Oil Change

[slowrower]

After having the 500 mile service I put about 100 miles on the dog and decided to break out the Rogue Oil Scavenger I picked up from:

http://www.roguechopper.com/products.html and give it a try.

With 100 miles on a fresh oil change, it looked like shit all cruddy. I remove the oil filter installed the Scavenger per the instructions, added 3 qts of Oil and fired is up ... dam I got about 20oz of dirty oil until it cleared. Great suggestion .. thanks. I also picked up some of those ceramic beads for balancing the rear tire -- again great suggestion from this forum. It rides much better and the ugly lead weights are gone! THIS PLACE ROCKS!!!

Randy

-- aka Slowrower

 

[bdmridgeback]

Sweet, great to hear some more positive feedback on the Dyna Beads!
Thanks,
Jake

lowdownchopshop.com

 

[Raywood]

Yeah, that dino oil wears quickly but I guess that's why it's cheap.

I was going to get the scavenger but it's simpler to just run it without anything and let it run off your oil shied into the drain pan. Your going to get leaking oil anyway when you pull the filter.

Later,
Ray

 

[Gas Man]

Yeah I like mine...

And why is that Ray... why does it have to just come leaking out there like that? It really makes a mess of things.

 

[Raywood]

Well when you remove the filter you get leakage anyway. If you use one of those plastic drip tray's that fits under the filter that you can get at HD then why not just run the motor and allow it to drip some more in the drip pan?
It's really no more mess!

 

[Gas Man]

I know it leaks.. I was just wondering why? Is it the top end tappet leaking down?

 

[Raywood]

Gas, I'm talking about the oil change scavenger! Why spend the money on it and have that additional cleanup when you can just let the oil run out of the oil filter housing and into the drip pan. It's free that way!

 

[slowrower]

well put raywood ... I made a plastic drip thingy that fits under the oil filter so it run into my drain pan. I did notice it flows pretty well even at idle.

 

[F_HEAD]

Gas, I'm talking about the oil change scavenger! Why spend the money on it and have that additional cleanup when you can just let the oil run out of the oil filter housing and into the drip pan. It's free that way!

I agree. Thats what I do too.

 

[F_HEAD]

By the way Ray, great videos you made.

 

[Gas Man]

pretty sure you lose the prime to the oil pump

That's what scavenger says.

My question is where is it coming from? Top end tappets?

 

[Raywood]

Originally Posted by sulconst2 View Post
pretty sure you lose the prime to the oil pump

That's what scavenger says.

My question is where is it coming from? Top end tappets?

Well you guys are smarter than me then cause I'm under the impression that the filter return goes to a vented tank!

 

[Raywood]

Here is a diagram I found on the web. Better one in the manual. But the tank feeds the pump, the pump circulates it around the motor and back them it pumps it to the filter. From the filter it is returned to the tank that is vented and has nothing to do with the feed line side. Now if you were to interrupt flow to the "feed line" side of the pump then yes you could loose suction.

Any other thoughts on this?

later,
Ray

From Hotbikeweb:

 

[lee]

i wish I read this yesterday before I did my oil change - so you drain the oil, remove the filter, then start the engine? how long do you run it? presumably until the oil stops coming out? can you do damage running the engine with next to no oil?

 

[Chopper Dave]

i wish I read this yesterday before I did my oil change - so you drain the oil, remove the filter, then start the engine? how long do you run it? presumably until the oil stops coming out? can you do damage running the engine with next to no oil?

Lee.....Don't start your bike with no oil!!!

If you look at Gas Man's How to service your bike in the Tech section.....
after you drain your oil out....and put the plug in....refill your oil reservoir with the 3 quarts or whatever your bike takes...then remove the oil filter.....start the bike up and idle until all the dirty oil is out of the system and you'll see the clean oil.....then install the new oil filter....

 

[lee]

thanks Dave - I thought that sounded a bit wrong!

 

[Chopper Dave]

No problem Bro.....just look at Gas Man's how to's in the Tech section...how to service your bike.....has step by step and pic's also....I believe that the how to service your bike is on page 2 under the how to's....:2thumbs:

 

[rowdy13]

I'd very much like to add something to this thread, but I have no friggin idea what the hell you guys are talking about. But, take care anyway.

 

[pisssed]

:loony:

I'd very much like to add something to this thread, but I have no friggin idea what the hell you guys are talking about. But, take care anyway.

:loony:

 

[seatmaker]

I'm with Rowdy, when's the knee bone connected to the thigh bone? Gas, I need to make an appointment.

I'd very much like to add something to this thread, but I have no friggin idea what the hell you guys are talking about. But, take care anyway.