Forum: Instructional Articles
07-05-2013, 08:22 AM
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Re: Change Your Oil
Is this your first bike? I would recommend making a new thread to discuss this.
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Forum: Instructional Articles
06-25-2013, 08:51 AM
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Re: Change Your Oil
For the person asking about running something like seafoam in your crankcase until the next oil change, this is a bad idea.
While most of the products are made to be compatible with motor oils...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
08-14-2012, 03:13 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
If you do short interval oil changes, you don't have to change the oil filter each time. Change it every other time.
What you are avoiding with short interval changes is oil degradation. The oil...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
08-14-2012, 08:24 AM
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Re: Change Your Oil
Expensive oils tend to last longer. Cheap oils don't.
I'm a pretty cheap person but I also like getting my hands dirty and the satisfaction of knowing I have fresh fluids.
I just changed my oil...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
08-13-2012, 08:45 AM
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Re: Change Your Oil
Reuse the old one. Just spread some fresh oil on it before you put the filter in and don't over-tighten.
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Forum: Instructional Articles
06-21-2012, 12:50 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
Is it so much more that the sight class is more than 100% filled. Extreme over filling can cause too much oil pressure and can blow out seals. But there is a big difference between a tad too much and...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
06-21-2012, 08:33 AM
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Re: Change Your Oil
As with all internal combustion engines, the oil level should be checked when the engine is off. When the engine is running, the oil is sucked up into other places, doing it's job. It can't exactly...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
06-20-2012, 09:45 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
I don't deviate from the standard oil weight unless I notice a decline in performance of a vehicle. (knocking in summer or sluggish starting in winter.... yes, I work with a few older, looser...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
04-08-2011, 12:10 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil
For what it's worth, it looks like the new oil standards, ILSAC GF-5 and API SN, seem to have some correlation with the lable change from "ENERGY CONSERVING" to "RESOURCE CONSERVING"
So, when...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
11-13-2008, 08:54 AM
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Re: Change Your Oil
I wished we had made the switch over to metric, but it's a pretty dead idea at this point.
We've killed astronauts because we didn't make the switch, but oh well....it's kind of a dead idea at this...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
11-04-2008, 04:42 PM
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Re: Change Your Oil (hey jonathan.)
I made the stands based on these instructions:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=62 (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=62)
They worked very well. I wish I had spent the extra dough and...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
07-24-2008, 11:27 AM
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I just make sure the O-ring is seated properly...
I just make sure the O-ring is seated properly and that's about it.
Just because, I emptied the high-mileage oil and swithed over to Castrol Syntec Blend. When the weather is warm, it performs...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
06-23-2008, 11:46 AM
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Forum: Instructional Articles
06-23-2008, 10:03 AM
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Changed over to Mobil1 10-40 automotive...
Changed over to Mobil1 10-40 automotive high-mileage oil. This stuff claims to have anti-wear additives but does not contain any energy conserving additives.
After two days I can report no clutch...
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Forum: Instructional Articles
06-13-2008, 02:06 PM
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Forum: Instructional Articles
03-17-2008, 08:17 AM
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Forum: Instructional Articles
08-26-2007, 05:44 PM
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I used this:
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I used this:
http://upload2.postimage.org/461044/DSCN8633.jpg (http://upload2.postimage.org/461044/photo_hosting.html)
And I have no slippage.
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Forum: Instructional Articles
08-25-2007, 01:42 PM
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Forum: Instructional Articles
08-24-2007, 11:12 PM
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Change Your Oil
Here's what you'll need:
17mm socket
10mm socket
Oil pan
10W-40 Oil ( I suggest synthetic, but that's up to you.)
New oil filter
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