11,822 miles
MLK Day 2012 was blessed with a beautiful 73 degree weather.
Rode the bike for 10 min or so to get the engine warm. Then parked it on the side stand. The oil drain bolt is on the left side of the frame. Yes, the frame is the oil tank on this bike.
Be careful when removing the plug. The oil will shoot out. There is a copper washer on the drain plug. Make sure to get it and replace it with the new one.
Here is the oil filter kit. It comes with the filter and all the other washers you need to replace.
I thought the oil might drip onto the frame, but it never did.
There is a drain bolt on the bottom of the engine. It's a 24mm bolt. A quite bit, perhaps a 1/2 quart, of oil came out of the engine case. The bolt has a copper washer. It tends to stick to the engine case. Make sure to get the copper washer.
So I need to get the oil filter cover off, but it looks like I need to take off the front sprocket cover off first.
As I took off the front sprocket cover off, the charcoal canister came off. Be careful so it won't take the dirty oil bath. Mine almost did.
I think taking off the oil filter cover is the MESSIEST part of the oil change.
Apparently, there is a tool to get this done right.
You see the rubber gasket stuck to the oil filter cover. Change that with the new one.
Tighten everything to the specs, fill with 2.5 litter of oil, and we are done!
MLK Day 2012 was blessed with a beautiful 73 degree weather.
Rode the bike for 10 min or so to get the engine warm. Then parked it on the side stand. The oil drain bolt is on the left side of the frame. Yes, the frame is the oil tank on this bike.
Be careful when removing the plug. The oil will shoot out. There is a copper washer on the drain plug. Make sure to get it and replace it with the new one.
Here is the oil filter kit. It comes with the filter and all the other washers you need to replace.
I thought the oil might drip onto the frame, but it never did.
There is a drain bolt on the bottom of the engine. It's a 24mm bolt. A quite bit, perhaps a 1/2 quart, of oil came out of the engine case. The bolt has a copper washer. It tends to stick to the engine case. Make sure to get the copper washer.
So I need to get the oil filter cover off, but it looks like I need to take off the front sprocket cover off first.
As I took off the front sprocket cover off, the charcoal canister came off. Be careful so it won't take the dirty oil bath. Mine almost did.
I think taking off the oil filter cover is the MESSIEST part of the oil change.
Apparently, there is a tool to get this done right.
Tighten everything to the specs, fill with 2.5 litter of oil, and we are done!
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