Excellent tip Dave, thanks.
Jim Kelly
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Dave Disney <davedisney@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
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> I'm just about to start the first permit renewal on my aircraft and
> thought I would get some stuff together to help things along. First up wa
s
> to buy one of those tools for removing the oil filter. =A325 and nice new
> tool arrives in the post a few days later. Take out of packaging and chec
k
> against shiny new filter - it doesn't fit. Check with the aircraft and it
> fits that one OK. Research shows that Rotax have recently changed the
> filter design - Doh!!!
>
> The new filter looked a bit familiar to me and the old gray cells kicked
> in to remind me that I have a filter removal tool for the oil filter on m
y
> BMW K100 motorbike. I dug it out and hey presto BMW tool fits new Rotax o
il
> filter. Not only this, I checked the fit on the aircraft and it will work
a
> treat (Rotax 914 uls, cant vouch for the others).
>
> The tool is available from Moto-Bins here
> http://www.motobins.co.uk/bmw-parts.php?model=K+Series part number
> 99200 if anyone wants one.
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=420266#420266
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> http://forums.matronics.com//files/new_filter_new_tool_464.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/new_tool_2_137.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/new_tool_1_384.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/new_filter_old_tool_694.jpg
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