MZ5
Well-Known Member
I use the 'cap' style of wrench on this bike because:
1) It has a drive hole for my torque wrench,
2) I didn't have a wrench that would fit the ludicrously over-tight factory filter (ironic that, since we're all harping on proper torque), and
3) It was the cheaper of the two options at the dealer.
Since the Honda filter uses an o-ring rather than a flat gasket, it has a torque spec (most flat-gasket filters spec gasket contact + a certain portion of a turn). O-rings often spec a torque rather than contact+, IME. Anyway, that's how I do it. Just did my second oil change this week! Lubrication Engineers' motor oils kinda wig me out because they're colored red, like ATF.
1) It has a drive hole for my torque wrench,
2) I didn't have a wrench that would fit the ludicrously over-tight factory filter (ironic that, since we're all harping on proper torque), and
3) It was the cheaper of the two options at the dealer.
Since the Honda filter uses an o-ring rather than a flat gasket, it has a torque spec (most flat-gasket filters spec gasket contact + a certain portion of a turn). O-rings often spec a torque rather than contact+, IME. Anyway, that's how I do it. Just did my second oil change this week! Lubrication Engineers' motor oils kinda wig me out because they're colored red, like ATF.
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