Originally Posted By: ammolab
Does the Yamaha rider have any worries that Mfg warns against using the PureOnes on bikes?
From their site:
"What About PureONE
If you're thinking you want to install a PureONE oil filter on your bike, please think again. PureONE oil filters are designed for vehicles, not bikes. Because of PureONE's high efficiency, the motorcycle oil pump may not be able to handle the pressure. The Purolator motorcycle filter line is designed to meet the specific needs of a bike; therefore we highly recommend the use of a Purolator ML filter over a PureONE oil filter."
I've also read Purolator's advisory against using their automotive filters for motorcycle applications and used to be more cautious about it, but after delving into the subject further I've also come to the conclusion that it's primarily based off the fact that oil filter manufacturers generally have a much wider margin on motorcycle specific filters than automotive variants (in addition to motorcycle approved oil); along with the fact that generally speaking whatever items that have a lower casting quantity, or items manufactured in lower total numbers are more expensive than their most popular manufactured item, especially since sales popularity dictates how quickly they can regain profits.
As long as an individual thoroughly researches the proper parameters of their oil filter such as thread size/pitch, gallons per minute flow rate, micron rating, by-pass pressure setting, burst pressure, etc. and the numbers match up, I don't have an issue using a different filter. The nice thing about Wix filters is that they don't have a "specified motorcycle oil filter" variety and list all the various applications the filter will fit.
For example, my 07 Yamaha FZ1 requires a Wix 51358 oil filter as specified for my application and is particularly pricey (cheapest is close to $9 per filter). They state that the filter can be used for these vehicles as their primary application: Honda Motorcycles + Industrial Engines, I-R, Honda (87-12), Komatsu, Kubota, Kia (95-05), Mercury, Arctic Cat (06-12), Polaris, Yamaha, Infiniti-Nissan (96-14). As you can see, it works for many powersports equipment, but also Honda, Nissan, and Kia cars for over a decade and a half model years. As long as it meets the proper specs and size requirements, they are interchangeable.
I decided to to see if Wix had a more inexpensive variety that met my FZ1 application and found that the Wix 51357 matched virtually ever spec except that it's about a 1/2" longer and can be found easily for $6.
Wix 51358
Wix 51357
Sorry about the long drawn out reply, I've just done a lot of digging around and was always really curious what the difference between automotive and motorcycle filters were and after having access to working in the motorcycle retail business and to information from some powersport oil filter manufacturers, it's helped broaden my perspective on the topic.