Oil change

[Feasty]

I'm getting my oil changed and filter cleaned on my XR125 tomorrow for £20-£25, good deal or no deal?

[crazymotorbik...]

Hey,

Why don't you change it yourself?

Personnaly I think its one of the easiest jobs you can do on a motorcycle Its a neccesity on any bike you have so its worth learning how to do it now

Cheers,
Shaun.

[Feasty]

[0ddball]

Unscrew old filter. screw on new one.
Undo drain plug, drain old oil, refit plug.
Fill with new oil.

Surely you can do that without a manual.

[hmmmnz]

do it your self!!!
there is a large bolt on the left hand side of the casing just behind the gear change mech,
lossen that off and the oil will pour out,
you have no filter on your bike so you don't need to do that,
start pouring oil in the top untill the oil thats coming out the bottom starts to run clear,
then stick the bolt back in and fill to the required level.
it should only cost you 10quid total for the oil, and 10mins of your time.
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[veeeffarr]

Not a good deal for a 125, it will probably only take a litre(ish) of oil.

[Feasty]

I believe the filter also needs cleaning on an XR, anyone know where the filter is?

[veeeffarr]

[Finglonga]

[hmmmnz]

there is no filter on a xr125,

i find its sweet as adding the oil and waiting for it to run clear, it must be about 100mls or so before it does, not really a huge waste of oil,
but im sure he'll do as he pleases and get someone to do it for him.
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[element]

[doggone]

When doing it yourself you have a minor problem disposing of the old oil.
Please don't pour it down a drain or put it in the bin.

[element]

[hmmmnz]

yep my becomes my chain lube im a tidy kiwi, waste not want not and all that
lots of gas stations and your local recycling center have oil recycling depots
so there is absolutly no need what so ever to tip out out oil
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[St0rmer66]

The XR125 has no oil filter? . I didn't even know that, I've just been topping up my oil gradually as it goes down rather than draining it all too. Is that not a good thing to do then?
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[Polarbear]

[St0rmer66]

[eddclarke]

What are the service intervals for this bike, I had the first one done at about 600miles ive now done about 2800miles.
Is it just standard 10:40 oil ?
Thanks guys
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[Mark312]

Seems a reasonable price, considering labour charges these days, but really, an oil change is not difficult. You just need to have a go, maybe get a mate who's done an oil change (bike or car) to watch over you as a confidence safety net.
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[The Tot]

10W 40 Oil on the XR. Claud changed the oil on my bike in about 10 mins. Seriously, it's a matter of just getting a mate with a torque wrench, some washers and doing it yourself. The XR doesn't have a cartridge filter per se, but what it does have is a filter screen just after the sump bolt. It's very easy to do and requires no experties. Just like unzipping your trousers, taking a piss, zipping back up and having a drink. No complications of oil fitlers - so you are getting conned of 20 quid. You do need only 0.8 or 0.9l of oil on the XR IIRC.
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[doggone]

[slj23]

i need to do an oil change on my bandit,change of filter to,is there a product out there to flush the engine out before putting in new oil,sorry for the hi-jack.
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[SoND]

[Spoon261]

It really is very easy.

Things that help.

get a spanner to fit the drain plug.

Any bowl to collect the used oil, 2 litre ice-cream tubs are often handy.

A funnel often helps to pour new oil in the bike, I got normal kitchen ones, I used a small one since it fitted best.

An old rag or towel under the bike just in case you spill a bit of oil.

Any rubber gloves to protect your hands from oil, but make sure you still have lots of control and feeling if you do use them. The thinner the better.

Just remember to warm the bike up before draining the oil, the oil needs to be warm to drain out the bike properly, this is in all instruction books for all engines including lawn mowers.

When you refill with new oil, when full, start the engine up for a couple of minutes (make sure the oil filler cap is on first). Then switch off and wait a few minutes and then recheck the oil level, put more oil in if required.

The above rules work for any engine, even lawn mowers, unless they are 2 strokes which burn oil instead of oil that you change.

[Feasty]

Well I got the oil done, only took 'em 15mins and I do feel a bit daft but that's that done properly for the next 1500 miles...

I think by reading this whole thread you can see why I'm unsure about the filter though.
Some say it doesn't have one, some say it just needs unscrewing and replacing with a new one, others say it's behind the drain screw... and you wonder why I'd rather get a shop to do it!!