Hebco & Becker skid plate + purolator pure one no go

[528Hz]

Hey guys and gals, installed H&B skid plate. definitely will not work with purolator pure one PL14610 (longer filter). Drained the oil, put on PL14612 shorter filter, still no go demet. The front of the skid plate touches the filter while there is still a gap of about 4-5 mm between front mounting bracket and the inner side of the skid plate. I don't think the skid should be touching the filter while the screws are not all the way in. Looks like the next option is back to the stock filter? Anyone with H&B skid can chime in on this?
I looked at the KAWI OEM filter that I use on my voyager because it does not seem to like the PL filters, develops weird knock in the balancer area, but it is also compatible with PL14612/14610, and it looks to be 2 mm shorter then the short purolator. Anyone has an OEM yama filter for ST can tell me what the length is, I don't have on on hand right now, will get one tomorrow. Good thing about H&B is that the holes for the side bracket mounts are not round but prolonged oval, so you can move the plate back and fourth, which is why it mounted up, but I still have everything loose. I guess another option would be a spacer between the inner side of the front of the plate and the front mounting bracket so that the bolts can be tightened all the way, but then it would still be touching the filter.

Thanks!

 

[3putt]

The new Amsoil synthetic nano fiber filter works. EaOM103

http://www.amsoil.com/catalog.aspx?code=EAOM103-EA

 

[528Hz]

Thank Tiger, I will check this one out. I am going to grab a stock filer today to get this mounted up tight.
I measured the purolator shorter version, it's actually almost 3 inches long - 2 and 15/16 from egde where gasket is to the most outer point on the other side.

 

[SisuTen]

I have 68 MM for the factory filter or about 2 11/16 inches tall to the pinch weld. 2 3/4 if you're not OCD. O


Is there a reason you wouldn't want to use the factory filter in the first place?

Bought a case of them off Ebay and got the price to a reasonable number.

 

[528Hz]

Thanks guys. Got oem ST filter and it's definitely shorter the the short purolator and kawi oem.
Now we are good
I been using purolators for a long time with the exception of voyager, doesn't like anything but oem.
Nothing wrong with OEM. I change oil frequently anyway so I guess it's a no biggie. ::012::

 

[528Hz]

Just for info and all of it second hand from the GL1800 forum. I read Purolator does not recommend the Pure One filter for motorcycles and it's printed right on their website. I've never looked myself. The Pure One is a great filter but limits oil flow. On a GL1800 the Pure one was measured at 68psi oil pressure flow, where the stock Honda on the same motorcycle with the same oil was measured at 78psi. Not sure it even matters, but just relaying info.

That's correct Ron. Purolator has a bike filter that they recommend instead. Anyway I put the oem filter on the ST and the skid plate fit right on the money.

 

[Tremor38]

Just for info and all of it second hand from the GL1800 forum. I read Purolator does not recommend the Pure One filter for motorcycles and it's printed right on their website. I've never looked myself. The Pure One is a great filter but limits oil flow. On a GL1800 the Pure one was measured at 68psi oil pressure flow, where the stock Honda on the same motorcycle with the same oil was measured at 78psi. Not sure it even matters, but just relaying info.

"oil pressure flow?" I'm assuming you mean oil pressure at the output side of the filter?