4 stroke qs

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

how often must the oil be changed some one said ure meant to mixze some in with ure petrol i looked at him gone out i just thaught id ask
i own a zxr 400
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

read the bike manual for service intervals... and *don't* put oil in your petrol

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

thought as much cheers G
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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

thinking about taking the restrictors out any advice on taking the 4 washers out the carbs
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

petrol in Oil ---> Bike gets hot, oil heats up... BANG!!!!
Oil in Petrol ---> Put, Put, BANG!!!

Heehee
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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

ummmm ... i catch ure drift
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chunkielad · Nearly there... Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Karma :

There was a time when 2strokes had oil in the petrol instead of seperate tho' wasn't there?

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

im sure there was im probably wrong lol
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Karma :

yes

nowadays the bikes mix the oil and petrol themselves

my moped has two petrol caps one for oil, one for petrol, then is mixes them together and squirts them into the engine

must have been a hassle back in the days of old

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

thatll be why im gettin mixed up
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Karma :

thats only 2 strokes mind, i dont know fuck all about the 4 strokes

Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

yeah I was given an old moped (worth about a fiver) and I had to mix the fuel with oil in a petrol can before I could use it. Dunno what you'd do on the road if you stopped at a petrol station- right hassle adding the correct amount of oil.

chunkielad · Nearly there... Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Karma :

I don't think it was that important to get the exact ammount in - a little too much isn't a big deal. It isn't needed now anyways and 4 strokes never did it.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Most competion MX bikes still use premix

batman · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Karma :

4 strokes have a seperate oil holder which u need to change, not top up as with 2 strokes. the oil is reused to lubricate the engine, so the engine is more reliable and lasts longer
2 strokes mix the oil and petrol so the engine is lubricated by the shit passin thru it, therefore i wears quicker because it is not properly lubricated and it fires every 2nd not 4th revolution

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Some people with older classic bikes add a small amount of oil to the petrol. Dont know if it does any good, but the Castrol R smells really nice

All the best

Keith
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Oggie · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 08 Jun 2002 Karma :

hehe i was filling up my oil in my ped and realised i was putting oil in meh petrol lol Embarassed

i realised and stopped i didnt put too much in there tho. still silly of me