Silly question about the oil filter

zuluanshee · 04-18-2011, 05:38 PM

Does the spring go in first and then the oil filter, or the oil filter first, and then the spring.

I opened the lid and both of them popped out and i don't know which way they came off.

GZ250 · 04-18-2011, 06:37 PM

did you notice the O rings. so here is the sequence

small o ring towards the open side on filter, filter, spring, big O ring, cover.

by the way nothing is silly here

zuluanshee · 04-18-2011, 06:58 PM

did not see any o-rings, and in fact do not know what they are.

blaine · 04-18-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by zuluanshee

did not see any o-rings, and in fact do not know what they are.

A o-ring is a type of gasket that usually fits in a groove.There should be two of them.One fits on the inside groove of the cover,The other is on the open of the filter.Check chapter 2-10 in the manual,as it shows the o-rings and filter and correct assembly order.

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alanmcorcoran · 04-19-2011, 08:19 PM

You can get new O-rings from Bike Bandit. They also sell the oil filters. They might be compressed or fused into the old filter or housing - which means you have to replace them anyway. You have to have them or you'll be leaking. Was there evidence of jerry-rigging? (Gasket goop or anything?) If you didn't have the rings, there should have been oil coming out at the seams.

5th_bike · 04-20-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by zuluanshee

did not see any o-rings, and in fact do not know what they are.

They are two black rubber circular thingies, like donuts but then much thinner.

zuluanshee · 04-24-2011, 01:43 PM

Sorry I didn't get back to anyone on this sooner. There are not donut shaped things in the well at all. Just a filter and a spring. Question is why? I guess I will have to buy some. .

mrlmd1 · 04-24-2011, 06:16 PM

They should be in there, you just don't know where or what to look for. They are to make a seal so you are not leaking oil and to keep the oil where it is supposed to go. View a parts fiche on RonAyers.com or in the service manual to see how this all fits together.

Water Warrior 2 · 04-24-2011, 10:34 PM

The oil filter cover will have the bigger O-ring squeezed into a grove on the inside surface of the cover.

zuluanshee · 04-25-2011, 09:23 PM

well there is no leakage, but there is a little rattling sound when i start up and when i accellerate in first and second gear. Everything else seems ok though. I'll continue investigating

04-18-2011, 05:38 PM	#1
zuluanshee Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: United States Posts: 33	Silly question about the oil filter Does the spring go in first and then the oil filter, or the oil filter first, and then the spring. I opened the lid and both of them popped out and i don't know which way they came off. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-18-2011, 06:37 PM	#2
GZ250 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 334	Re: Silly question about the oil filter did you notice the O rings. so here is the sequence small o ring towards the open side on filter, filter, spring, big O ring, cover. by the way nothing is silly here __________________ “God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.” “People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.” --- Søren Kierkegaard ---
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04-18-2011, 06:58 PM	#3
zuluanshee Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: United States Posts: 33	Re: Silly question about the oil filter did not see any o-rings, and in fact do not know what they are. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-19-2011, 08:19 PM	#5
alanmcorcoran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,926	Re: Silly question about the oil filter You can get new O-rings from Bike Bandit. They also sell the oil filters. They might be compressed or fused into the old filter or housing - which means you have to replace them anyway. You have to have them or you'll be leaking. Was there evidence of jerry-rigging? (Gasket goop or anything?) If you didn't have the rings, there should have been oil coming out at the seams. __________________ [hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More… Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-24-2011, 01:43 PM	#7
zuluanshee Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: United States Posts: 33	Re: Silly question about the oil filter Sorry I didn't get back to anyone on this sooner. There are not donut shaped things in the well at all. Just a filter and a spring. Question is why? I guess I will have to buy some. .
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04-24-2011, 06:16 PM	#8
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Silly question about the oil filter They should be in there, you just don't know where or what to look for. They are to make a seal so you are not leaking oil and to keep the oil where it is supposed to go. View a parts fiche on RonAyers.com or in the service manual to see how this all fits together.
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04-24-2011, 10:34 PM	#9
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Silly question about the oil filter The oil filter cover will have the bigger O-ring squeezed into a grove on the inside surface of the cover.
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04-25-2011, 09:23 PM	#10
zuluanshee Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: United States Posts: 33	Re: Silly question about the oil filter well there is no leakage, but there is a little rattling sound when i start up and when i accellerate in first and second gear. Everything else seems ok though. I'll continue investigating
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