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Oil change help please

Postby kevindinho » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:54 am

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

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Re: Oil change help please

Postby robracer » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:17 am

Kev PM sent ;)
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby Smitty » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:15 pm

Kev

.....might be useful to buy a repair/service manual if you want to get yr hands dirty :)
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby Wattie » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:49 pm

Smitty wrote: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. 8)

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.

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Re: Oil change help please

Postby Smitty » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:29 pm

Wattie wrote:
Smitty wrote: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. 8)



c'mon Wattie
you know once the bug bites you will be doing your own pads changes, fork oil changes, cam chain jobs
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he DID say he was wanting to get his hands dirty..... :twisted:
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby MickLC » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:32 pm

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 ;)
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby kevindinho » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:08 am

good idea smitty where can i buy a repair/service manual?
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby tim » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:37 am

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?
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby kevindinho » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:47 am

tim wrote: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!
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby Smitty » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:30 am

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


bike shops (especially green ones :D ), the net like eBay or some of the specialist bookshops - Pitstop books or Motorbookshop
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby freestyler » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:22 pm

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

Postby kevindinho » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:40 am

Thanks for the offer freestyler :D 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 :kuda: :kuda: your a legend mate!
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby MadKaw » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:51 am

I hope you didn't use this oil..

mainly for harleys I believe..
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby kevindinho » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:40 pm

Narr Madkaw i used Motul 5100 as advised by fellow members :kuda:
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Re: Oil change help please

Postby tim » Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:34 pm

MadKaw wrote: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

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