I found a worm in my new oil filter

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  • Upright
    XSive
    • Jun 2004
    • 90
    • Kansas City
    #1

    I found a worm in my new oil filter

    So I'm getting ready to install my new oil filter yesterday when I notice something rattling inside it. I figured it was a piece of rubber from manufacturing. I finally got the object out only to discover that it was a dead worm! I won't mention the filter manufacturer by name, since it could probably happen to anyone and I'm sure it's not a brand-specific problem.

    Here's a pic of the little fella:



    -Craig
    '79 XS11F Standard
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    • Jeff
      XStremely XSive
      • Apr 2003
      • 263
      • Pocatello, Idaho
      #2
      Ummm..... since you didn't "mention" the name.... lemme guesss.... oooh this is a toughie...... FRAM. LOL
      1978 XS1100E "Flashback"

      "If at first you don't succeed.... Get a bigger hammer."

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        • Geezer
          XS-XJ Guru
          • May 2003
          • 2985
          • Willamina, Oregon 97229
          #3
          A worm in a Tequila bottle is common practice, Maybe Fram has moved production to Mexico. ;o)

          Seriously, I've never found Fram filters to be worth a crap.

          Geezer
          Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

          The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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            • MartyA
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Jul 2002
              • 2148
              • NW PA
              #4
              "...I've never found Fram filters to be worth a crap..."

              Apparently neither did the worm... Couldn't get out of the box, though.
              Marty in NW PA
              Gone - 1978E - one of the first XS11 made
              Gone - 2007A FJR - the only year of Dark Red Metallic
              This IS my happy face.

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                • railroad
                  XSive
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 28
                  • San Diego,CA
                  #5
                  A worm in tequila??? Never happen your thinking of mescal.
                  SETH MILLER

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                    • beechfront
                      XSive Maximus
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 673
                      • midwest
                      #6
                      i have been getting fram filters because it's all i can find locally.

                      last one i bought was missing one of the the two inside rubber pieces.

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                        • Geezer
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • May 2003
                          • 2985
                          • Willamina, Oregon 97229
                          #7
                          Originally posted by beechfront
                          i have been getting fram filters because it's all i can find locally.

                          last one i bought was missing one of the the two inside rubber pieces.
                          Try mail ordering them 3 or 4 at a time. You know you will eventually use them.

                          Geezer
                          Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

                          The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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                            • Geezer
                              XS-XJ Guru
                              • May 2003
                              • 2985
                              • Willamina, Oregon 97229
                              #8
                              Originally posted by railroad
                              A worm in tequila??? Never happen your thinking of mescal.
                              Nope it was tequila and it was well over 20 years ago before I quit drinking.

                              Geezer
                              Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

                              The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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                                • jayklink
                                  XSive
                                  • Jul 2002
                                  • 74
                                  • Central Oklahoma
                                  #9
                                  Re: I found a worm in my new oil filter

                                  Originally posted by Upright

                                  Here's a pic of the little fella:
                                  Little Fella? - I've seen smaller snakes.

                                  Maybe he is a new added feature for Fram filters.
                                  Jason K.
                                  '80 XS1100G
                                  '80 XS850LG
                                  '96 FZR600

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                                    • don07tncav
                                      XStremely XSive
                                      • Oct 2004
                                      • 358
                                      • West Tennessee
                                      #10
                                      Isn't it the latest greatest worm for cleaning out sludge deposits in the engine??
                                      Don
                                      99 Valkyrie Interstate named Drakker

                                      81 XS1100 H Peppylebleu sold and gone to a good home

                                      81 XS1100 Midnight Special Peppyledeux sold and gone to another great home

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                                        • Czekus21
                                          XS-XJ Guru
                                          • May 2004
                                          • 1068
                                          • Keosauqua (Southeast) Iowa
                                          #11
                                          Dam, all I get when I open a filter box is a filter and an "o" ring. You should feel lucky to get an added bonus. LoL
                                          S.R.Czekus

                                          1-Project SG (Ugly Rat Bike)(URB)
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                                            • LoHo
                                              XS-XJ Guru
                                              • Sep 2002
                                              • 1341
                                              • Fresno, CA
                                              #12
                                              Don't be daft, and read the directions...it's their new "BioSeal" organic, earth-friendly multi-purpose O-ring. Just soak it in water, stick it in the groove, and ride away...a few miles...until the engine locks up...
                                              "Time is the greatest teacher; unfortunately, it kills all of its students."

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