• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Hairy oil filter, what is this stuff?

OlderHuskyRider

OlderHuskyRider

Husqvarna
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My last 2 oil changes have featured what looks to be blond hair or really delicate golden fiberglass, maybe it's clutch material?? I don't know, never seen a hairy oil filter....

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That is odd material to be in the filter. Is it corse or fine, delicate to me is peach fuzz...:p So, fine i guess. I would think the only thing it could be is clutch material...
 
Wow! interesting, almost looks like filter material. Is that a factory oil filter or aftermarket? I don't think its clutch.

2011 te310 at 33 hours
 
It kind of look like plant matter to me. Something like that white fuzz you get off cat tails, dandelion, etc.
 
Any chance it could be part of a shop rag ? I have seen some fine shop rag material in both the metal filters before, from wiping parts on reassebmbly. That does have the appearance of some sort of fiber gaskit or washer though. Did you find any of that material in the metal filters ?
 
waserman said:
Any chance it could be part of a shop rag ? I have seen some fine shop rag material in both the metal filters before, from wiping parts on reassebmbly. That does have the appearance of some sort of fiber gaskit or washer though. Did you find any of that material in the metal filters ?
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I was thinking the same thing. Don't ask me how I know this, but sometimes small chunks of rag used to block passage ways during assembly can get left behind.
 
waserman said:
Any chance it could be part of a shop rag ? I have seen some fine shop rag material in both the metal filters before, from wiping parts on reassebmbly. That does have the appearance of some sort of fiber gaskit or washer though. Did you find any of that material in the metal filters ?
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None of this stuff is on the oil pump screen or the bigger screens. This stuff is passing right thru the oil pump screen, AND the oil pump, to be caught by the oil filter. Is the oil pump rotor made of steel or aluminum?
 
wow .. 2 changes like that? That is not clogging the filter?

Looks impossible yet, there it is ... You sure you are not introducing whatever that is in the oil when you are changing the oil?
 
I cant see how that got pass the screens to even get to the filter
my money would go on it's coming from the filter
 
that is really weird. No clue. Yes wash it and inspect it closely. Does not look like clutch material to me.
 
Paper filters are not made with long hairs. Tear one apart and you will not be able to produce those long fibers. Why not pull the side cover off and have a look. I think something got in rather than something from within is causing this.
 
lankydoug said:
Paper filters are not made with long hairs. Tear one apart and you will not be able to produce those long fibers. Why not pull the side cover off and have a look. I think something got in rather than something from within is causing this.
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Totally agree.
 
lankydoug said:
Paper filters are not made with long hairs. Tear one apart and you will not be able to produce those long fibers. Why not pull the side cover off and have a look. I think something got in rather than something from within is causing this.
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Which side cover you talking about?
 
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