Blew out oil filter

[MyKe2g3]

Well my labor ride was cut short lol. I was riding on some of my land and soon as i make back to the house i see it smoking alot so i shut it off. Look down oil is everywhere I start to panic. Then i look at where the oil filter is and theres a bolt missing and oil pouring out. I got lucky that it was just a bolt came out and shut it down fast. Guess i better locktite em next time i change the oil which is soon lol. Anybody ever had that happen before?

[gt400ex]

Which one came out? Are you sure the its not stripped? Those bolts are a 6x1 thread and very easy to strip.

[a4guy]

I snapped the long one the other day. Twisted off like butter. Long holiday weekend waiting for the dealership to open tomorrow. Rode a bit yesterday and it didn't leak.

[gt400ex]

Originally posted by a4guy
I snapped the long one the other day. Twisted off like butter. Long holiday weekend waiting for the dealership to open tomorrow. Rode a bit yesterday and it didn't leak.

Man that sucks. Is some of it still stuck in there? The second oil change I did on mine I stripped the short one, luck thats the easy one to fix.

[spearman_929]

i snapped the long one and got lucky that i could use a easy out and didnt mess up the threads. its common on the 400

[RIDEREDson]

they dont take much force at all to tighten. Just finger tighten it, tight as you can, then barely turn it with the wrench.

[Which 450?]

definitely dont loc-tite it!

[atv fan 28]

^^^^ X2!!

Originally posted by Which 450?
definitely dont loc-tite it!

x3 you will snap the head off just trying to loosen it. Those oil filter bolts scare me everytime I change the oil. That long one is so easy to snap I know several people that have done it including myself. Never use socket wrenches on the bolts only the regular hand wrench for feel. Socket wrenches give you a false sense on how tight they are because of the leverage.