tufftom4 Posted January 20, 2012 #1 Posted January 20, 2012 I was loading my 86VR on the motorcycle trailer and did not notice the front of it was to low to the ground which made a hump where the ramp meets the trailer and when I was riding the bike up the bottom of the oil filter housing on the engine caught it and took a chunk out of it. I will have to wait till I have a day off to drain the oil again and see how bad it is. I hope I did not ruin the block. Tom
Flyinfool Posted January 20, 2012 #2 Posted January 20, 2012 First and obvious question. Is oil leaking out? If not then you have a better chance of it being ok.
dingy Posted January 20, 2012 #4 Posted January 20, 2012 I have a spare filter housing somewhere if you need it. I think it was powder coated red though. I got a spin on adapter & don't need it. Gary
Venturous Randy Posted January 20, 2012 #5 Posted January 20, 2012 Tom, you will not need to drain the oil to check the oil filter, I don't think. I hope you did not break the flange that sticks down that the oil filter mates up to, but even if you did, I think there is a remote oil filter setup that will still work on the engine, but I am not positive. I also have a spare oil filter housing if you need it. Good luck. RandyA
tufftom4 Posted January 20, 2012 Author #6 Posted January 20, 2012 It is not the filter housing that broke it was the 2 pointy ears on the block that broke.
bongobobny Posted January 21, 2012 #7 Posted January 21, 2012 These engines are pretty durable and chances are you did minimal damage to the engine even with little oil in it. As long as you weren't really revving it up and shut it down after a reasonable time period just fix what needs fixing and put more oil in it and it will probably survive. Even though there was minimal oil in it there still was a thin coating on all the moving parts. Worst case senerio you put equivalent of maybe another 10 to 20K miles on it... Now the broken ears may be a different story.
Flyinfool Posted January 21, 2012 #8 Posted January 21, 2012 We need Pics. It is so much easier to asses the damage when we can see it.
muffinman Posted January 21, 2012 #9 Posted January 21, 2012 Tom I have an engine out of an 86 if needed we can work something out just let me know
tufftom4 Posted January 21, 2012 Author #10 Posted January 21, 2012 Sunday morning I will drain the oil and take the oil filter housing off and see how bad it is.I just changed the oil with Amsoil so this is already getting expensive.
Flyinfool Posted January 21, 2012 #11 Posted January 21, 2012 You can drain the oil into a clean pan and pour it into a clean bottle to reuse if it is brand new.....
tufftom4 Posted January 22, 2012 Author #12 Posted January 22, 2012 OK I took the oil filter housing off and stripped the bolt but the chunk I took out of the bottom of the engine wasn't deep enough to cause the oil leak, the housing was just jared cockeyed I put a new o-ring in and it is fine so now it is just a matter of getting it road worthy. That is a big relief for me.
GaryZ Posted January 23, 2012 #13 Posted January 23, 2012 OK I took the oil filter housing off and stripped the bolt but the chunk I took out of the bottom of the engine wasn't deep enough to cause the oil leak, the housing was just jared cockeyed I put a new o-ring in and it is fine so now it is just a matter of getting it road worthy. That is a big relief for me. All Right!
SC89Venture Posted January 23, 2012 #14 Posted January 23, 2012 Two Thumbs Up!! Be sure to thank your m/c guardian angel.
Bob Myers Posted January 29, 2012 #15 Posted January 29, 2012 I have a spare filter housing somewhere if you need it. I think it was powder coated red though. I got a spin on adapter & don't need it. Gary Lets hear more about this spin on adapter kit please?
friesman Posted January 29, 2012 #16 Posted January 29, 2012 Lets hear more about this spin on adapter kit please? Here is the link, but I seem to remember paying quite a bit less, maybe I got a sale? (or maybe I am wrong....that wouldnt be the first time by a long shot) http://www.buckeyeperformance.com/p02.htm Brian
painterman67 Posted January 29, 2012 #17 Posted January 29, 2012 Lets hear more about this spin on adapter kit please? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Oil-Filter-Adapter-plate-83-93-Yamaha-Venture-/250852278527?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a67f600ff never sure of links so item nuber 250852278527 on ebay. thats the one I have on my 91 vr. So far it works well with no leaks. It did seem to take a little less oil to fill to half way up the site glass though. Guess the l25288 purlator filter is a little smaller than the original filter housing. David
Bob Myers Posted January 29, 2012 #18 Posted January 29, 2012 Thanks guys, the ebay one is $10 cheaper with free shipping so I'll be buying that one!
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