You are right - previously (last year) I have reused the big o-ring, no problem. And last month, the o-rings from the engine were in great shape and I just felt I was tossing money out when I put them in the trash can.... next time it's just going to be a filter. Thank you.

They probably only put "change filter AND o-rings" in the manual to avoid the legal hassle for NOT printing it...
O-rings are cheap. In my line of work, multi-million dollar oil wells can be junked due to a 25 cent o-ring failure. It just doesn't make sense not to change them when they're so cheap. It only takes a tiny tiny knick to cause a failure.
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