O ring on oil filter bolt, is it available?

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:37 pm

Title sz it all. Does Honda still have them? My local dealer went bankrupt so I'll have to find another to order one if still available. Suppose they are?

cbxtacy · Post by **cbxtacy** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:01 pm

every time I buy a filter it comes with the o ring.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:09 pm

The little O ring, about the size of a quarter? I think I have an extra filter so I'll take a look. Don't recall anything but the large O ring for the housing...and how many filter changes have I done????

Don #6141 · Post by **Don #6141** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:09 pm

Same here - Both of the needed O rings come with every fliter. Maybe you're leaving the little one inside the filter when you install it?

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Don

cbxtacy · Post by **cbxtacy** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:23 pm

Don's right. Lots of times I get a new filter (from Honda) the little o ring is inside the filter. Word of advise-whenever doing a filter change, check in the filter for the little o ring. It's a bitch to get off and I only replace it if the old one is brittle. I've never had one leak there.

daves79x · Post by **daves79x** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:29 pm

Terry:
I have a whole bunch if you need one. Like George, I don't change it very often, but one comes with every filter. Yes, they are always inside the filter - at least from Honda.

Dave

cbxtacy · Post by **cbxtacy** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:33 pm

Hey Dave, how many people out there do you think are running around with an o ring inside their filter?

daves79x · Post by **daves79x** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:35 pm

I never thought about it before, because I guess I always knew it was there even if I didn't use it. Probably about as many people have o-rings still in the filter as have no washer on the filter spring. Land fills are full of CBX (and other Hondas) oil filter washers.

Dave

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:06 pm

Just so I don't look (too) stupid, I only changed the oil filter housing, not the filter as in an oil and filter change. My old OE housing had some stress cracks around the bolt hole and I figured (that) was why it was seeping around the bolt hole. Maybe its the O ring and the hairline cracks weren't causing the leak after all.

SteveG · Post by **SteveG** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:45 pm

With my last filter from Honda, the small o-ring was a c-clip. It was broken. Good thing I didn't take the old one off the bolt first.

I am running without the washer also. How much of a dilemma is that?

Merry Christmas to all!

Steve

cbxtacy · Post by **cbxtacy** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:12 pm

the washer keeps the spring from digging into the rubber on the filter. If you change it regularly it shouldn't be any problem. A lot of times when you change the filter, the washer sticks to the old filter. That's why most CBX's don't have the washer. I think all CBX's I've owned except for one didn't have the washer. They're still available. Bikebandit.com has them for $2.89.