Potentially lethal oil filter
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It's not often I put up original posts but if I didn't in this case my conscience would seriously trouble me. So:
Coming off the M77 slip road into the 1st roundabout, I take the 2nd exit and the back end steps out. Big time. I'm not going fast. f
k, gotta be a big oil/diesel spill there. Heading down to the 2nd roundabout and thinking I'll go back round and have a look, do something about it if it's bad enough, 101 or something like that...
Now onto the 2nd roundabout and preparing to double back but start noticing people shouting at me (visor up as I'm Scottish and cooking in any temp above 15c and today is nearly 30c). Guy on a bike at one of the entry's is waving frantically at me. WTF. My left leg is toasty. Again, WTF and look down. My bike is on fire. So I pull over and stop (well, emergency brake, bail and drop the fking thing). Like a hot potato. Well, hot Daytona...
Filling station 20yds away so I run up, grab fire extinguisher, powder everywhere but on the bright side the bike is no longer trying to consume itself. Whole bunch of people including the biker (if you're on here, you'll recognise this tale so thanks very, very much for your help) help me out and re-affirm my faith in basic humanity
Oh fk, here comes the Fire Engine from Pollok. Again, great bunch of lads and girls and I'll be down later with some shandies to show my appreciation.
Oil all over back wheel and and a line of it from the 1st roundabout down to where I made my emergency exit. Thank god that it didn't happen earlier on the motorway or on the dual carriageway a few minutes before that when I was 'making progress' or, at best, I'd be posting this from A&E.
What caused all this? A well known fault with a Krap & Neveragain oil filter, the one with the hex nut spot welded onto the top of the filter. Google it, it's a known/common fault. I have no excuse why I didn't know this beforehand apart from that I would reasonably expect a major manufacturer to sell components that are at least fit for purpose and certainly not sell ones that are known to be, arguably, lethal and dangerous.
Pictures to follow.
ETA an update as of September 2017: K&N Issue oil filter recall due to oil leaking from faulty nut on cannister - https://www.knfilters.com/recallkn204
Coming off the M77 slip road into the 1st roundabout, I take the 2nd exit and the back end steps out. Big time. I'm not going fast. f
k, gotta be a big oil/diesel spill there. Heading down to the 2nd roundabout and thinking I'll go back round and have a look, do something about it if it's bad enough, 101 or something like that...Now onto the 2nd roundabout and preparing to double back but start noticing people shouting at me (visor up as I'm Scottish and cooking in any temp above 15c and today is nearly 30c). Guy on a bike at one of the entry's is waving frantically at me. WTF. My left leg is toasty. Again, WTF and look down. My bike is on fire. So I pull over and stop (well, emergency brake, bail and drop the f
king thing). Like a hot potato. Well, hot Daytona...Filling station 20yds away so I run up, grab fire extinguisher, powder everywhere but on the bright side the bike is no longer trying to consume itself. Whole bunch of people including the biker (if you're on here, you'll recognise this tale so thanks very, very much for your help) help me out and re-affirm my faith in basic humanity
Oh fk, here comes the Fire Engine from Pollok. Again, great bunch of lads and girls and I'll be down later with some shandies to show my appreciation.Oil all over back wheel and and a line of it from the 1st roundabout down to where I made my emergency exit. Thank god that it didn't happen earlier on the motorway or on the dual carriageway a few minutes before that when I was 'making progress' or, at best, I'd be posting this from A&E.
What caused all this? A well known fault with a Krap & Neveragain oil filter, the one with the hex nut spot welded onto the top of the filter. Google it, it's a known/common fault. I have no excuse why I didn't know this beforehand apart from that I would reasonably expect a major manufacturer to sell components that are at least fit for purpose and certainly not sell ones that are known to be, arguably, lethal and dangerous.
Pictures to follow.
ETA an update as of September 2017: K&N Issue oil filter recall due to oil leaking from faulty nut on cannister - https://www.knfilters.com/recallkn204
Edited by naetype on Friday 15th September 10:03
Pictures as promised.
Leak from filter can be seen here quite clearly:
Obviously when running under pressure this became quite significant as can be seen on the rear tyre:
and the immediate aftermath with some rather helpful firemen.
Bike seems to be fine, surprisingly enough. Some melted electrical wires and connections but nothing too hard to fix (I think) and the crash bungs seem to have done their job when I dropped it. Still need to start her up though but will wait till electrics are replaced before I do that. Overall it could've been a LOT worse.
If anyone could let me know how to resize those pics that'd be good...
Leak from filter can be seen here quite clearly:
Obviously when running under pressure this became quite significant as can be seen on the rear tyre:
and the immediate aftermath with some rather helpful firemen.
Bike seems to be fine, surprisingly enough. Some melted electrical wires and connections but nothing too hard to fix (I think) and the crash bungs seem to have done their job when I dropped it. Still need to start her up though but will wait till electrics are replaced before I do that. Overall it could've been a LOT worse.
If anyone could let me know how to resize those pics that'd be good...
Edited by naetype on Saturday 27th May 13:16
The assumption that I used the nut to tighten it is just that - an assumption based on absolutely no evidence whatsoever. So, just to make it clear, NO I didn't tighten it using the nut on top, YES, I lubed the oil seal beforehand with oil (even though it comes pre-lubed).
I'm afraid I didn't video me installing it so you'll just have to take my word for it. Or not. If by posting this I stop someone else from going through this drama then good, that was the intention of the original post, and in that it'll have served its purpose.
I'm afraid I didn't video me installing it so you'll just have to take my word for it. Or not. If by posting this I stop someone else from going through this drama then good, that was the intention of the original post, and in that it'll have served its purpose.
Once I get Imgur sorted out I'll repost the original pictures but I've just had a look at those I took on my iPhone and the code on the filter/canister is clearly seen here:
So thanks K&N. You bunch ofs.
So thanks K&N. You bunch of
s.Edited by naetype on Friday 15th September 09:30
Edited by naetype on Friday 15th September 09:33
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