Oil change help please

[kevindinho]

Hey there!

Just finished my exams and would like to get my hands dirty. So can anyone of you kind people teach me how to change my engine oil please? would exchange services for beer? or Johnny? hehe

Thanks
Kev

[robracer]

Kev PM sent

[Smitty]

Kev

.....might be useful to buy a repair/service manual if you want to get yr hands dirty

[Wattie]

Kev

.....might be useful to buy a repair/service manual if you want to get yr hands dirty

for an oil change? they telly ou how to dot hat in the owners manual.

go hard kev! drop the dirty shit out, change filter, make it hand tight and put new oil in till it shows in sightglass while upright and start it up. let run for a minute or 2 and re check oil level.

bingo

[Smitty]

Kev

.....might be useful to buy a repair/service manual if you want to get yr hands dirty

for an oil change? they telly ou how to dot hat in the owners manual.

c'mon Wattie
you know once the bug bites you will be doing your own pads changes, fork oil changes, cam chain jobs
headstem bearings etc etc


he DID say he was wanting to get his hands dirty.....

[MickLC]

Apparently large cooking pots make good oil pans when you are a long way from home and need to do an oil change, eh Pinchy

[kevindinho]

good idea smitty where can i buy a repair/service manual?

[tim]

ring around bike accessory stores like maw mcas etc to see if someone has yours in stock.... Else do some searching on the net. Good on ya Kev, hope you've been oiling that chain?

[kevindinho]

ring around bike accessory stores like maw mcas etc to see if someone has yours in stock.... Else do some searching on the net. Good on ya Kev, hope you've been oiling that chain?

hehehe sure have Tim!

[Smitty]

good idea smitty where can i buy a repair/service manual?

bike shops (especially green ones ), the net like eBay or some of the specialist bookshops - Pitstop books or Motorbookshop

[freestyler]

Hey, im not far from west penno, happy to come help. pm me if you need a hand

[kevindinho]

Thanks for the offer freestyler Rob has shown me how to change the oil, oil filter and also tightening of the chain (seems abit more complicated) Thanks so much Rob for being patient and answering my stupid questions heheh your a legend mate!

[MadKaw]

I hope you didn't use this oil..

mainly for harleys I believe..

[kevindinho]

Narr Madkaw i used Motul 5100 as advised by fellow members

[tim]

I hope you didn't use this oil..

mainly for harleys I believe..

http://www.thebrowncorporation.com/

Here's a fitting storage device for the oil, and even works as a seat when changing the oil