So the day finally arrived. I took delivery of the Tenere in race blu today. Sod's law, the weather was having a schizophrenic episode, so breaking in and first oil change was a bit of a mission.

My question is: Is the oil filter meant to by that noisy? It makes a bit of a racket. I did follow the book and filled in 1.9L, warmed up and filled in the remaining up to 2.6L

Thanks,
DukeNinja

Ok...
the oil filter should make NO noise what so ever...

__________________
Harley Davidson..
The easyest way to turn gasoline into noise with out the side efect of horse power...

Does the oil level read Ok on the dipstick ?

Yes it reads fine. Should I try and get hold of an OEM filter and do another change?

If the filter housing is making a buzzing, or fast tapping sound (like when dodgy domestic plumbing makes noises), then there may well be a restriction, or more likely an air-lock in the housing.

Try first bleeding the oil pump housing by loosening the small bolt on the top half a turn or so with the engine running. Make sure oil flows out.

If that doesn't cure it, the take the filter out and replace. You may well have inadvertently let one of the rubber sealing rings slip and/or get trapped between filter and crankcase causing a restriction in flow. Of course if you used a cheap pattern filter, that in itself could be the problem?

__________________

Thanks Pleiades, that sounds like a better explanation. I'm away from the bike until tomorrow, but what I'll probably do is get hold of an OEM filter today and change it first Hong tomorrow. Is there any way of just replacing the filter without draining the while system?
Thanks again.