[stonny9]

I need to do my first oil change. It has been about 8hrs riding and a tank and a half of gas. Where can I buy an oil filter besides the dealer because they usually charge an arm and a leg. What oil filters fit the raptor 700? I searched but to no avail.

P.S. The admin should make a sticky of the air and oil filters that fit the 660 and 700.

 

[NJRaptor]

Ebay

But why would you risk your engine with some no name filter?

The Yamaha filter is cheap compared to what you could pay to hurt the engine.

I could never understand why some cheap out when it comes to something as impoartant as a filter?

 

[stonny9]

i am not trying to be cheap. I just dont want to overpay. I guess I will just go to the dealer.

 

[NJRaptor]

Wasn't reffering to you as being cheap, just a general statement. Sorry

Let us know what you pay for a filter, I will do the same, and maybe others can so we can see where the deals are.

I know that my dealer will match and beat a price if I just point him in the direction of a better deal.

After shipping it it cheaper for me to just buy some parts local.

I do not have my bill with me, but when I do get it I will post what I paid for the filter, oil, etc.

 

[Daryn C]

overy pay? a yamaha filter shoulnt be but 6$ ... 6$x3 for yamalube....

around 25-28$ do it yourself.... vs goin to wally world payin 1.99 for car oil that has additives that will mess up your wet clutch ... save a few bucks = not worth it

 

[chpsk8er630]

i got a fram filter from a local shop by my house, was only $4.00, not sure what the number was though

 

[Hairballusmaximus]

E-Bay currently has several filters but the HiFlo Filtro brand is what my dealer sells as "factory" and I have had no complaints with the ones I run. The guy is throttlefast.net Through e-bay the price is 9.95+3.95 S&H for 3 filters no tax. Good guy Iget mine from him. Hope this helps Hairballusmaximus

 

[tundraman]

I know some of you are going to hate this, but I just bought a Scotts filter for my 700. I figured $69 will pay for itself pretty fast. Plus there are magnets in the filter to catch debris. I really like the idea of never buying a filter again :thumbsup:
www.scottsonline.com

 

[trumble]

Let us know how that filter works. I have really thinking about getting one but I want someone else to try it out first :grin_nod:

 

[stonny9]

I decided to just go to the dealer and get a filter it was $10.60 including tax. I am alos lookin to use mobil one

 

[firstraptor]

mobil 1 has additives that will ruin your clutch, you need oil that is intended for motorcycle wet clutchs, not automobile engines.

 

[Daryn C]

good oil = YAMAHLUBE - amsoil

BAAAD erl= mobil 1 - castrol -walmart specials

 

[Hairballusmaximus]

Wal-Mart sells two brands of 4-stroke motor cycle oil mobil 1 4-stroke mc oil and I believe castrol 20-50 4 stroke mc oil are these ok? all I have used so far is yamalube 20-40. Mobil 1 seems high in price but the castrol was only 2 something a quart, but if its not as good as yamalube probably not worth the risk.

 

[dizheafta]

i bought a scotts reusable oil filter at my dealer for 60 bucks and it works awesome. You can clean it with soap or brake clean.save you money in the long run.

 

[Bush_Pilot]

is the 06 and 07 filter the same??? looking at this scotts filter but they only have 06

 

[dizheafta]

I wouldnt know, contact your local yamaha and see if the factory is the same. I'd rather pay 60 for a stainless lifetime than 10 for a crappy paper one. :thumbsup: good investment

 

[ATC-Crazy]

It only cost me $22 for 4 quarts of Yamalube and a Yamaha oil filter. That's like $4 each!

 

[daytonaman]

I paid $14 a filter...went with the Scotts lifetime havent looked back. :thumbsup:

 

[MONSTERMATT]

im gonna get the scotts no-doubt!! what is the "best" way to clean them? i mean what is the best "solvent " to use i have heard of everything from brake cleaner to dish detergent what is the best?