How tight for oil filter?

[Dusty]

Changed my oil and filter and thought it was on tight enough and started my bike and leaked about a 1/2 quart out of the ring area of filter. thightend it up alot more and its fine. Do oil filter tight to a stop of just real tight?

[Juice]

Did you make sure the old o-ring wasn't still on the bike when you put on the new filter? That has happened to me before.

[Ritten]

On most of my bikes I screw the oil filter on till it starts to meet resistance (won't spin freely anymore) and then as a rule of thumb tighten two more revolutions. On my GS on some filters I only get 1 3/4" turn before it's way too tight, but I've never had a problem.

[chappy]

Tighten as tight as you can by hand (clean any oil of hands or filter first).
This may not work for girls or "girly men"

[CajunRider]

Hand tight (as stated by chappy).

If any oil leaks, check the o-ring. (been there before)

[ka5ysy]

hand tight plus 1/4 turn. I also wipe the gasket contact area with a clean cloth and wet the new filter gasket with some clean oil.