Oil changing question

Tmall · 02-03-2011, 04:14 PM

Warm it up and then drain it. You'll get any condensation/sludge that will mix/burn off and then put new oil in. If you do it the other way, most of that crap will get mixed in with your new oil.

The only way that would be better is to drain it. Put new oil in. Run it and change it again.

dReWpY · 02-03-2011, 04:17 PM

hmmm first warm day...
its not that the oil is old either, hell it prolly has 1500 miles on it and thats all

tommymac · 02-03-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by drewpy

hmmm first warm day...
its not that the oil is old either, hell it prolly has 1500 miles on it and thats all

what oil you running in the buell? I need to choose/figre that out. had the shop change it for its 600 mile service and thats been it.

OneSickPsycho · 02-03-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

Warm it up and then drain it. You'll get any condensation/sludge that will mix/burn off and then put new oil in. If you do it the other way, most of that crap will get mixed in with your new oil.

The only way that would be better is to drain it. Put new oil in. Run it and change it again.

That's the way I've done it in the past... Drain/change, put new oil in, run, drain/change. That's ONLY if I had a bunch of miles on it before I stored it though... I always tried to time my oil changes to at least 75% ready before storing.

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Originally Posted by drewpy

hmmm first warm day...
its not that the oil is old either, hell it prolly has 1500 miles on it and thats all

I'd just run it then... Run it, hell put a couple of easy miles on it, then drain it hot and put in new.

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Originally Posted by tommymac

what oil you running in the buell? I need to choose/figre that out. had the shop change it for its 600 mile service and thats been it.

Didn't even know you had a Buell... or maybe I did... I can't remember.

dReWpY · 02-03-2011, 04:44 PM

hmmm i need to check its the same HD brand though

tommymac · 02-03-2011, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by drewpy

hmmm i need to check its the same HD brand though

some screaming eagle stuff or something like that. I have been fine using the rotella in the aprilia but want to make sure I stick with something speciffic for the buell, I was going to proily use the motul I use on the track bikes.

Amber Lamps · 02-03-2011, 05:12 PM

I didn't change mine before "Winter" either....because it only last a couple weeks!!!!

Seriously guys, I'm not out to start the "storage routine" argument again but if your bike has been parked less than a month or two, I really, really doubt that it matters. Seriously, what happens to oil sitting in an engine that doesn't happen sitting on the shelf?

Besides, I always run mine once a week or so just to keep the battery fresh.

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02-03-2011, 04:14 PM	#1
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Warm it up and then drain it. You'll get any condensation/sludge that will mix/burn off and then put new oil in. If you do it the other way, most of that crap will get mixed in with your new oil. The only way that would be better is to drain it. Put new oil in. Run it and change it again.

02-03-2011, 05:12 PM	#7
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	I didn't change mine before "Winter" either....because it only last a couple weeks!!!! Seriously guys, I'm not out to start the "storage routine" argument again but if your bike has been parked less than a month or two, I really, really doubt that it matters. Seriously, what happens to oil sitting in an engine that doesn't happen sitting on the shelf? Besides, I always run mine once a week or so just to keep the battery fresh.