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After the oil change
05/09/12 at 08:49:49

Just changed the oil for the first time on my '07...I know, I prolly should have just changed it when I got it, but it had less than 2k on it.

Anyway, before the oil change, with the bike OFF, and with the bike in 1st gear, pulling the clutch in, the bike could easily be rolled forwards or backwards with my feet.

After the oil change, it is MUCH harder to do this. Putting the bike in neutral, or when the bike is running and in a gear rolling the bike around is no problem.

Does this sound normal?

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: After the oil change Reply #1 - 05/09/12 at 08:53:29 The only logical explanation I can think of.....is that the new oil is a higher viscosity (thicker) than the oil that was in it before the change. What Brand and viscosity rating of oil did you use?
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Mattdw Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Frisco, TX Gender:	Re: After the oil change Reply #2 - 05/09/12 at 08:58:30 Dave wrote on 05/09/12 at 08:53:29: The only logical explanation I can think of.....is that the new oil is a higher viscosity (thicker) than the oil that was in it before the change. What Brand and viscosity rating of oil did you use? Just regular Valvoline 10W-40 motorcycle oil.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: After the oil change Reply #3 - 05/09/12 at 09:24:30 The old oil may have been seriously finished,,or thinner who knows,, You hear anything grinding? YOu did get the filter in with the hole to the inside, right? Not that that would cause it to roll different.
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Re: After the oil change
Reply #4 - 05/09/12 at 09:26:19

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/09/12 at 09:24:30:

The old oil may have been seriously finished,,or thinner who knows,,
You hear anything grinding?

YOu did get the filter in with the hole to the inside, right?

Not that that would cause it to roll different.

The old oil was very black, very fuel-smelling, and very thin...so yeah
No grinding sounds.
Yes, definitely got the filter in right. I've seen the aftermath when you don't.

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Spamy Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 224	Re: After the oil change Reply #5 - 05/09/12 at 10:41:22 The bike has a wet clutch I believe, so different oils will affect the clutch discs differently. Regular oil is fine, just stay away from any with detergents in them. They will mess with the clutch discs. Without knowing what you had in there before you can just note how it reacts to the oils you know of.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: After the oil change Reply #6 - 05/14/12 at 09:28:44 Ummm, and if the old oil did smell of fuel as you stated earlier, you should probably check out the petcock because you may be bleeding fuel into the cylinder and contaminating the oil.
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Mattdw Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Frisco, TX Gender:	Re: After the oil change Reply #7 - 05/14/12 at 09:30:42 Savage_Rob wrote on 05/14/12 at 09:28:44: Ummm, and if the old oil did smell of fuel as you stated earlier, you should probably check out the petcock because you may be bleeding fuel into the cylinder and contaminating the oil. Good call...I'll check that tonight, thanks!
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: After the oil change Reply #8 - 05/14/12 at 13:05:33 Mattdw wrote on 05/14/12 at 09:30:42: Good call...I'll check that tonight, thanks! There's a thread in the Tech Ref section for checking the petcock that may help. Test your Petcock,.. don't just turn it to Prime..
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Re: After the oil change
Reply #9 - 05/15/12 at 05:19:40

How does the clutch disengage after oil change than before ?
If it is disengaging fine, no excessive gear clatter when shifting 1st,..... then all is good now.
But there is a lesson in there,.......change oil sooner rather than later, especially when you didn't have any idea what was in it, or how much use or abuse it had been subjected to.

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