kayloe Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hi, Gonna change the oil in my new to me gasser. Reading the threads ATF dexron 111 might be worth a go? should i fill until the window shows full of can you recommend a good level, sure someone said 550ml. Cheers Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hi, Gonna change the oil in my new to me gasser. Reading the threads ATF dexron 111 might be worth a go? should i fill until the window shows full of can you recommend a good level, sure someone said 550ml. Cheers Kay Kay, Oil volume in the Pro seems to be (to me, at least) a mildly baffeling subject in that the factory recommendation seems to call for too much oil at 550cc's, from what riders tell me (and the recommendations vary slightly from year to year in the earlier spec.'s). Riders have complained that overfilling the cases leads to the excess being dribbled out the vent tube. The general agreement seems to be to fill the case to just about the top of the sight glass (bike upright and time allowed for the oil to circulate) and this seems to work out to about 425/450cc's in most cases. My 02' 280 Pro, for instance, takes 375cc's to fill the sight glass to the top because it is a slightly different engine than your 05. I think the more important issue is to change the oil often to keep it fresh as it does double-duty in the Pro and lubricates the crank bearings, for instance. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayloe Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Kay, Oil volume in the Pro seems to be (to me, at least) a mildly baffeling subject in that the factory recommendation seems to call for too much oil at 550cc's, from what riders tell me (and the recommendations vary slightly from year to year in the earlier spec.'s). Riders have complained that overfilling the cases leads to the excess being dribbled out the vent tube. The general agreement seems to be to fill the case to just about the top of the sight glass (bike upright and time allowed for the oil to circulate) and this seems to work out to about 425/450cc's in most cases. My 02' 280 Pro, for instance, takes 375cc's to fill the sight glass to the top because it is a slightly different engine than your 05. I think the more important issue is to change the oil often to keep it fresh as it does double-duty in the Pro and lubricates the crank bearings, for instance. Jon Jon Thanks for that, really helpfull. best go get oily then! cheers kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Dextron III (Castrol TQ-D) About 350cc if it was well drained. Fill it up to between halfway and 3/4 up the sight window. Run it for a few minutes, then let it settle and check with bike vertical it should still be halfway up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Jon Thanks for that, really helpfull. best go get oily then! cheers kay Another thing I usually mention to a new rider changing oil is to use a new Allen wrench or an old one with about 5mm cut off the end. The drain plugs are aluminum and easily stripped out unless the flutes on the wrench end are sharp. The lower plug uses an aluminum "crush" washer so it's a good idea to replace it once in a while. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayloe Posted October 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Another thing I usually mention to a new rider changing oil is to use a new Allen wrench or an old one with about 5mm cut off the end. The drain plugs are aluminum and easily stripped out unless the flutes on the wrench end are sharp. The lower plug uses an aluminum "crush" washer so it's a good idea to replace it once in a while. Jon thanks will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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