RX_rider
Veteran
when you guys change your oil do you ever poor oil in the head. like in the oil tank and the head to? or should you poor it in the head. i do but i was just wondering if anyone else do.
Just the tank like the manual says...
Nope, just in the tank, I usually crank it for a little while though before I let it start just to fill the filter and get everything primed.
snowsdog
Extreme
I misread the manual when changing mine, I repalced the filter added two quarts to the tank and one quart into the head ( after I have now re-read it and it says nothing about adding any through the head). I should have put in two quarts ran it and then topped it off to the corrct level.
I still ended up adding an additonal 1/2 a quart to get in the middle of the dip stick.
Did I damage anything by doing it incorrectly??
I still ended up adding an additonal 1/2 a quart to get in the middle of the dip stick.
Did I damage anything by doing it incorrectly??
snowsdog said:
No the oil you added to the head would have just drained to the tank anyhow! Make sure to read the dipstick correctly though. Unscrew wipe and place back in without any threading, pull it out again and read the oil level.
Highmiler
Expert
Changing oil
Whenever I change oil, I always put .5 qts in head, then rest in tank. I figure those first few second that you start it you want to have some oil up there. Why else would Yamaha put an access hole there. I've done 7-8 oil changes this way never any problem.
Whenever I change oil, I always put .5 qts in head, then rest in tank. I figure those first few second that you start it you want to have some oil up there. Why else would Yamaha put an access hole there. I've done 7-8 oil changes this way never any problem.
