Changing oil

[ShiftFMX]

Hey when you guys change ur oil, Do you Measure it out, or just watch the sight glass??? I measured it out to what it said in the Service manual, and it seemed like it was too much!

[ghott]

Watch the site glass.

Fill it up to the H.

Start it up and let it idle for 30 seconds.

Let it sit for a couple minutes.

Check the site glass again.

If needed, add oil to where it is exactly on the H.


The site glass is there for this reason :).

[ghott]

BTW, don't over fill. If you did, I would recommend pulling the drain plug and draining some oil out. Too much oil is not a good thing.

I usually fill mine to just below the H with great results. My engine builder does the same, and has been doing so for over 3 years now on his MX 04' 450R.

But...for liability issues on a stock piston, make sure the oil level is at the H on level ground :).

[awj8074]

Most of the time I end up putting the whole qt in. It says it takes .89qt or some **** but for the last 2.5years i've been putting the whole thing in and havent had a issue.

when i was at loretta lynns GNC & GNCC all the pro racers bikes were over the site glass. how much I do not know but I know they were all past the H mark :ermm: