Oil Change Pro Tip

[Dudewado]

After draining the oil, change the filter before starting to re-fill crankcase with oil.

As a back-up plan, have another gallon of oil on hand. :glare:

 

[ScottyUSN]

After draining the oil, change the filter before starting to re-fill crankcase with oil.

As a back-up plan, have another gallon of oil on hand. :glare:

No way would I have wasted a gallon of oil for that. I would have squeezed a few thousands miles out of it at least.

 

[wfooshee]

After draining the oil, change the filter before starting to re-fill crankcase with oil.

As a back-up plan, have another gallon of oil on hand. :glare:

I'd have just let it go. In the automotive world they used to recommend filter changes with every other oil change anyway. I don't think one time would blown anything up.

At least it wasn't "Put the drain plug back in before pouring the new oil into the crankcase."

 

[Auburn]

After draining the oil, change the filter before starting to re-fill crankcase with oil.

As a back-up plan, have another gallon of oil on hand. :glare:

or put a clean drain pan under the bike before pouring in the new oil...

 

[FarWestFastEddie]

Another tip:

Hit the Bong AFTER the oil change, not before

FWFE

 

[bucky]

At least you remembered to have a filter on the bike at all.

 

[r1byker]

Or, be sure to put the drain plug in before putting oil in and starting bike. That grinding clanking noise is not a pleasant sound.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Another tip:

Hit the Bong AFTER the oil change, not before

FWFE

:lol: :lol:

I'll have to remember that one Eddie.

(going to look up the word "bong" in the dictionary.)

 

[dannymax]

Another tip:

Hit the Bong AFTER the oil change, not before

FWFE

:lol: :lol:

I'll have to remember that one Eddie.

(going to look up the word "bong" in the dictionary.)

"I heard" it's referenced several times in the 'spiral bound, field version' of the "Growers Guide"....if anybody would have such a document hanging around!

 

[fjrrider]

Another tip:

Hit the Bong AFTER the oil change, not before

FWFE

:lol: :lol:

I'll have to remember that one Eddie.

(going to look up the word "bong" in the dictionary.)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

"A bong (also water pipe) is a filtration device generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other herbal substances"

As if you didnt know!

 

[SkooterG]

Good advice!

Mine? Don't 'finger tighten' your drain bolt after an oil change and then take off down the road. BIG mess.

BTW, FJR maintenance calls for changing the filter every OTHER oil change. You actually did it the way you are supposed to.

 

[rushes]

Another tip:

Hit the Bong AFTER the oil change, not before

FWFE

:lol: :lol:

I'll have to remember that one Eddie.

(going to look up the word "bong" in the dictionary.)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

"A bong (also water pipe) is a filtration device generally used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other herbal substances"

As if you didnt know!

East Texicans....

Jus don't ax im fer his meth recipe.....

 

[Tree Doc]

Good advice!

Mine? Don't 'finger tighten' your drain bolt after an oil change and then take off down the road. BIG mess.

BTW, FJR maintenance calls for changing the filter every OTHER oil change. You actually did it the way you are supposed to.

This^^

Every other change gets a new K&N filter.

Oil analysis shows good filtration, still.

 

[Dudewado]

After draining the oil, change the filter before starting to re-fill crankcase with oil.

As a back-up plan, have another gallon of oil on hand. :glare:

I'd have just let it go. In the automotive world they used to recommend filter changes with every other oil change anyway. I don't think one time would blown anything up.

At least it wasn't "Put the drain plug back in before pouring the new oil into the crankcase."

I would have let it go, but I skipped the filter last oil change.

It's amazing watching the brain age first hand! Today, I had a brake/turn signal bulb go out on my truck. I pulled the bulb, looked at the number, 3157, and went in the parts store and bought a 3057.

I need a friggin' nurse/assistant. (Barb?,Tyler?,Mem?, Anyone looking for work?)

 

[racer]

As I recall, Suzuki manuals say to change filters every other oil change.

 

[tcfjr]

About 18 months ago I bought a new oil drain pan - one of those flat plastic jug kinds that holds the drained oil securely until you can take it to the recycling center. I dutifully put it underneath the engine, opened up the cap in the middle of the drain area, uncapped the vent, then finished unscrewing the oil drain plug on the bike. The oil poured out, as expected.

But - and I couldn't believe it at the time - the oil didn't go down into the jug. It pooled up on top, and then started overflowing onto the driveway.

It turns out I the air vent hole was not actually a hole - it was covered with some leftover manufacturing plastic. I rammed a screwdriver into it to clear away the hole, and magically all the oil that wasn't already on the driveway burbled happily into the container.

It took a bag of kitty litter to clean up the spillage. And I discovered that Nitrile gloves will keep your hands clean, but don't protect you from really hot oil.

 

[Dennis in NH]

About 18 months ago I bought a new oil drain pan - one of those flat plastic jug kinds that holds the drained oil securely until you can take it to the recycling center. I dutifully put it underneath the engine, opened up the cap in the middle of the drain area, uncapped the vent, then finished unscrewing the oil drain plug on the bike. The oil poured out, as expected.

But - and I couldn't believe it at the time - the oil didn't go down into the jug. It pooled up on top, and then started overflowing onto the driveway.

It turns out I the air vent hole was not actually a hole - it was covered with some leftover manufacturing plastic. I rammed a screwdriver into it to clear away the hole, and magically all the oil that wasn't already on the driveway burbled happily into the container.

It took a bag of kitty litter to clean up the spillage. And I discovered that Nitrile gloves will keep your hands clean, but don't protect you from really hot oil.

I have a big 16 quart container that is reusable -- it has a big hole for oil as well as the vent hole (with yellow cap) plus a twist cap for pouring into the recycle unit and I can store oil in it until I get to the local dump that accepts the used oil. For a car, I use this container and let oil go directly into it as the car has plenty of room underneath.

I also have a smaller open pan that holds maybe 8 quarts; I use the open pan for bike oil changes to help me get my hands under there to get at the drain bolt. After the oil drains, I pour it into the big container for storage and getting rid of it later. I clean off the open pan after I'm done but don't clean it that well. I put some newspapers in there and store my gloves and funnel, etc. in it.

The big 16 quart container is stored inside a big plastic garbage bag just in case there's oil left on the outside.

I went to the oil filter on every other oil change on one of my bikes at some point but I also reduced my oil change interval. I know a filter change isn't that much more work or cost but still, if you just drain and fill oil, it's quick. And new oil always seems to "feel" better even with the previously used filter.

Dennis

 

[ULEWZ]

We should add this to the Bin O Facts!