Realised I put the oil strainer on the opposite way round, will it still work?

[Jpich85]

After cleaning out the oil strainer and fitting a new oil pan gasket on my gsxr750 1985, I was looking through the workshop manual and realised I'd fitted it back on the opposite way lol, I know it was a dumb mistake and should of double checked it in the manual.

Does anyone know if it matters which was these are fitted or if it needs correcting and put on the right way around? 

[Gixer1460]

May be ok but as the strainer has a bulge this may be designed to fit into sump pan in a certain way to maintain suction clearance - can't answer that, only you can.

[TonyGee]

if it was me I'd correct it just for piece of mind. 

[Jpich85]

I better swap it back out then guys to be on the safe side lol, thanks for the advice

[clivegto]

Don't be lazy fit it the right way round 

[Upshotknothole]

Post up how it goes, I never knew you could install them backwards with as tight as the clearance is to the sump.

[Dezza]

Me neither. I think the OP means the round strainer was removed and cleaned then accidentally rotated so the aperture through which the oil is sucked up pointed backwards instead of forwards (or vice versa). I thought this was also impossible because the three holes in the strainer are not exactly evenly spaced and only fit one way (???). I have noticed that some strainers/pick ups although very similar have differently postioned apertures. E.g. the b12 and slabby 1100 have the same pick up but the apterture in the circular strainer is in a different place. Dunno about the 750s though.

[Upshotknothole]

5 minutes ago, Dezza said:

Me neither. I think the OP means the round strainer was removed and cleaned then accidentally rotated so the aperture through which the oil is sucked up pointed backwards instead of forwards (or vice versa). I thought this was also impossible because the three holes in the strainer are not exactly evenly spaced and only fit one way (???). I have noticed that some strainers/pick ups although very similar have differently postioned apertures. E.g. the b12 and slabby 1100 have the same pick up but the apterture in the circular strainer is in a different place. Dunno about the 750s though.

That makes more sense. Though I'd still probably be cheap about it and reuse the oil if I just had the pan off.

[Jpich85]

I ended up swapping it back, It was playing on my mind too much so I got another gasket and swapped it over, luckily no m6 threads stripped along the way lol

[TonyGee]

3 minutes ago, Jpich85 said:

I ended up swapping it back, It was playing on my mind too much so I got another gasket and swapped it over, luckily no m6 threads stripped along the way lol

piece of mind 

[Jpich85]

Definitely Tony but on to the the next headache