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I'm now on my 4th day of this oil change, and I'm not done yet! Excuse me while I whine...
As my bike's in pieces, I figured now is a good time to make the switch over to Synthetic. Since it was easy to get the Mobile1 Gold cap, I just picked up a jug at Walmart.
Day 1: I already had the bike jacked up checked out the service manual to identify the which screw to remove and noted there was a front and back drain plug. So I removed them and only about a quart of oil came out. I took off the filter and only a little more came out. Checked the dipstick and sure enough, tons of oil left. Looked all over and finally decided the bike was slighly on an incline in the garage, so I spun her allow over the freakin garage and succeeded in spueing a little more oil on the floor, but nothing near the remaining 2 quarts of so. Left the place a mess and went to bed.
Day 2: Decided to speak w/ the Dealer's service department for tips, and the wise ass there says, "You sure you got the right screw, not trying to offend you..." I say, sure I do. We then both agreed I must have the wrong screw, and after checking out a Retro on the showroom floor, our assumption was right. I had the wrong screw. When I got home, I noticed the screw was under one of the two bike lift bars that it rests on and I didn't see it before. I then lowered the bike, and put the front tire on a couple pieces of wood to keep it lift in front as the lift wouldn't come now as it was stuck. (Wondering if the new front springs lowered it a tiny bit?) With the front tire about 3 inches off the ground I rested the bike on the stand and pulled out the lift. Seemed like plenty of room to remove the screw and drain w/o the lift, and I did successfully. Yeah, time to rejoice!! Went to bed.
Day 3: Alright, finally ready to load this puppy up w/ Mobil 1. I check out where 3.7 quarts would be on the jug and pour away. I stopped a little past 3 quarts to check and sure enough, my dip sticked showed I was about 3 inches over my fill limit, and it looked dirty :!: :!: :!: :evil: I dipped and wiped that sucker a dozen times w/ the same damn result. I'm an ass! I went to bed. :x
Day 4: I realized now, the damn bike wasn't level when I drained it as I left the front tire on the piece of wood so I could pull the lift out. She must have had another quart or so left in her that didn't drain out before I filled it back up w/ new Mobil1. Urrr :evil: .
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.... OK.
QUESTION: Do I have to drain it all out again so that the 1 quart of old oil is not mixed w/ the synthetic, or can I leave it and just drain out a little until it's the right level.
I may be going to Walmart again for a new jug, huh...
As my bike's in pieces, I figured now is a good time to make the switch over to Synthetic. Since it was easy to get the Mobile1 Gold cap, I just picked up a jug at Walmart.
Day 1: I already had the bike jacked up checked out the service manual to identify the which screw to remove and noted there was a front and back drain plug. So I removed them and only about a quart of oil came out. I took off the filter and only a little more came out. Checked the dipstick and sure enough, tons of oil left. Looked all over and finally decided the bike was slighly on an incline in the garage, so I spun her allow over the freakin garage and succeeded in spueing a little more oil on the floor, but nothing near the remaining 2 quarts of so. Left the place a mess and went to bed.
Day 2: Decided to speak w/ the Dealer's service department for tips, and the wise ass there says, "You sure you got the right screw, not trying to offend you..." I say, sure I do. We then both agreed I must have the wrong screw, and after checking out a Retro on the showroom floor, our assumption was right. I had the wrong screw. When I got home, I noticed the screw was under one of the two bike lift bars that it rests on and I didn't see it before. I then lowered the bike, and put the front tire on a couple pieces of wood to keep it lift in front as the lift wouldn't come now as it was stuck. (Wondering if the new front springs lowered it a tiny bit?) With the front tire about 3 inches off the ground I rested the bike on the stand and pulled out the lift. Seemed like plenty of room to remove the screw and drain w/o the lift, and I did successfully. Yeah, time to rejoice!! Went to bed.
Day 3: Alright, finally ready to load this puppy up w/ Mobil 1. I check out where 3.7 quarts would be on the jug and pour away. I stopped a little past 3 quarts to check and sure enough, my dip sticked showed I was about 3 inches over my fill limit, and it looked dirty :!: :!: :!: :evil: I dipped and wiped that sucker a dozen times w/ the same damn result. I'm an ass! I went to bed. :x
Day 4: I realized now, the damn bike wasn't level when I drained it as I left the front tire on the piece of wood so I could pull the lift out. She must have had another quart or so left in her that didn't drain out before I filled it back up w/ new Mobil1. Urrr :evil: .
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.... OK.
QUESTION: Do I have to drain it all out again so that the 1 quart of old oil is not mixed w/ the synthetic, or can I leave it and just drain out a little until it's the right level.
I may be going to Walmart again for a new jug, huh...