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Maverick · 10-29-2007, 04:18 PM

Nice post! I'll also try your tin foil trick!

Bo67 · 10-29-2007, 04:24 PM

Great info. I'm too cheap to buy the Yamaha wrench so I bought a similar sized wrench at W-Mart which was a touch big and lined the inside with masking tape. Never though of the tin foil trick; I'll give a try the next time I change the oil.

**bd43** · 10-29-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bo67

Great info. I'm too cheap to buy the Yamaha wrench so I bought a similar sized wrench at W-Mart which was a touch big and lined the inside with masking tape. Never though of the tin foil trick; I'll give a try the next time I change the oil.

My oil filter wrench isn't a Yamaha one either. I think I paid around $4 (CDN) at Canadian Tire.

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Originally Posted by DefyInertia

Regarding checking the level, don't you have to get the oil up to operating temp. before checking it while the bike is completely level? Hot oil takes up more space than cold oil, no?

I'm not sure how much the volume of oil expands when heated but when I'm putting new cool oil in I tend to stop when it just enters into the hatched area. That hatched area is fairly large which would account for volumetic expansion. No? Good point though.

DefyInertia · 10-29-2007, 06:19 PM

Yeah, I just put 3 qts in, take it for a short ride, and check the level again while hot. It's been spot on every time.

**jsteinb95** · 10-29-2007, 06:28 PM

Great post. Very thorough and detailed.

**Botch** · 10-30-2007, 08:31 PM

For 33 years (gulp!) I've stared at black-n-white line drawings in service manuals to figure out how to fix my cars. Color photos on teh Intranetz are such an improvement!
Nice post, Biker Dude!

(and, as far as I know, oil doesn't appreciably expand volumetrically with heat. Heating the engine allows it to flow easier and fill all the nooks and crannies that it normally would during operation).

**sideshow_downs** · 10-30-2007, 08:35 PM

Also by running the motor you completly fill up the oil filter which would 'lower' the oil level

knox · 10-31-2007, 05:08 AM

What is the silver thing in the front of the engine that looks like where the filter would usually go? I had no idea the filter was on the side. Good to know if I buy the Yammy.

Thanks for the pics!

**wrightme43** · 10-31-2007, 05:41 AM

That is a oil cooler.

knox · 10-31-2007, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wrightme43

That is a oil cooler.

Thanks for the info!

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10-29-2007, 04:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Maverick Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 236 Rep Power: 18 Member #429	Nice post! I'll also try your tin foil trick!

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DefyInertia Saratogian Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Bike: '04 FZ6N - Silver Posts: 1,995 Rep Power: 56 Member #419	Yeah, I just put 3 qts in, take it for a short ride, and check the level again while hot. It's been spot on every time.

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jsteinb95 Forum Queen Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Redlands CA Bike: 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 4,299 Rep Power: 10 Member #715	Great post. Very thorough and detailed.

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Botch I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ogden UT Bike: FZ-6, 2007 Blue Posts: 1,442 Rep Power: 21 Member #227	For 33 years (gulp!) I've stared at black-n-white line drawings in service manuals to figure out how to fix my cars. Color photos on teh Intranetz are such an improvement! Nice post, Biker Dude! (and, as far as I know, oil doesn't appreciably expand volumetrically with heat. Heating the engine allows it to flow easier and fill all the nooks and crannies that it normally would during operation).

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knox Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Bike: None right now Posts: 31 Rep Power: 5 Member #695	What is the silver thing in the front of the engine that looks like where the filter would usually go? I had no idea the filter was on the side. Good to know if I buy the Yammy. Thanks for the pics!

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