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Redster
| Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 11:33 pm: |
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I have about 140 miles on my new City Cross.SHould I think about changing the oil now to get rid of the shavings? Redster |
Metalstorm
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 12:07 am: |
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Yes change it now. I changed mine the moment I got her home. I had 75 miles on the ticker. I changed her again at 250. The second one probably wasn't needed but I figured it couldn't hurt. |
Joele
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 01:48 am: |
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Do as the manual says. Changing the oil too often just harms the environment. |
Redster
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 02:19 am: |
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Joele, Your saying it's ok to run in the same oil till 1000 miles and bring it in for service? Should I change the transmission oil too at the same time I change the engine oil? Redster |
Wildman4x4nut
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 02:48 am: |
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Well I had every intention of changing my oil at the 500 mile mark. But then the next thing you know I have 960 miles on it. So I am taking it in for it's 1000 mile service a little early. I am switching over to synthetic oil in both engine & tranny. |
Drift
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 06:30 am: |
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Follow the manual. Those shavings help break in for the 1k. Todays motors are tight. Follow the manual. Just my 2 cents |
Kowpow225
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 10:35 am: |
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If I had the chance to do over, I would have changed it around 100-200 miles. Harming the environment?!? As long as you take your used oil to an appropriate disposal/recycling place, the effects on the environment are minimal. |
Bake
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 11:08 am: |
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I did mine after 10 kilometers, then 500. You can have all of my old shavings to loosen yours up if you want drift. |
Drift
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 11:24 am: |
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Ok wise acre. |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 01:40 pm: |
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I did an extra change at 500 miles, then just jumped right on to the factory schedule. |
Joele
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 07:54 pm: |
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Your saying it's ok to run in the same oil till 1000 miles and bring it in for service? Should I change the transmission oil too at the same time I change the engine oil? Yes to both questions. The oil filter will protect your engine from metal shavings, that's what it was designed to do. The gear box will not be harmed by the 1000 mile break-in process, even if some metal shaving occurs. The Buell engineers, who are responsible for the content of the owners manual, know this engine well enough so trust them. |
Tank_bueller
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 08:21 pm: |
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I changed the oil and tranny fluid at 500, and I am damn glad I did. The "junk/shavings" stuck to the magnetic plugs scared the hell outa' me.(but I did break her in kinda hard) I let the dealer do the "1000", and I switched to synth at @1700. Not much "junk" on the plugs at all. So far, so good at @2100 mi. tank |
Ginzero
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 08:35 pm: |
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Well I have 820+ miles on my SX and I'm scheduled to have the 1000mi service next Wednesday. This Sunday though I'm planning a 300+ mi ride.. am I tempting fate?? |
Fullpower
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 08:54 pm: |
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oh i think i would change it now. then change it again later. then go ride a bunch and change it again. later after you have ridden some more change again. also probably wouldn't hurt to change the transmission oil too, at least once in a while. you will find filters to be pretty inexpensive, and oil isnt so bad yet either, though do expect it to rise some in cost as the raw material from which it is made is getting somewhat more expensive, at least in relation to the (under) value of the US dollar. but that is quite another topic there....... |
Typeone
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 09:26 pm: |
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hahaa, I follow Fullpower's maintenance routine. easy to remember the intervals i've done changes at ~400 (to syn), ~1100 and ~1800 on the 12 and i'm still cleaning off shavings. doesn't bother me. i'm sure they'll vanish some day. i'll do the next change at ~3000 then kick into the standard, factory recommended schedule. (unless i continue to abuse my little machine friend, which is very possible, hehe) |
Mellow_yellow
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 09:36 pm: |
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There is no such thing as changing the oil too soon or too often.Tranny or engine.Oil is relatively cheap,engines and their parts are not!Just my humble opinion. |
Dale
| Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 10:51 pm: |
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Baby it tell you have 1000 miles then change it then. Ride it like you stole it. Change it now. |
Joele
| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 12:51 am: |
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So what happens to all of that extra, dirty oil you guys use? |
Dbird29
| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 10:11 am: |
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Old oil goes to the oil recycler. You don't pour it down the drain do you? |
Nick
| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:44 am: |
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I can't think Buell would say change it at 1K if it needed at at 500 miles, that would just cause them headaches given the 2 year warranty. And I don't think they're in the business of trying to make their bikes *less* reliable?????? |
Crashcourse411
| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 12:05 pm: |
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Mine was a little neglected. I bought it used from a guy that said the "1K" was nonsense, it had 2k on it at the time. I changed it when I got home to syn and there was hardly any crap on the plugs at all. Since then I change the filter every 2500 miles and the oil every 5000. |
Typeone
| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 03:17 pm: |
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I recycle my oil at Advance Auto Parts. They take used oil and batteries free of charge. |
Joele
| Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 10:30 pm: |
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How can you recycle oil? It breaks down at a molecular level when used in an engine. |
Dbird29
| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 12:16 am: |
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http://www.recycleoil.org/
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Joele
| Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 03:56 pm: |
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Good link, thanks! I guess their special additives help compensate for the reduced viscosity of used oil. |