What happens if I don't do an immediate oil change?

[Mayhem]

I have a 4 stroke moped and its telling me on the dash that I need an oil change, how long can I ignore the warning and instead just top up the oil when needed? Also another quick question, what coolant is best for me to use as its liquid cooled?

Thanks in advance.

[Keir]

just change it, it can only hold about 2 litres max I would think. not worth the risk for abut £10
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[Rogerborg]

Since it's the festive season, I'll tell you what you want to hear.

[Mayhem]

Why did I think a straight forward answer was a possibility..? Forget this twatty site full of stuck up tosspots

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[Itchy]

Why are you asking if you've already made your mind up then?
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[pinkyfloyd]

I'll give you a serious answer.

Your motorcycle should be treated like a lady. The love of your life. Yes you should service her regularly to keep her purring.

While you do not need to change the oil, since you seem to have no idea, but it is a bit like going in dry. Eventually it hurts. Nice to get the parts lubricated and all that.

But ultimately. When your engine seizes it is not going to hurt me at all when you fall off.
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[M.C]

Considering your two questions on here have been how to buy a bike for £100 and do I really need to change my oil I think people have been quite nice to you.

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[andyscooter]

[talkToTheHat]

Ok, i'm new to vehicles with digital dashes and warning lights that mean something, but is this some error code or such on the display explicitly saying to change oil, or is it the red light with the "lamp that genies live in" drawn on it that I'm led to beleive means oil pressure warning. My one of these comes on whenever the engine is not running and I understand this is what is supposed to happen.

Yeah, I'm still full of "look, that's my clock, and that's the fuel gauge, trip meter 1 is counting miles since I filled the tank becasue that's what i did when i didn't have a fuel gauge and i dont know what im counting with trip meter 2". Such luxuary.
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[doggone]

The oil change note won't go away just because you change the oil.
There will be a sequence of turning on ignition while holding a button or something which the 'qualified mechanic' would do to turn off the note after he changed it for you.
All it has done is note your mileage has passed the scheduled point.
You could turn it off yourself if it bothers you and do the change when convenient.

There is a school of thought that even the recommended intervals are a bit long considering bikes only take a small amount of oil so the cost of doing it yourself is rather trivial.
On the other hand manufacturers are probably being quite cautious and have to bear in mind that some users will give the motor hell every time they go out on it.
Either way it's only a guide.
A lot of bikes don't do huge mileage annually especially in winter, and get a service more like once a year - regardless of mileage. Mine for example.

[Taught2BCauti...]

I'm wondering what make and model this could possibly be?

Most mopeds I have seen, only have an amber oil pressure warning light that comes on with the ignition and goes off when the engine is running - I can't think of any that have a specific light to tell you when to change the oil.

My car has oil level and pressure lamps, and a 'Service Indicator' that is driven by engine run time and distance covered - do mopeds have these too?
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[arry]

[doggone]

It will show a message (in text) on the LCD I expect, this is quite common on quad bikes too, at least Honda ones.

[NJD]

[MCN]

The OP is gone and you are all still banging on.
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[Rogerborg]

Or... are there Honda 2-stroke peds with a separate oil tank with a low warning light?
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