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What you'll need:
An oil pan and oil... In this case, since the oil and filter change was part of a winterizing procedure -- and thus would be changed again in the spring -- I used generic 10W30 automobile oil. Yes, the kind with the additives that make your wet clutch slip. Heck, if I ride this winter, it won't be the clutch that will be slipping the most...
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| Here's the oil filter. I won't even type the model number.
You'll also need a ratchet and 17 mm socket. The 4-inch extension makes it easier to clear the lower fairing.
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| Here are some out-of-focus rags. (Note to self: Don't ever use the hand towels from the linen closet again.) |
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Here's a tool that I thought would be useful: a strap wrench.
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Warm up the bike, it makes the oil thinner, and place the oil pan under the fairing, it avoids a huge mess in your garage.
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Remove the drain plug, counterclockwise of course. (But your wrench is actually turning clockwise, when seen from above.)
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In the middle of the (dirty) lower fairing is the (dirtier) oil filter.
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| The (dirty) lower fairing was a bit in the way. Four screws later, this 1998 Ninja 500R looks like a pre-1994 EX500. |
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| This strap wrench slipped like heck and did not work like it does for the guy in the commercial. It now resides in the junked tool drawer. |
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| If it doesn't work, get a bigger hammer. Or, in this case, a pair of ChannelLock pliers. (Not recommended for the installation of the new oil filter...) |
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| Here's the still-warm oil flowing out from where a filter used to be. |
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| On the new filter, smear a dab of oil on the seal. Look at my finger, you'll notice I'm using new oil to do the job. Ladies, notice the ring on the other finger... |
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| The filter was screwed back in, torqued to a full turn after the gasket made contact. Now, I'm screwing the drain plug back in. Look closely, you'll see "17 mm" on the socket. |
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| Adding the new oil. Count on three litres if you've changed the oil filter, 2.8 L if you keep the same one, you cheapskate. |
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| Check the level in the window. Take the bike for a ride, check the level again and look for leaks around the filter and the oil drain plug. If it leaks, check to see if your Ninja 500R did not transform itself into a Harley. |
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