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Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
This thread discusses the Content article: Simple, Safe way to change the oil

ok whats the purpose of pilling the crankcase instead of all down the dip stick tube?
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
Do it through the dipstick tube. You can break that plug or cross thread it. There isn't any advantage to doing it the other way IMO.
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
o that answers that question and how do u get the oil from not comming out of the tube even when you pour slowly im always messy
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
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This thread discusses the Content article: Simple, Safe way to change the oil

ok whats the purpose of pilling the crankcase instead of all down the dip stick tube?


None that I can see...no mention of this procedure in the owners manual...
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
try pouring in about 2 quarts or so then running it for a few good revs with the dipstick screwed back in and then pouring the rest in....make sure the dipstick is in though or you may have an even bigger mess
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
Pour in 2 qts. SCREW THE CAP BACK ON, start the bike and rev it up good a couple times, shut it down and pour in the other 2 qts.
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
but isnt that bad on the motor starting it wile you only have 2 qts in?
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
I use a funnel, but just wanna remind you that after the first 2 quarts go in, you gotta close the fill tube, start it up, and gun the engine a few times like you mean it. If not, oil will back up the fill tube sometime during the process of adding the other 2 quarts and go all over the place.

Not that I have any experience with this, but let me say I now know the difference between revving the engine and REVVING the engine.
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
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but isnt that bad on the motor starting it wile you only have 2 qts in?

It won't hurt it. Just don't shoot for the rev limiter.
 
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Re:Simple, Safe way to change the oil 9 Years, 9 Months ago  
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Butter Bean wrote:
This thread discusses the Content article: Simple, Safe way to change the oil

ok whats the purpose of pilling the crankcase instead of all down the dip stick tube?


None that I can see...no mention of this procedure in the owners manual...


but this procedure is mentioned in the service manual only after the engine has been disassembled...
 
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