dmulk
Active Member
Since the bike has been sitting for the better part of a year (since my last big mile 3 week summer trip last year) and I have a multi-thousand mile trip coming up in a couple weeks (that I may turn into a B2B/BBG IBA ride) I figured I would get this done so I don't feel rushed and can take my time packing my bike, etc for the trip.
So...What exactly is an "oil flush" and how do you know you need one, you ask?
These are usually performed at the very end of an oil change. After draining the old oil, changing the filter and refilling with fresh oil, what you basically do is you start your engine briefly in order to fill the new filter. You then let your bike rest for 5 mins so the oil has time to drain into the bottom of the engine to allow you to get an accurate oil level reading. When you check your oil level you will notice one or both of two things:
1) The new oil level is much higher than it should be.
2) The new oil is oddly dirty.
Around this time it slowly dawns on you that the bike has been on the side stand during the oil change and fill at which point you (flush down the) drain about $15 - $20 of oil out of the engine in order to get the level and the rest of the dirty oil out so you can fill again with fresh oil...
I'm calling this an "oil flush". Go ahead...change my mind.
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So...What exactly is an "oil flush" and how do you know you need one, you ask?
These are usually performed at the very end of an oil change. After draining the old oil, changing the filter and refilling with fresh oil, what you basically do is you start your engine briefly in order to fill the new filter. You then let your bike rest for 5 mins so the oil has time to drain into the bottom of the engine to allow you to get an accurate oil level reading. When you check your oil level you will notice one or both of two things:
1) The new oil level is much higher than it should be.
2) The new oil is oddly dirty.
Around this time it slowly dawns on you that the bike has been on the side stand during the oil change and fill at which point you (flush down the) drain about $15 - $20 of oil out of the engine in order to get the level and the rest of the dirty oil out so you can fill again with fresh oil...
I'm calling this an "oil flush". Go ahead...change my mind.
<D>
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