Counterfeit Oil Filters

[michael1954]

I used my last D01 in March. I would not hesitate using D02 going forward, and would consider reasonable third party parts if need be. I don't even replace the drain plug crush washer. The most I got out of a crush washer was maybe eight oil changes before the bike changed ownership. Some of my bikes lost the crush washer, so I didn't bother replacing it. Never had an oil leak, nor a stripped oil pan bolt or mating surface. Everything hand tightened. I don't over-think things. There are other life issues that require that energy.

GASP!! You, sir, are doomed!

I re-use, but I do file them flat prior.

GASP!! You, sir, are doomed!

I re-use, but I do file them flat prior.
I have been doing this for years, and use a drain-plug crush washer about 2 years, then change it. Just clean it, and flip it when you put it back on. Flattens out on its own, and never an issue.

I used my last D01 in March. I would not hesitate using D02 going forward, and would consider reasonable third party parts if need be. I don't even replace the drain plug crush washer. The most I got out of a crush washer was maybe eight oil changes before the bike changed ownership. Some of my bikes lost the crush washer, so I didn't bother replacing it. Never had an oil leak, nor a stripped oil pan bolt or mating surface. Everything hand tightened. I don't over-think things. There are other life issues that require that energy.

Glad I buy them 10 at a time. With 3 bikes using the same one, it is not that many, but they are all good. I guess I had them long enough to come up with the D02.