Oil change then check engine light

[Greg Grobe]

My bike came from the factory with those lines not pushed on properly. It was the first one in Canada and it took the dealer over a day to figure it and to stop throwing the MIL.

Don't think 5 quarts with filter is enough!

Yea, it's actually a 6 quart system. But I've always used 5 quarts and the dipstick always shows full.

 

[Greg Grobe]

Whats "wicking the filter" mean ?

Taking your new oil and filling up the oil filter before spinning it in the bike. "Wicking"

 

[mport]

Sound like a messy job fitting a filter filled with oil. I always lube the threads and gasket but have never filled the filter.

 

[sonny]

Same here. Kind of a mess as is, could not image the filter full of oil while trying to get it on the bike.

 

[Greg Grobe]

Same here. Kind of a mess as is, could not image the filter full of oil while trying to get it on the bike.

If you fill the filter one time to the threads and let it sit, the filter media will soak up the oil. That's all you need to do.

 

[sonny]

That makes sense. You can imagine my first mental picture of A filter full of oil.

 

[Greg Grobe]

That makes sense. You can imagine my first mental picture of A filter full of oil.

Yea, that would be a mess.

 

[Wrecka]

Its a 2013 with only 5000 miles on it, i cant imagine its something like that , but ill check those lines and see. Thanks for your time, I really appreciate it. Enjoy your evening.

Greg

Mine came brand new with a pinched throttle body rubber , never ran right till i found the culprit after putting nearly 50000 klm on the bike.

 

[Greg Grobe]

Mine came brand new with a pinched throttle body rubber , never ran right till i found the culprit after putting nearly 50000 klm on the bike.

When you say it didn't run right, can you explain. Mines had a problem since new, when I'm engine braking. If I pull that clutch in during a hard engine brake, it will fall flat on its face and die. I had it in while under warranty and that reset the TPS, but that didn't seem to help.

 

[Wrecka]

When you say it didn't run right, can you explain. Mines had a problem since new, when I'm engine braking. If I pull that clutch in during a hard engine brake, it will fall flat on its face and die. I had it in while under warranty and that reset the TPS, but that didn't seem to help.

Mine used to occasionally cough through the intake on downshifting , never stalled though.