Silly question about the oil filter

[zuluanshee]

Does the spring go in first and then the oil filter, or the oil filter first, and then the spring.

I opened the lid and both of them popped out and i don't know which way they came off.

[GZ250]

did you notice the O rings. so here is the sequence

small o ring towards the open side on filter, filter, spring, big O ring, cover.

by the way nothing is silly here :)

[zuluanshee]

did not see any o-rings, and in fact do not know what they are.

[blaine]

did not see any o-rings, and in fact do not know what they are.
A o-ring is a type of gasket that usually fits in a groove.There should be two of them.One fits on the inside groove of the cover,The other is on the open of the filter.Check chapter 2-10 in the manual,as it shows the o-rings and filter and correct assembly order.
:) :2tup:

[alanmcorcoran]

You can get new O-rings from Bike Bandit. They also sell the oil filters. They might be compressed or fused into the old filter or housing - which means you have to replace them anyway. You have to have them or you'll be leaking. Was there evidence of jerry-rigging? (Gasket goop or anything?) If you didn't have the rings, there should have been oil coming out at the seams.

[5th_bike]

did not see any o-rings, and in fact do not know what they are.
They are two black rubber circular thingies, like donuts but then much thinner.

[zuluanshee]

Sorry I didn't get back to anyone on this sooner. There are not donut shaped things in the well at all. Just a filter and a spring. Question is why? I guess I will have to buy some. .

[mrlmd1]

They should be in there, you just don't know where or what to look for. They are to make a seal so you are not leaking oil and to keep the oil where it is supposed to go. View a parts fiche on RonAyers.com or in the service manual to see how this all fits together.

[Water Warrior 2]

The oil filter cover will have the bigger O-ring squeezed into a grove on the inside surface of the cover.

[zuluanshee]

well there is no leakage, but there is a little rattling sound when i start up and when i accellerate in first and second gear. Everything else seems ok though. I'll continue investigating