Oil Change

[ScaredyCat]

Yes another n00b question, but at least I'm doing my chain without fuss so it's progress.

I'm just about to do my first oil change. In the past I've just had it done as part of a service at dealer / local mech. Going to try myself, just a couple of questions.

I've had a look at the manual which tells me 3 imperial quarts if I'm changing the filter too (which I am) but how often would you change the oil and not change the filter?

Do I need to prime the filter before attaching it? If so, how much should I put in. The manual doesn't say anything about priming - in fact it doesn't say a lot at all.

How tight do you tighten the filter? I have a claw like thing to remove it but it looks like you'd only want to remove the filter with it, not tighten it up. Is hand tight enough? I've seen filters with a nut on the end to tighten the filter with which suggests more force is required.
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Always do filter with the oil, for the sake of a few quid it's worth it.

I fill the filter with oil before screwing it on making sure the rubber o ring is smeared with oil.

Do the filter hand tight, only hand tight. The nut on K&N filters is for removing not installing. Once the filter is on, wipe it clean then retighten.

[zark]

I don't always change filter, coz I'm lazy. I'll do it every 6 months or so, but change oil more than that because it's cheap and bike seems to like it...

I don't fill the filter up either coz by the time I've wiggled it into position it'll have fallen out. The good book just says put more oil in to compensate when new filter. Usually run it up and check levels before using it properly to make sure there's enough.

Hand tight is plenty. If you use a tool to tighten it, you'll regret it later
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[bamt]

Pretty much what Joe says, except whilst you should put oil on the filter's rubber seal, I never try to fill it. On most designs with a horizontal filter it'll just pour out anyway making a mess.

I also only use that quantity in the manual as a guide, filling to fill level/dipstick instead, give it a run for a minute to fill the filter, let it settle due a while then check again. It should use roughly what the manual says, but I'd rather know it is right on the sight glass than that I'd carefully measured an amount that is theoretically right but may not be in practice

[sickpup]

[chris-red]

The amount the books says should be treated as a guide. Always ensure using the dipstick the level is right.
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[bamt]

[sickpup]

[Fizzer Thou]

I always prime the oil filter,which I replace every other oil change.You will be surprised by how much the filter soaks up the oil

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On the paper filters on the the Exup and FJ I write the date and the mileage onto the metal part and log the details in the relevant workshop manual

On the spin-on filter for the R1 I prime the filter until it can take no more,then tip the slight excess that might drop onto the down pipes back into the oil container

As has been suggested,I always fill the oil into the sump until the level is 2/3 of the way up the window or dipstick,then run the engine for a short while for it to circulate.After topping up to 3/4 of the correct level I leave it at that.I never fill to the upper level as there is no need,unless the engine burns excessively.
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[rhys99]

[skatefreak]

Standard proceduder:
Run bike to warm oil.
Remove sum bolt to drain old oil,
Whip the old filter off,
wham the sump nut back in,
flop on another filter,
fill till acceptable fullness reached on sight glass/dippy stick,
run for a minute or two and let settle for another few minutes,
top up to appropriate fullness.

Done more cars/bikes than I care to remember,
never had any dramas

[bamt]

[Matt B]

[sickpup]

[V2]

Or try it on a ZX6-R, If you don't fill the filter then it wont prime itself, you'll end up with more mess as you try various methods of bleeding

[bamt]

[Pigeon]

[Matt B]