Last week I changed oil in my 05 Road Star for 1st time since I bought it. After a 3 mile ride to warm it up, it drained VERY slow and only 2 qts. I tried bump starting for about 2 seconds and it came out fast, but it took about 4 times to fully drain the crankcase.
Well, my ADVICE to you is that I can ADVISE you that not all the oil resides in the crankcase, there is an oil tank too. You will have two oil drain plugs, not just one. And the oil tank will drain quicker if you first remove the dip stick/cap from the oil tank.
You would think the engines were identical - mine is an 05. My way worked and since it is only a once a year job, I guess I'll just stick with it. Maybe there is a small blockage of gum somewhere and it will only pass with the pressure of the engine pushing it ??? Many - I really mean many - years ago, we would run about a qt. of Kerosene through an engine to clean them out and get rid of sludge. have not done that trick since the 60's. Not sure I would try it on the bike.
They are, my Warrior was an '02, exact same process and oil plug locations. I'm not sure I agree with your line of thinking, I mean it's just one more drain plug and everything drains out all at once, well, providing you have a oil pan that can catch both streams. Hell, it's even the same wrench for both plugs.
What you are doing is starting the engine each time and then the oil pump pushes oil from the tank into an engine starving for oil. Just sounds tedious and a wee bit torturous to me doing it that way. Plus you are probably never going to fully empty the oil tank using that method.
There may be links to better instructions with pictures but if you can picture an imaginary straight line down directly below the dip stick/tank cap, it will be right around there on the bottom of the bike, just forward of the rear suspension spring.
You get that oil changed yet ? One plug is right behind the kick stand, it's difficult to get to and you may have to alter a box end 17 mm wrench to get to it. I just took a grinder to mine and thinned down the box end a bit and it worked fine. The other is on the bottom back by the Shock tension adjuster. You can use a 17mm socket on this one. Remove the dip stick. Be sure and drain both tanks. Replace the filter and drain plugs add two qts replace the dip stick. start it let run about 15 seconds, rev it a couple of times then add two more qts. WARNING REPLACE DIP STICK BEFORE STARTING. My bike is an 09 FI but there all the same.
Thanks for the good write-up. The owners manual never mentions a 2nd plug or having to remove the dip stick. I got it out, but the hard way. Thanks to some of you for the good advise. I will definately find that 2nd plug next time. Really different from auto's - I've done them all my life, but this is first time with a bike.
Work as hard as I have all my life and get one of your own We don't feel superior, just happy to be riding. Every one I have met did not care what you ride, you were still joining a great brother/sister hood. Except maybe You
I'll be damned That's why your a "senior member" and I'm a junior member on this forum. Out of habit, I speed read most things and this is a perfect example of assuming the rest is basically the same thing being said a different way.
Even with your note, I had to read it 2 times to totally see it.
No Sweat!
Plus, I up-dated the page which should be exactly like the same page 6-11 in your manual.
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