STINKFINGER
Extreme
The first one is in the books. A little intimedating at first but thanks to SRXSPEC (A.Ulmer) I felt pretty good about diving in. I could only get about 3.5 Qts. back in her. Is this normal? I will see if it will take more once i run it around a little.
So you others out there don't be afraid its not that bad.
So you others out there don't be afraid its not that bad.
REDSLED1
Extreme
oil change
yes. 3.5 with oil filter change is right
yes. 3.5 with oil filter change is right
Bigger Hammer
Extreme
yea, used a little more then 3.5 quarts in mine also
Len Todd
TY 4 Stroke God
Oil went into the tank, right? Couple of weeks ago we had one guy putting it all in the Crankcase. Just checkin' casue it was your first time.
SharkAttak
TY 4 Stroke God
STINKFINGER said:
allen's awesome with helping, saved yourself alot of $$$ doing it yourself
Len Todd said:
Really should not matter where you put it in as long as you put the right amount in. Was told it takes a long time for it to drain so might as well just add oil into the reservoir . Remember to check oil level with out screwing the dip stick back in.
ummm,i thought you had to screw it back in to check it
MadMax
TY 4 Stroke Master
Nope.. Just clean it off and set it in "without" screwing it in. :ORC They get easier after that first tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime..MM.
Has anyone done an instructional post on changing the oil for us virgins. Pics would be great as well!!
iasledder
Expert
Changing oil is a breeze. The filter is flat #*$&@ nasty. No excuse in my opinion for not locating it ahead of the air cleaner like Ulmer's kit does. To change oil, remove the plastic plate under the skid, then remove the drain plug, didn't come loose easily on mine. The oil tank then has to be drained, which requires removing the lower side panel on the right side to get to the drain plug. The slotted screws holding the lower panel in are loc-tited in place. I held a heavy duty soldering iron against the screw heads to get the loctite to let go. If you do the filter pretty much follow Ulmers directions. I didn't have to remove the light pod, but can see where most might in order to get the air induction boots back in place. My dealer quoted me $55 for oil and filter change. He would earn every penny and likely prices would go up after he has done a few.
APEX 21
Expert
$30 for 4 qts oil and $12 for a filter, where is he making money? Thats a mighty cheap qoute for $13.00 bucks he could change my oil any TIME
iasledder said:
Who is your dealer? I'd gladly take mine in for a $55 change!!
supercat
Extreme
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iasledder,
Why didn't you have to remove light pod? Do you run without the clamps on the throttle bodies?
Why didn't you have to remove light pod? Do you run without the clamps on the throttle bodies?
iasledder
Expert
The air box with clamps pulled off with a little effort. Getting things fed back on was a little trickier, put a little grease inside the boots to help slide in place. Would have been simpler to remove the 2 screws that hold the light pod on I'm sure. Actually I did afterwards to check and see if boots were installed properly and tight. Wouldn't advise anyone to do it the way I did, but just had to see if it could be done.
hckyrules219
Newbie
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STINKFINGER said:
So what did you have to take off to get to the oil filter?
