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    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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    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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    • #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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      • #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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        • #5
          A worm in tequila??? Never happen your thinking of mescal.
          SETH MILLER

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          • #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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            • #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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              • #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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                • #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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                  • #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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                    • #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

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                      • #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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