fj09addict Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 A word of caution, did my 600 mile service 4 days ago and last night I noticed a 8" dia. puddle of oil under the bike. Long story short the PL14612 threads that screw on the bike are only about an 1/8 of an inch below the gasket surface. Don't know about y'alls, but there is a nut on the back of the threads on my bike that sticks out past the smooth surface that the gasket mates up with. In other words, on my bike, when I thought I was tightening the gasket against the surface, the threads were actually bottoming out to the point I couldn't get a good seal. I purchased another PL14612 today and it measured the same thing so I'm gonna find another filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eatpasta Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 huh thats weird..... good tip though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaham Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I've been using L14610 on my FJR1300 and it works ok............sooner or later will use it on FJ-09. These work on FJR, Purolator L14610, Purolator L14620. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2damax Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Good info. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member clint Posted February 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted February 13, 2015 A word of caution, did my 600 mile service 4 days ago and last night I noticed a 8" dia. puddle of oil under the bike. Long story short the PL14612 threads that screw on the bike are only about an 1/8 of an inch below the gasket surface. Don't know about y'alls, but there is a nut on the back of the threads on my bike that sticks out past the smooth surface that the gasket mates up with. In other words, on my bike, when I thought I was tightening the gasket against the surface, the threads were actually bottoming out to the point I couldn't get a good seal. I purchased another PL14612 today and it measured the same thing so I'm gonna find another filter. I've used the PL14612 for the first two oil changes on my FJ-09. No issues. I've also used this filter for over 100,000 miles on my other Yamaha. The PL14610 comes too close to the headers for my comfort. Piedmont of NC '15 FJ-09 '94 GTS-1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fj09addict Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 I agree that it's an excellent filter and I also will continue to use on my other bikes. My problem is this filter will not tighten up enough (on my FJ 09) to stop the oil from a slow drip. I'm talking about thousandths of an inch, I believe that a 1/4, maybe even an 1/8 of a turn more and I would have been OK. Like I said, Just a word of caution, not recommending that anybody not use this filter. I am recommending that next time you change your oil just lay down and look across the flat part that the filter seals against and see if that nut (on the threaded part that the filter screws onto) sticks out past the sealing surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboot Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The Bosch 3323 had similar issues, manufacturing inverted the end cap rendering a good seal impossible. I saw this on a FJR board, they have pictures you may be able to compare with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 9rider Posted August 25, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted August 25, 2015 Roger that on the Purolator PL14610... I misspoke on an earlier thread. I have been using the Purolator PL14610 for both my car a Honda 09 CRV and several Honda ST1300s and my recently sold Versys. They work well are priced reasonably and easy to find. I will be using them on my new RED FJ-09 that I will be getting this Fri. 8/28 from Yamaha PowerSports in Sublimity, OR. Got a 'killer' deal. Details soon... 8-) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thruster8999 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Roger that on the Purolator PL14610... I misspoke on an earlier thread. I have been using the Purolator PL14610 for both my car a Honda 09 CRV and several Honda ST1300s and my recently sold Versys. They work well are priced reasonably and easy to find. I will be using them on my new RED FJ-09 that I will be getting this Fri. 8/28 from Yamaha PowerSports in Sublimity, OR. Got a 'killer' deal. Details soon... 8-) Dave congrats I got mine at the same place. They are the best place to buy a motorcycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepinoutwest Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Ive had the same exact experience. Ive been using the Purolator until my 2014 FJR. I also tried it on my FJ and neither seal correctly and both leak with the Purolator. 2001 Honda Saber - sold 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold 2005 Yamaha FZ6 - sold 2007 Yamaha Vstar 1300 - sold 2008 Kawasaki Versys - sold 2009 Yamaha FZ6 - sold 2010 Yamaha Raider - sold 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 - sold 2014 Yamaha FJR - sold 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 - lemon back to dealer 2016 Yamaha FJ -09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinsv Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 There's been some pretty long threads on the FZ1 board about a change that was made to those filters and a bunch of people had them leaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeezer Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Ditto on the FJR board (I'm an FJR owner looking at the FJ09). I've used the Purolator filters for years, but there's been a design change to the bottom of the filter and they no longer seal. Some on the FJR board are trying solutions like having the nut on the threads (mentioned by the OP) machined down. I'll just start looking for a different filter. EDIT: Stole this pic from the fjrforum. It shows the problem with a Bosch 3323 filter, but the same problem occurs on the Purolator Pure Oil filters. The filter on the left is the old design. The bottom is concave, accomodating that nut on the threads that both the FJR and FJ-09 have. The newer design is on the right and the bottom is convex. With that "outie" design, the bottom bumps up against the nut and prevents a good seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothbored Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Same problem here with PL14610 filter. 15J09-05FJR1300-07DL1000-16GSX1000S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncrider99 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Why don't you just use the factory oil filter? Won't have any problems with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothbored Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Gotta save a few dollars for tires. I've sliced open Purolator filters and there quality is good. 15J09-05FJR1300-07DL1000-16GSX1000S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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