2002 Husaberg FE650E oil filter

Try filter for 2005 ktm 525 or k&n . believe part # KN-155

Which way does the oil filter go in? With the rubber ring pointing towards the motor or away from it?

Stankbike said:

Which way does the oil filter go in? With the rubber ring pointing towards the motor or away from it?

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rubber end towards motor then o-ring on cover

PEI Mudder said:

rubber end towards motor then o-ring on cover

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Huh?

The rubber end (one with the hole) points outwards. The solid end inwards.

When you tell them it's for a KTM 5XX EXC, be sure to get the "long" filter (KTM have two oil filters on that model, long and short).

jmscrttndn said:

Huh?

The rubber end (one with the hole) points outwards. The solid end inwards.

When you tell them it's for a KTM 5XX EXC, be sure to get the "long" filter (KTM have two oil filters on that model, long and short).

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Ok your right the 70 degree bikes are the opposite my bad ..funny i have both and couldn't get it straight and i looked at both manuals engage brain then mouth lol

From the manuals 2006 550 on left 2010 Fe390 on right the 2002 should be the same as the 2006 filter install

PEI Mudder said:

From the manuals 2006 550 on left 2010 Fe390 on right the 2002 should be the same as the 2006 filter install

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When I did my first oil change, I installed the oil filter backwards by accident. I immediately realized my mistake... but try pulling out the filter if there's nothing to grab onto!

I think I used a magnet and crisis was averted. Now that I have my engine apart I have been studying the oil passageways in the engine. It's really interesting how the whole oil system works. Most of it is long straight passageways created from drilling thru the outside of the case. That's why there are "plugs" on the outside of the case in several places... to plug up the holes where they had to drill from. It also gives a new perspective to how clean the oil must be because there are a lot of small crevices that the oil must traverse and many opportunities for crud to jam up the system. The oil screen in the bottom of the engine is really smart. I wonder if my BMW had one? I never saw it and never heard of it, so I guess not.

If I am not mistaken, the oil goes directly from the tranny case, thru the oil screen to the pump, then straight to the filter, then to the crank case and onward.

It would try to bypass but would have a tough time. Actually, you probably couldn't install the filter cover if the filter was backwards... it wouldn't sit flush.

Question if its in backwards does the oil complete stop circulating or does it bypass.. funny how the 70 degree is the opposite

ha went to edit to add pic and i must have deleted

Interesting! Thanks for this - I would probably have put the filter in in reverse if I were to change filters in a golden-age 'Berg.

Accumulating tools is an interesting process. First you get the obvious stuff like wrenches and ratchets. Then the nice stuff like torque wrenches and dial gauges. Then comes the third wave! Oops tools! like magnets and "reverse pliers" for when something slips away into the engine ...

iow, circlip pliers are also good for getting filters out

Pain in the arse to get the oil filter out of a 70-deg without tools ... One way is to just get angry enough - from last time I remember only blind desperation and glimpses of bloody knuckles scratching and groping. I swear the bike was smirking at me.