In-Line Oil Filter
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:40 pm
Hi everyone,
I'm still working on my 1959 G12 and it's my intention to fit an in line oil filter to the return oil line. I appreciate many people go down the route of no in line filter and simply change the oil more regularly but I just want to give my engine the best chance possible after all the work I'll have put into it! There are of course those ones you see with a screw on style filter but I have been told those filters are for a snowmobile engine (= poor availability in the UK) and these have a non-return valve which is great for a supply line but unnecessary for a return line filter plus the pressure to overcome the non-return spring will add unnecessary strain to the return pump.
I visited Thunder Engineering a few months ago to pick up a set of their conrods for my G12 engine and we got talking about other stuff, he mentioned he started making return line oil filters that uses a modern motorcycle shot glass sized cartridge style filter fitted into a machined aluminium body. They looked very smart and would be ideal although he made them to fit pre-unit triumphs, not very useful for a G12!
Has anyone fitted anything similar to their heavyweights? Whether it was a bought product or something you made yourself and where did you mount it on your bike?
Many thanks
Peter
I'm still working on my 1959 G12 and it's my intention to fit an in line oil filter to the return oil line. I appreciate many people go down the route of no in line filter and simply change the oil more regularly but I just want to give my engine the best chance possible after all the work I'll have put into it! There are of course those ones you see with a screw on style filter but I have been told those filters are for a snowmobile engine (= poor availability in the UK) and these have a non-return valve which is great for a supply line but unnecessary for a return line filter plus the pressure to overcome the non-return spring will add unnecessary strain to the return pump.
I visited Thunder Engineering a few months ago to pick up a set of their conrods for my G12 engine and we got talking about other stuff, he mentioned he started making return line oil filters that uses a modern motorcycle shot glass sized cartridge style filter fitted into a machined aluminium body. They looked very smart and would be ideal although he made them to fit pre-unit triumphs, not very useful for a G12!
Has anyone fitted anything similar to their heavyweights? Whether it was a bought product or something you made yourself and where did you mount it on your bike?
Many thanks
Peter