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[QUOTE="vznx1w, post: 1396714, member: 20864"] I believe its impossible to overoil the filter--as long as you give it a good squeeze to remove the excess prior to installation. Of course, it is possible to waste oil by applying an excessive amount and then squeezing it out. However, when judging how much oil to apply keep the appropriate risks in mind: if you overoil you waste a few ounces of oil, if you UNDEROIL you waste your ENGINE--quickly. I have a friend who just doesn't get this. He insists on using minimum oil hoping for more horsepower. In the last two seasons he has gone through numerous pistons, two cylinders and two crankshafts. His 2001 CR250R needed a piston at 8 hours and then wore the replacement so badly the skirt cracked. This guy is a working Dad and doesn't ride all that often or hard, yet his bike usually runs bad, because the topend is constantly wornout. The last time we rode together he couldn't do the big jumps because his bike was running and sounding like a clapped-out 1978 Suzuki PE175 and didn't have enough hit to get into the air. After that ride he quit riding for the season because he couldn't afford the repairs. Moral: Use the oil and plenty of it. Tip: I like to oil the filter inside a gallon size ziplock bag. Then I can squeeze the oil around to thoroughly saturate the foam with minimum oil wastage. Steve [/QUOTE]
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