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Message started by suzi-q on 09/23/10 at 17:42:02

Title: oil filter change
Post by suzi-q on 09/23/10 at 17:42:02

:)did my first oil filter change.so easy and cheap too.love this ride

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Routy on 09/23/10 at 18:40:55

Easy ? Compared to what ?
Seems to me its a PITA compared to a spin on. ;)

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by EJID on 09/23/10 at 18:43:23

Good job!

I agree that it was easy (relatively speaking of course) I expected it to be much more difficult than it was, but thanks to the tutorial on here it was "easy."

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Rogue_Cheddar on 09/23/10 at 18:56:19

Did you make sure and replace the fogarty bevel on the phreniated plebney? You'd be amazed at how many people forget to do that! :D

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Wake51 on 09/23/10 at 22:09:25

Where I live, the hardest part about the oil filter change was actually acquiring the filters! But it is a messy process. Nice to brag about dirty hands after the fact though. 8-)

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Lupo on 09/23/10 at 22:14:50

Get a repair (maintenance) manual (Clymer) and do everything yourself. It's as much fun as riding. ;)

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by prechermike on 09/24/10 at 02:41:20

4F5248474253240 wrote:

Get a repair (maintenance) manual (Clymer) and do everything yourself. It's as much fun as riding. ;)

Well, almost, but not quite! ;)

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by rl153 on 09/24/10 at 07:16:06

I'm going to do my first filter change next week . Does the filter sit on a tube of some sort,and how can you tell when its seated properly? Thanks.

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by bill67 on 09/24/10 at 08:23:17

Just watch as you take the old one off,And put it back the same way,Its really not very complicated.

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Skid Mark on 09/24/10 at 14:26:04

My C50 has a spin on oil filter. It's between the frame and it too can be a PITA. There's not a lot of room to grab hold of it. Like most things, it's easy once you figure out how.
Kudos to you for "doing it yourself"!!!!

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/25/10 at 07:53:48

I have several oil filter wrenches, most of them are a bit skippy, but they will work. I have one that is 1/2" drive with a strap, so itll get a spin on, from the end. I did mod it by getting rid of the plastic cap that retained the strap in its slot & replaced it with a piece of brass tubing.

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Phelonius on 09/25/10 at 08:37:17

The worst I ever had was a V star 1100. You had to remove the right foot peg and brake pedal assembly just to get at and remove the chrome covered pot metal cover that covered the filter cover so that you could remove the filter cover. Then when you open the filter it was impossible to not have a flood of oil on the exhaust pipes which were so close together that it was difficult to wipe all the oil off when you were done.
You could buy an aftermarket kit that mounted a spin on filter out in front of the engine where it was vulnerable to rocks from the front tire or damage from road debris.
Yamaha really screwed the pooch when they came up with that one.

Phelonius

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Boofer on 09/25/10 at 20:08:58

Suzi, As far as an easy oil change, I say anything you can do while sitting on an upside down 5 gallon bucket with a few rags and 2 tools and a turkey roasing pan is pretty easy. (You neat freaks will probably want to use a funnel.)

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Trippah on 09/26/10 at 19:07:22

Boofer,don' t you think the dark meat of a turkey is oily enough naturally. :D

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Boofer on 09/26/10 at 19:16:55

0A2C372E2E3F365E0 wrote:

Boofer,don' t you think the dark meat of a turkey is oily enough naturally. :D

Trippah, I am trying different oils and spices for basting my turkey. It's a toss up between Castrol synthetic and Rotella T Dino. I have to say the Rotella does have an edge on a good golden crisp skin. Does anyone on here have a preference? OOOPS? Did I say that?

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by mark_k on 09/28/10 at 14:39:04

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Trippah, I am trying different oils and spices for basting my turkey. It's a toss up between Castrol synthetic and Rotella T Dino. I have to say the Rotella does have an edge on a good golden crisp skin. Does anyone on here have a preference? OOOPS? Did I say that? [/quote]

I'ld probably go with a 0w20 oil for the light and crispy, but the 20w50 should work well for a deep fried turkey. ;D

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by bill67 on 09/28/10 at 15:08:17

Seems like the ones on here that have fried their motorcycle were using a cheap oil like rotella.

Title: Re: oil filter change
Post by Boofer on 09/28/10 at 17:18:40

Anyway, changing oil is one if those little things you can do yourself no matter what your experience. I used to get a kick out of being up to my elbows in a Ford 390 or a small block Chevy. Note my signature, and you'll see why I enjoy the smaller, simpler jobs. AND I believe changing oil (No matter what brand) is the one most important thing you can do with any engine on any vehicle. (No electric motor comments, please)