by Tdarcos » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:07 pm
Flack wrote:Your oil case has a bolt in the bottom and a twisty-knob on top. To change the oil, run the bike for 5 mins, take off the top knob, then undo the bolt. Make sure you have something under there because all the oil will pour out. Then put the bolt in, then put oil in the top hole. Then put the knob on. Literally a 5 min job.
I don't know that a car change place is going to be able to do it. Most motorcycle shops will and it should be $40-$70 depending on the type of oil they sell you (mobile vs. synthetic).
Your description sounds more-or-less exactly the same as what I did over the years when changing the oil in an automobile (until the price for an oil change at cheaper places like Walmart or Merchant's Tire and Battery was the same as the raw materials, then I might as well get someone else to do it) except for the following detail which I will ask about.
Two things: First, don't all engines - including motorcycles - that use oil for cooling have an oil filter, and wouldn't he have to also change that? (My experience is exclusively with cars and the general rule was you pull the filter with the oil to get maximum lifespan out of the engine, as it takes away the dirt and water that collects in the filter.)
Second, does anyone know what synthetic like Mobil 1 is made of? I've heard some new synthetics coming out are made from natural gas, but I wasn't sure what the older synthetics are constructed out of.
[quote="Flack"]Your oil case has a bolt in the bottom and a twisty-knob on top. To change the oil, run the bike for 5 mins, take off the top knob, then undo the bolt. Make sure you have something under there because all the oil will pour out. Then put the bolt in, then put oil in the top hole. Then put the knob on. Literally a 5 min job.
I don't know that a car change place is going to be able to do it. Most motorcycle shops will and it should be $40-$70 depending on the type of oil they sell you (mobile vs. synthetic).[/quote]
Your description sounds more-or-less exactly the same as what I did over the years when changing the oil in an automobile (until the price for an oil change at cheaper places like Walmart or Merchant's Tire and Battery was the same as the raw materials, then I might as well get someone else to do it) except for the following detail which I will ask about.
Two things: First, don't all engines - including motorcycles - that use oil for cooling have an oil filter, and wouldn't he have to also change that? (My experience is exclusively with cars and the general rule was you pull the filter with the oil to get maximum lifespan out of the engine, as it takes away the dirt and water that collects in the filter.)
Second, does anyone know what synthetic like Mobil 1 is made of? I've heard some new synthetics coming out are made from natural gas, but I wasn't sure what the older synthetics are constructed out of.