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Do any of you folks know of any oil filters that will fit our bikes that are of good quality and readily available at Wal Mart, checkers, NAPA, ETC? I live in a rural area of Arizona and even our Auto Zone doesnt carry the SMO 22 filter. I did a forum search and found cross references for fuel filters, but not for oil filters. Thanks.

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Yes you can get good oil filters for your v11 at Wal Mart. I dont know the part # off hand but run a search of wal mart oil filter & I bet it will turn up.

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Do any of you folks know of any oil filters that will fit our bikes that are of good quality and readily available at Wal Mart, checkers, NAPA, ETC? I live in a rural area of Arizona and even our Auto Zone doesnt carry the SMO 22 filter. I did a forum search and found cross references for fuel filters, but not for oil filters. Thanks.

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Pep Boys ["Manny, Moe & Jack don'cha know what I'm after!"] carries Purolator motorcycle oil filters. I don't know if it's just the Long Beach Peps that keeps the Guzzi mc oil filters in stock [there's a much higher percentage of Guzzis in this neighborhood than normal; probably has something to do with MG Classics being right here in town] but if it's at one Pep Boys, you can get your local one to order one (or a case!) up for you.

 

If your local Peps doesn't keep'em stocked, you might want to coordinate an orchestrated assault between you & your other local Guzzisti, & take turns going in & ordering one/month. If they keep getting requests, the home office may take steps to tell the store to keep a couple on shelf: once that occurs, your group can call off the assault.

 

Best o' luck! :mg:

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Pep Boys ["Manny, Moe & Jack don'cha know what I'm after!"] carries Purolator motorcycle oil filters. I don't know if it's just the Long Beach Peps that keeps the Guzzi mc oil filters in stock [there's a much higher percentage of Guzzis in this neighborhood than normal; probably has something to do with MG Classics being right here in town] but if it's at one Pep Boys, you can get your local one to order one (or a case!) up for you.

 

If your local Peps doesn't keep'em stocked, you might want to coordinate an orchestrated assault between you & your other local Guzzisti, & take turns going in & ordering one/month. If they keep getting requests, the home office may take steps to tell the store to keep a couple on shelf: once that occurs, your group can call off the assault.

 

Best o' luck! :mg:

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Thanks, cool suggestion!

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# Fram: PH6022 or PH3614

# Mobil 1: M1-102

# Deutsch: D-364

# STP: S3614

# Bosch: 3330

# Super Tech: ST3614

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Thanks, TX Red. I appreciate it, I guess I had it wrong as I thought our bikes used the STP SMO 22, ( I think thats what I put on my rosso mandello a couple of years back, but cant be sure, as I have CRS Syndrome! LOL.) :grin:

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Thanks, TX Red. I appreciate it, I guess I had it wrong as I thought our bikes used the STP SMO 22, ( I think thats what I put on my rosso mandello a couple of years back, but cant be sure, as I have CRS Syndrome! LOL.) :grin:

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The SMO-22 was listed on one of the forums as a suitable filter... :huh2:

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The SMO-22 was listed on one of the forums as a suitable filter... :huh2:

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I have no experience with any filters other than the UFI that comes with the bike & the Wal-Mart ST3614. I ran across a site somewhere that had a fliter teardown & the ST3614 was shown to be a well constructed quality filter. Plus all Guzzi riders are cheap, cost at Wal-Mart $1.97

 

These guys are good to deal with & ship quick & you'll have the comforting feeling that you've used what the factory used http://www.mgcycle.com/oilfilter.html

 

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FWIW, I've been running the WallyWorld SuperTech ST3614 (Champion Labs is the OEM) filters for 14K miles now with no complaints. It should be noted again that since ours is an inside-the-sump application, the ST3614's have a sticker on 'em that has to be removed to prevent it from getting loose in the sump (which it can be expected to do), potentially blocking oil galleries.

 

BTW - There's evidently a whole lot more to oil filters than price and test results, and arguing the pro & cons of the details can go on forever... In case anyone's interested, there's more on-going debate currently raging on the BOBISTHEOILGUY Forum than any sane human can tolerate on the design & quality of the ST3614 filter. Some of these guys evidently run fleets of vehicles &/or are otherwise in the business of filter changes & should know a thing or 2. It's at least food for thought. You can do a search on ST3614 here:

 

http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi

 

Despite the controversy, I'm using the ST3614 with about as much or more confidence as I've had with any other filter due to the high test rating... -_-

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Me too.. WalMart SuperTech ST3614. B/L; Cheap, available and works.. and agree with REMOVE THE STICKER part too :D

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"You'll have the comforting feeling that you've used what the factory used...

 

Tex, that's one of the best cases of understated humor I have seen in years.......

 

:thumbsup:

 

Phil

Atlanta Ga

'02 Le Mans

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