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average oil change cost? - 3/27/2006 2:12:44 PM
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plasteredbassist
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just got my bike and was wondering what does an average oil and filter change from your experiences...i have the tools and prob wont have a prob but i work and goto school full time so its more of a time issue otherwise id have no prob doing it. however if im going to save like 50-60 dollars doing it myself then ill manage to find the time haha
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/27/2006 3:27:04 PM
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DThompson
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You will save 50-60 dollars doing it yourself. The oil I bought was about $10 a quart and the filter was 12 or 13 bucks.
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/27/2006 11:06:02 PM
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shraz
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depends which oil quality you use
but the filters usually around 10bucks
and doing it yourself is very easy
1. run bike till you reach 140
2. turn off, put a bucket under the drain bolt, take off the bolt
3. go get a beer and wait 10min
4. put the bucket under the oil filter, remove it
5. plug back the bolt
6. put a thin layer of oil on the filter and put it back hand tight
7. put 3.5 quarts of oil (if f4i)
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/28/2006 1:34:29 AM
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DThompson
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Why would you run the bike till its at 140??
Running the bike causes oil to go into the engine which means when you go to drain it you have to wait longer for it to drain all the way out. Second the oil is hot as shit after that and it will burn if you spill it on yourself when you move it.
I normally let the bike set over night and then drain the oil.
Then remove oil filter and so on.
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/28/2006 3:50:58 AM
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shraz
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read ur service manual
I said 140 cuz thats like 3min of idling
< Message edited by shraz -- 3/28/2006 3:51:35 AM >
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/28/2006 10:40:34 AM
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yo supposed to get a crush washer every time mang!
but i didn't...shop gave me this washer that won't crush but it's all good cause it won't leak either so i just reuse.
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/28/2006 12:25:13 PM
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plasteredbassist
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im gonna call a couple local svc dealers my main concern is when my friend just bought his new r6 they told him avg oil change cost was around 200 but this was also while trying to seel him the extended svc plan which covers oil changes so im thinking this number is way off if its about 35-40 on avg for a car what would a bike cost?
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/28/2006 3:00:04 PM
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shraz
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60-80bux
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/28/2006 3:13:30 PM
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vtec97hatch
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do it yourself and save some money. i paid about $10 a quart for some castrol r4, and about $12 for the filter. so figure $55 after tax.
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/29/2006 9:34:04 PM
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Shlock
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I get my oil from autozone it is like 5.00 per quart and the oil filter is 7 to 10 bucks. This is true about the running of the bike. about 2 to 3 min will allow the oil to flow as well as bring out most of the contaminates since the oil is used for everything.
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/30/2006 12:00:27 AM
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My oil changes usually run about $70.00 doing it myself. $13.00/quart for oil, $12 filter, and a couple cans of brake cleaner for a few bucks
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RE: average oil change cost? - 3/30/2006 1:43:27 AM
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ImmaSquashYou
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yup, suppose to let the engine run warm/almost hot to change the oil. I use semi-synthetic. I don't go full out synthetic cause its not good if you let full synthetic sit in the engine, however it is better if you DO use it a lot. But during the winter days, you're not gonna use the bike, plus you're not suppose to switch from synthetic to non synthetic. But you can gradually change it if you use reg. oil, to synthetic oil, to fully-synthetic oil. I bought tons of oil from a guy on e-bay, he was really close to shipping was cheap. Cost me like 3.50 a quart for castrol semi-synthetic, i get the filter from the honda dealer for about 8 bucks with the washer. I work full time and go to school full time, i know how much time consuming it is, i traded a days of sleep to change my car's alternator just about 5 days ago, wasn't really fun but whats gotta be done has to be done. Suck it up for like an hour and do it yourself, then treat yourself to something nice for the amount of money you save....-= )
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