Oil Change

Well that was the biggest anti climax ever lol. Me and Andy(2mths) met at his garage tonight so that he could show me how to do one (Never ever done one myself). And i tell you what how frickin easy is that shizz, i was expecting it to be really hard. Saved myself a fair few bob lol.

Didnt change the filter mind....but o well.

So for those of you who may be in doubt and i bit scared/worried to do it don't be, i wish i had never wasted Andys evening TBH it was that simple. But was good to have a natter lol.

Bet you all thought it was the dreaded, what oil do i use or how do i do it question.

Stu

[northwind]

Take out cork. Put cork back in. Add oil. But yet, I still always manage to get oil everywhere somehow, usually by being a cack-handed monkey.

[jambo]

Hein Gericke Oil catch tray, best £8 I've spent in a while

Apart from emptying 3L of oil over the garage floor, just about the only thing you can get wrong is to haul good and hard on the sump plug and strip the thread off the crank cases

Jambo

Or you can do what I did and buy a **** Halfords filter wrench made from bicycle chain and tin opener ... then you can proceed to tear the nuts off the filter AS you remove it, thereby spilling oil all over the place I did my own oil & filter change last night - piece of the proverbial it was too

[jambo]

The cap type that fit over the end of the filter and use a 1/2" socket can't be beat, but when you don't have one and my usual methods fail, a cheap philips screwdriver and a hammer are a slightly messy way to ensure removal

Jambo, I'd ordered one of those from gingerparts, but that (and the filter, and the oil) never turned up in time, so I had to buy cheaper alternatives. In fact I managed to get the same filter CHEAPER at a store just round the corner from where I work, got the same oil I ordered too, but they were out of filter wrenches - hence going to Halfords for that cheap piece of cr*p. I wasn't gonna pay out for a decent one in Halfords because they were a rip-off for what they were (£13 for a similar tool but just using a sort of metal sheet strap mechanism - at least it wouldn't have ripped the filter but for the price!? no way).

Pete

Most things are easy when you know how.

Years ago I was scared stiff to do an oil change, it took going to college to actually do one.

Once you've done one it should hold no fear. That's not to say that you can't **** one up. Fortunately a mistake is more likely to be messy (spilt oil); or painful (if working on a hot bike) than expensive but stripping a sump plug thread is do-able. All avoidable though with a little care.

As for oil catch trays. Someday I will invest. For the time being my 79p value washing up bowl and an old milk container will do me. Though I am thinking of upgrading that system with a cheap funnel.

Plowsie - Don't worry, my time wasn't wasted. You learned something and as you say a good natter was had. Are we going to try a spot of DIY tyre fitting next?

Originally Posted by 2mths

Plowsie - Don't worry, my time wasn't wasted. You learned something and as you say a good natter was had. Are we going to try a spot of DIY tyre fitting next?

Yeah why not have him over so you can slip on some rubber together.

Lots of talc and vaseline may be required.

I use K&N Filters and they have the handy little feature of having a 14mm (i think) nut welded to the top. No more messing around with strap wrenches!

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Yeah why not have him over so you can slip on some rubber together.

Lots of talc and vaseline may be required.