12K Maintenence DIY or NO

[Ward P]

Just my 2 bobs worth, done hundreds of oil/filter changes. On standard filters with no hex nut on them i hammer a medium phillips screw driver right through the filter body about 75mm out from the engine. Undo the filter so as the holes in the filter are now straight up and down, remove the screwdriver and allow filter to drain. Then install a smaller screw driver to continue loosening the filter. I only ever tighten a filter by hand. The hex nut on filters should only be used for undoing filters. On a recent ride to cairns a mates k/n filter developed a leak where the hex is swaged into the filter body. Turns out he fitted the filter with a ring spanner and weakened the filter body. Oil everywhere, he was lucky not to throw it down the road. Works for me, Paul.

Haven't seen the gen2 setup, but if I cant get onto a tight filter this is what I do. & I never change the oil without changing the filter. cheap insurance I reckon.