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oil change ?

Started by kingdomstyle, March 17, 2011, 05:27:09 AM

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kingdomstyle

is there more than one drain plug? how do you change oil on these? thanks
1999 TIGER black.2008 XR650L,2008 KLX450R

Mustang

there's only one plug
some have an allen head plug some have a hex head bolt same with the oil filter housing .
pretty simple to do unscrew  plug , drain oil , put plug backin . remove the finned cover on bottom right corner the filter will come out with it . replace the filter put cover back on .
fill with 4 quarts of oil of your choice .
start it and check for leaks to make sure you didnt bugger the oring on the filter cover . repeat 6000 miles later .......................

abruzzi

All the filters I buy come with the o-ring, but in every case the o-ring has been the wrong size.

Geof

97tiger885

Quote from: "kingdomstyle"is there more than one drain plug? how do you change oil on these? thanks

Get a new crush washer for this plug.  I have tried to reuse the crush washers and had a leak each time.  YMMV.

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Jon

rf9rider

I had the same problem when i first got mine.
Removed the oil filter and wondered why the oil wouldn`t drain out.
Then i found the plug :oops:

All my previous bikes never had a plug, just drained from the filter.

Basri...

Quote from: "abruzzi"All the filters I buy come with the o-ring, but in every case the o-ring has been the wrong size.

Geof
Experienced the same, used the old o-ring.
This is the filter;
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Triumph/Tig ... ter_HiFlo/

Also for the oil and dust seals of the forks, the seals i reveived were 1 mm smaller in diameter. I think there is a diameter difference between Showa and Kayaba. Is there ?..
Dust seals;
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Triumph/Tig ... eals_Pair/
And the oil seals;
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Triumph/Tig ... e_Quality/
Basri,

since 1965...


dave NL

I bought the original Triumph filter, no problems with the O-rings....
Getting the tiger back on the road.

kingdomstyle

i have a k an n oil filter how those orings fit
1999 TIGER black.2008 XR650L,2008 KLX450R

Mustang

never used a k&n , but every other brand of filter I have used , the big oring is too big ........seems only the triumph filter for enormous money is the only one with the right o rings
you can usually reuse the old ones as long as they are not stretched out .