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Changing the oil / oil filter
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:31 pm
by flamy5
Can anyone give me a brief guide on how to change a zxr's oil and replace the oil filter?
Firstly I need to locate the drain plug and then to completley replace the oil filter, i'd appreciate any help with this or even a basic list of things I have to do and where to locate them.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:59 pm
by richard_ha
Oil drain plug is the lowest one on the engine I believe, I think its a 17mm bolt. Take off the RH fairing and drain the oil out from the plug then unscreen the oil filter (you can reach in between the engine and exhuast) screw in new oil filter, refit the drain plug (else you have a new slimey carpet that cost you about £20) then put new oil in. Very simple job. It's all in the manual.
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:10 am
by greengoblin
Couldn't have put it better myself ...
One thing though, who here replaces the sump washer when they replace the oil.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:36 am
by flamy5
Excellent, thanks for the help richard.
thats a job for this wkend i think
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:23 pm
by olionel
does the drain plug have a little washer/seal that needs replacing everytime? or doesnt it matter ?
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:10 pm
by masterofinsanity
you are recommended to change the sealing washer but as said above, who does it?
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:17 pm
by Gemini
i did
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:22 pm
by olionel
well if you do is it a special thing, like a sump washer? Ive never seen it as Ive only had the bike for a month. Wont any washer with a bit of rubber do? Im guessing the part from the dealer will be about £4 or something... a gasket for the generator cover is £11+vat... grrr
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:24 pm
by olionel
ow 1 more thing? how tight does the filter need to be? (because they usually say a bit more than hand tight for cars...) is it same for the bike? or do I just screw it as far as it would go?
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:40 pm
by Northern ANdy
hand tight is fine, anything over is excessive. don't forget the smear of oil on the sealing lip, this still applies on bikes.
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:37 pm
by diesel
i have mine to do. i have all i need. do u want a workshop section for it baz? i know for some of us its simple stuff but?????????
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:41 pm
by masterofinsanity
workshop section is for anything mate, gotta be better than the manual aint it??
if anyone needs washers let me know the size we have loads at work.
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:33 pm
by diesel
canu do me one pls baz. i never changed mine
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:26 pm
by masterofinsanity
yeah if someone whips theirs off and lets me know the size i'll see what we've got.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:30 pm
by diesel
when i change mine ill let ya know