Then I spent the rest of the morning hunting down the "Generic" motorcycle oil filter that is now used by 2014 Ural Sidecar Rigs. By "Generic" I had assumed, and read online, to mean readily available. Not quite. Tried two different auto parts places, called a Yamaha dealer, and finally a guy at a NAPA store said one of their branches had one.
The model is a WIX 57207 or Mann W75/3. The one I found locally cost me $23 and since today was oil change day, I paid the price. The Mann filters are available online from Amazon for a bit over $9 each, guess I'll be stocking up on those soon; to be used on future oil changes.
Fun Trivia fact, the guys at NAPA looked up what car would actually use the WIX 57207 and their database only reported one U.S.car: The 2006-07 Nissan Micra. Micra? Yeah, never heard of it either.
This supply issue aside, changing the oil filter proved to be oh so less messy that the old Russian Oil filter setup on the pre-2014 rigs! No oil drips from the filter or it's mounting point whatsoever. I changed out the engine/transmission and final drive oils as usual, no issues but there was the expected "swarf".
Above is the engine oil drain plug, looks gnarly but it was all
soft swarf except for one thin filament. I fully expect much
less swarf at the next oil change.
This is the fill plug for the transmission, the drain plug didn't have much
swarf on it, again, it was all soft stuff. Not totally unexpected as
the engine was being broken in.
Still sporting a coating of Final Drive gear oil, this is the drain plug
for the final drive, again, all soft swarf, no large or hard bits.
Took Scarlett out for a short ride, no leaks, and she ran just fine. I topped off the engine and FD oil when I got home.
I am happy to report no metallic shavings/flakes/dust particles on the inside of either valve cover or the rockers/rods and upper surfaces of the jugs.
Rest of the services are inspection only, air filter, spoke tightness, etc. I'll finish those off today and tomorrow.
Further research revealed a list of compatible oil filters compiled fy fellow Uralista: Darrell S.:
Oil Filters
Mann W 75/3
Napa Gold 7207
Fram PH10959
Fleetguard HF7615
Baldwin B307
Carquest 84207
Wix 57207
Bosch 3300
Napa Gold 1365
Mobil1 M1-108
Air filters:
K&N 33-2022
AC Delco A974C
Buick 25095333
Fram CA3916
Motorcraft FA1085
Napa 6139
Purolator A33590
Spectre HPR3916
Ural 104015075
WIX 46139
SpeedBleeders
Front Caliper - SB8125..........M8 x 1.25mm x 27.99mm long
Rear Caliper - SB8125...........M8 x 1.25mm x 27.99mm long
Sidecar Caliper - SB1010S......M10 x 1.0mm x 31.35mm long
7 comments:
Nissan Micra! I don't think those were ever sold in the U.S. though I remember seeing them in Canada. They were all over Japan and Singapore as that's about all that would fit in the driveway of most homes.
The spin-on filter would be a big improvement. Last weekend, the oil change on the airhead took hours due to all of the pieces that needed to be removed for access.
RichardM, more research has revealed that compatible filters are also used on Renault Alliance and Encore cars from the mid-80s. The spin on filter took all of two minutes to replace....it was nice. Though now I have to buy a propery sized cap to grip it, today I used a universal filter wrench, but wouldn't want to travel with it.
I am not surprised that Nissan Micra wasn't popular in the US. It is a very small car, even by European standards.
Funny it should be a Nissan Micra. My very first new to me car was a Nissan Micra, bought in British Columbia. As far as I know they've never sold them in the USA. If I even mention it at a Nissan dealer they look at you weird. It was small but cheap.
Trobairitz, the NAPA database showed the Micra as the only US car using that filter, methinks they meant North America...excluding the US.
Bike is new so isnt maintenance covered under warranty?
Does doing it yourself void that warranty?
Anonymous, nope, warranty isn't void if the owner does the services and no, services aren't paid for under the warranty
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