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thomspins
01-15-07, 12:02 PM
Anyone..

How important is it to clean out the basket mesh filter when changing the oil on a Ducati?

I'm looking for an excuse not to do it..

Stacey
01-15-07, 12:05 PM
Not important at all if you dont mind restricted & contaminated oil flow. Is it really that big of a PITA?
cuda2k
01-15-07, 12:10 PM
Do it. Short cuts now will invariably lead to lightness in the wallet later.

Tom Stormcrowe
01-15-07, 12:24 PM
Do it. Short cuts now will invariably lead to lightness in the wallet later.
Agreed! I had an engine rebuilt and it blew within 100 miles because the d...head mechanic couldn't be bothered to put a new "sock" on the oil sump pickup for the oil pump. It took a lawsuit to get it made right and a year of hassle. I paid someone else and got a dumbass. :eek: I rebuilt it the second time myself! The engine was running fine 10 years later when I sold the truck!
thomspins
01-15-07, 12:26 PM
Do it. Short cuts now will invariably lead to lightness in the wallet later.

good point..

Not really that big of a pain, i don't guess.
ax0n
01-15-07, 12:57 PM
As one with years of experience wrenching on vehicles of my own and friends (a shade-tree mechanic, if you will), I can tell you that when it comes to maintenance, it's not uncommon for a dollar saved now to be fifty spent later.
GaryA
01-15-07, 12:59 PM
That which you don't do today will eventually cost you more time and money later.