2006-2011 GSXR service manual says to change the oil filter once every 18,000

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I've been wondering about this because I'm a lazy guy and don't like removing the fairrings.

Would you leave the oil filter in for that long despite changing the oil once every 6,000kms? Why or why not? (Please don't just write no or yes, I'm very curious about this).

And fyi, I have left it in there and will be taking it out on my next oil change.
 
Absolutely not. For one, the cost is nothing. For two it can't hurt anything by changing it so why risk something so trivial?
 
Roomie said:
Absolutely not. For one, the cost is nothing. For two it can't hurt anything by changing it so why risk something so trivial?
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Because I'm lazy lol

So far everyone has told me not to, why the hell would they recommend this in the service manual?
 
油井緋色;2066789 said:
Because I'm lazy lol

So far everyone has told me not to, why the hell would they recommend this in the service manual?
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Synthetic oil means a million kms before change. I still do it every 5-6k. To each their own but something that's not overly expensive and fairly simple to do is just one less thing that can go wrong in my eyes.
 
Replace it with every oil change. Just like you would in a car.
 
Yamaha says to change the oil filter every 2 oil changes, I don't listen... It's a small price to pay for the extra protection.
 
What year Gsxr? I have a 09. 750 And I don't have to remove the fairings. I can use a socket wrench filter wrench attachment and fit it through the whole in the fairing. Use some foil to cover your headers and avoid oil dripping on them. It's really quite easy. And no removal of fairings. Takes 3 extra minutes to change the filter. Ok. Maybe 5 minutes. :)
 
I wouldn't leave it that long because if it becomes clogged the by-pass valve will open and guess what you'll be riding around without...For $15 and 10 mins tops, change it. I wonder what else you're neglecting due to laziness, theres a lot more to maintenance than oil and filters.
 
Roomie said:
Synthetic oil means a million kms before change..
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This is not correct, even with synthetic you must change your oil every 5000k unlike cars


By the way, I have a 2010 gsxr 750 and change my oil filter without touching the fairings, there is no need for it.

Edit: same as pete325is , but I tight and remove the oil filter by hand, no need for the tool
 
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I never understood why someone would want to push it anyways. If I'm at say 4300 and it's saturday morning and I'm not doing anything then guess what's getting changed. Same as my cars, anywhere from 3-5k depending on what it was etc.
 
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油井緋色;2066789 said:
why the hell would they recommend this in the service manual?
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The reason is because the filtering efficiency of the filter increases with use. As the larger particles plug up the big holes in the media it begins to trap smaller and smaller particles. A brand new filter does a horrible job at filtering, but it's not much of an issue due to mostly new oil in there at the time. The trick is, how long can you run the filter before it gets so plugged up the bypass kicks in and starts allowing fully unfiltered oil to run though the engine from that point forward? You can roll the dice.
 
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Easy solution to the filter quandary. Cut it in half and examine it to see if it has caught anything.

Too much trouble. If the manual backed by Japanese engineers says every other change, then this is fine. I plan to do my next oil change next year and I'll do the filter then.

The valve check is more important IMHO and I need to get on that ASAP.
 
Sunspark said:
Too much trouble. If the manual backed by Japanese engineers says every other change, then this is fine. I plan to do my next oil change next year and I'll do the filter then.
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Only do this if you are using the OEM filter. If you're running something like an Amsoil EAoM (or EA15K) their efficiency is so high right out of the box, they get clogged quick.
 
Roomie said:
Same as my cars, anywhere from 3-5k depending on what it was etc.
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You're wasting a lot of money on oil for your cars.
 
Sunspark said:
Easy solution to the filter quandary. Cut it in half and examine it to see if it has caught anything.

Too much trouble. If the manual backed by Japanese engineers says every other change, then this is fine. I plan to do my next oil change next year and I'll do the filter then.

The valve check is more important IMHO and I need to get on that ASAP.
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I've followed the manual for pretty much everything else (except spark plugs, I find that they last a lot longer than 12,000kms). I just found it really odd that the general popular opinion is that regardless of what the service manual says, oil changes should be done way before 6,000 and the filter changed every change. I'm still curious to hear any engineers chime in about the popular opinion vs the manual.

And yes, I use an OEM oil filter and replace the crush washer on every drain!

I realize that if the bike is ran hard (aka track days) everything changes though.
 
Well you can change the oil every 5k and the filter every 10k. That's a compromise between the two opinions....users and factory.
 
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