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#3083 windyrhodes (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 6 Changing your oil is easy 12 Years, 5 Months ago   This thread discusses the Content article: Changing your oil is easy Just completed my pre-Street Vibrations (Reno) check up and oil change. I used Amsoil 10W40 MCF and thier filter SMF103C (Crome). I have heard a lot of good things about Amsoil, but couldn't believe it when I started up the motor. It was so much more quiet than before. Changing the oil on this bike is so much easier than the Virago I used to own. Good job Yamaha.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #3377 maddog200_0 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 95 Re:Changing your oil is easy 12 Years, 4 Months ago   Does the RP have to say max cycle 20/50 on it. My napa dealer can,t seem to find max cycle. Don   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #6147 georgeg (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 12 Re:Changing your oil is easy 11 Years, 9 Months ago   Re: Changing oil is easy??? The only trouble I ran into was getting the front oil plug off. I thought I read somewhere......use a 17mm Craftsman wrench. What I need to know is what kind of Crafstman?? Is there a wrench made that is thin enough to fit on the drain plug and is it open end or box?? Any info will be helpful. I finally had to use a chisel to get it lose. georgeg   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #6148 Musky (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 15137 Re:Changing your oil is easy 11 Years, 9 Months ago   This one gives a little more tool info. Might help. http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/68/116/   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #6152 thebru (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1318 Re:Changing your oil is easy 11 Years, 9 Months ago   For a great way to remove the crankcase oil bolt, go to Forum, New tech tips, and look for the post "Oil Plug Wrench". I did this right after I bought my RS and it seems to be the best thing I have found so far..   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #6153 georgeg (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 12 Re:Changing your oil is easy 11 Years, 8 Months ago   Thank Youi for your help. This is all new to me and I need all the info and pictures I can getGreat Web Site!!   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #142042 ride2escape (User) RIDE HARD BUT SAFE Gold Boarder Posts: 726 Re:Changing your oil is easy--4-Balt MD riders 9 Years, 3 Months ago   Hi all---Catonsville MD--just west of Baltimore. Good article. Yesturday I spend 3 hours trying to find Royal Purple 20x50 synthetic. Went to 2 Advanced Auto Parts stores--they only had 5x30 and 10x40. I asked if they could order me a case and they said YEA--@12.99/qt. I left. Went to 2 WalMart's looking for Mobil 1 20x50MC oil, did not find any. As a "let's pop in and see" I stopped in a Pep Boys. They had the Royal Purple 20x50 and several choices of 80-90 gear oil for the transfer case. Think today I may become the oil change man. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and VROOM VROOM Ride hard but safe!!!!   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #142062 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 10749 Re:Changing your oil is easy 9 Years, 3 Months ago   georgeg wrote: Re: Changing oil is easy??? The only trouble I ran into was getting the front oil plug off. I thought I read somewhere......use a 17mm Craftsman wrench. What I need to know is what kind of Crafstman?? Is there a wrench made that is thin enough to fit on the drain plug and is it open end or box?? Any info will be helpful. I finally had to use a chisel to get it lose. georgeg you probably buggered the plug up with the chisel, so replace it with a magnetic one from the parts store, they are 14mm but be sure to get the same thread..I have a sawed off box end that I use..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #142069 MidStar07 (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 826 Re:Changing your oil is easy 9 Years, 3 Months ago   Well, at 2 years and 5 months ago, I hope he got it figured out by now When I read that, though, I couldn't help wondering if he was trying to loosen the correct bolt, because there's plenty of room between that bolt and everything else. Overall, a very easy oil change procedure.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #142070 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 10749 Re:Changing your oil is easy 9 Years, 3 Months ago   Well, at 2 years and 5 months ago, I hope he got it figured out by now slipped right past me..........   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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