Fram Oil Filter For GL1800

[Paul06Trike]

Has anyone used a Fram oil filter for their GL1800? Did you have any problems with it? My friends tried it in their bikes and had problems, they said it was woven differently and it caused problems. Any help or comments would be appreciated. I ride a 2006 GL1800 Lehman Monarch II. Thanks.

Paul06Trike

 

[Trikerjim]

Paul, if you're talking about an automotive filter from Fram, the problem can be the pressure valve in the filter. I was told once that the pressure required to flow oil through the filter is greater on a car filter than a motorcycle / atv type filter. If it's a Fram motorcycle filter, then I can't see any problem. I use Emco filters that I order on line for the GL-1800, and I've used them for years with no problem.

 

[Patches]

What is the number everyone uses for the oil filter on a 2006 GL1800 Goldwing?

Thanks!

 

[Paul06Trike]

Thanks Trikerjim, the filter is a PH-6607 which is the proper filter for the GL1800.
I got the # right off of the Fram website. I would just like to know if anyone else who has a GL1800 has used this filter and if it has performed O.K.

 

[Trikerjim]

Paul. I think you should have no problems with that filter. Like I said the problem comes in when people use the "crossover" index to substitute a different filter, trying to save a couple of bucks. My son-in-law did that on his lawn tractor a couple of years ago. ( Briggs & Stratton filter was $12) He bought an automotive filter that "crossed over". Engine ran about 3 hours before it seized up...

 

[1800 06 Champion Trike]

I always use the Honda filter.
I buy 4 of them at the Davis Rally every year. That way I always have a couple on hand.
Price is always around $5 or $6 a piece.

 

[carbco]

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</div>I've used that filter for 4 Oil changes now and have no problems with it. I change oil at 3,000 miles. Works great and reasonable <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Smile" class="inlineimg" />

 

[Ozarkryder]

I stick with a motorcycle filter made for the 'Wing, aftermarket or stock depending on the deal. Like 1800 06 Champion Trike, I usually get them at the Davis Rally, buy enough to last the year and an extra to have on hand.

 

[Rosy]

Here is some info:
14 mm crush washer (change every time you change oil)
Oil Filters:

ACV Delco
PF 2135
Fram
PH6017A
Puralator
ML 16817
Bosh
3300
Mobil 1
M1-108

Sparkplugs
Regular NGK Standard BKR6E-11 (normal wear)
Iridium NGK Iridium BKR6EIX-11 (100,000 miles)

I use Shell Rotella T-6 synthetic oil 4 Qts

Regards,

Rosy & Janice
From NH

 

[geomac1]

Thanks for all the info as I get back into the Honda Goldwing trikes

 

[FRR]

There was a great article that came out 5 or 6 yrs ago from an engineer who also rode. He did an analysis of oil filters used on Wings and concluded that Fram was the worst of the after market filters. He spoke highly of the Puralator ML 16817 I have used the Puralator for several years and never had a problem. I wish I had the link to the article, but I don't. The engineer had some very compelling arguments for the conclusions he arrived at. It may be worth a search to see if it is available on line. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

 

[bustedwing]

Why would you want to use a filter from a company that can't even spell farm right? (Yea I am bored today)

 

[bumlbe]

I use the Fram filter on my Goldwing and all my other engines.<br />
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I like to tell the story about the 1996 Camry that we bought new. I changed the oil every 5000 miles and the Fram filter every other oil change. We sold it to a friend when it had 120,000 miles on it, he still has the car and it now has over 350,000 miles. Engine has never been apart.

 

[robval87]

What about Wix Filters, Have used them on every bike (and vehicle) I have ever owned and never had any problems.

 

[Rosy]

What about Wix Filters, Have used them on every bike (and vehicle) I have ever owned and never had any problems.

We do not have them this far North, but just in case, post all the numbers for the Goldwings, that way we can add it to the list of suppliers I have listed.
Thanks.

Regards,

Rosy & Janice
From NH

 

[tfdoug]

I have used the Fram filter on my 2001 wing and now on my 2007 trike. I also use the same one on my wifes 2005 yamaha Tour Deluxe model with no problems so far.

 

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</div>If I were you and heard that, I wouldn't consider using Fram. I use only Honda and never heard anything neg. said about their performance. I guess the reason other than price that some use others is they are more available since not everyone lives near a Honda dealer and doesn't want to pay shipping. For me the extra I pay divided over about 6,000 miles is worth the piece of mind.

 

[Teal]

ph 6607 fits nissan maxima,, its a car... go oem filter

 

[Mick]

Motorcycle Oil Filter Cross Reference
Heres a good article worth looking at.

 

[Konrad]

Motorcycle Oil Filter Cross Reference
Heres a good article worth looking at.

Many thanks fore taking the time to post that!

 

[Jenkinsrawhide]

I was at Walmart and checked their reference book for a Fram that supposively matched my 2008 Goldwing, took it to my dealer to get oil changed and handed him the fram filter and he refused to install it and said unlike the Goldwing OEM filters the Fram does not have a built in "pressure release."

 

[mtn rider]

My two cents is to go with the K&N oil filter. Plus a K&N air filter and your problems are no more. With the costs of an engine why would you not go with the best and not the cheapest?

 

[SMSgt]

Paul, if you're talking about an automotive filter from Fram, the problem can be the pressure valve in the filter. I was told once that the pressure required to flow oil through the filter is greater on a car filter than a motorcycle / atv type filter. If it's a Fram motorcycle filter, then I can't see any problem. I use Emco filters that I order on line for the GL-1800, and I've used them for years with no problem.

The "pressure valve" in an oil filter is a pressure relief valve. If it ever comes into play then your oil filter is clogged and the pressure relief valve will open and let the oil bypass the filter. That is better than a clogged filter starving the engine of oil.
If it takes 20 pounds of pressure to push the oil through a filter, any filter, it doesn't matter if the pressure comes from an auto engine or a motorcycle engine. Pressure is pressure the filter doesn't know where the oil pressure is coming from.

 

[Will]

I wouldn't use a Fram filter on anything I own, even if they were free. Google search the independent oil filter comparison, and look at how they are put together. All the filters in the study are cut open on a lathe, and the components of the filter removed. You can see the filter material, and how much of it is in there, as well as the very important bypass valve, and whether made of cardboard, or plastic and metal. You see the threaded boss, and whether it is machined or stamped, and the filter can seal, and whether it is a single or double seal. Then decide if you will use a Fram.

Napa Gold, Wix, Honda, Hastings, Purolator are good filters; that is what I'll use.