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Originally Posted by antilochus
Hi all,
Newbie here - had my K6 SV650S for about 3 years now and looking to change the oil filter and oil myself. I have a couple of questions though and have searched the forum but not found the specifc answer to my questions.
1. I have the lower fairings fitted - do I need to remove these to get at the oil filter?
2. Can I use a pattern oil filter or must I use the Suzuki genuine part?
I will get 3 litres of 10W-40 for the service and a mate is helping me out, but the idea is that I learn how to start looking after my bike properly!
Cheers
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Welcome to the site.
1st off where are you based?
As for the oil change, if you have a local store, get yourself down to Hein Gericke, get thier own brand 10w40 oil and a filter (about £20ish all in).
Dont buy oil in 1L bottles it will work out stupid money, better off getting 4L of Semi Synth bike oil. You dont have to use an OEM filter at all. Plenty of companies out there that do pattern parts, champion(halfords) Hi-Flo etc.
I always remove the lowers for ease sake. However, some bolts could be a pig to get off if they havent been removed, so be aware of that.