Can you change your oil TOO much? By whid (Read 921 times)

[whid]

I had asked as part of another thread, but I am so full of questions, I think it got overlooked.

During the break in period, does it hurt to change your oil and even gear oil too often? It's so cheap and easy, figured keeping the metal shavings, etc
out of the system could only be a good thing.

But again, this is a whole new animal to me. I don't know what I don't know.

I look forward to any input offered!

[terrilee]

i am NOT a scientist or scoot guru
but common sense would say no
BUT
what are you talking about?,,,
every couple 100 miles or 300?
dont see how it could hurt.
but im just a ol' woman
lmsao

[whid]

hehe.... well it's safe to say you know way more than I on scootin... LOL
Gender is not part of the smartness equation.... lol I've encounter dumb as a brick in both... and way over my head intelligence in both. The stumper is common sense vs. book smart. My ex. had a 4.0 in school. aced everything... But when we were looking at a full moon one night and she asked me if we were in another state, could we see the other side of the moon. Had to pinch myself.... make sure i was not dreaming.... and to keep from falling on the ground laughing beyond control.....

I was thinking every 100-150 miles... gotta work my way through this 5 qt purchase and get on some 10w-30 maybe... for winter.

[justbuggin2]

the only thing i see it hurting is the bank account

[larsliederhausen]

When I got my scoot and reading all over the net about the different types of oils and the "break in period". I read somewhere that the new gear oil will actually get better with more use...until its time to change it at 5ooomile marker or twice a year. Unless you start to see a leak then you may need to change it more often. motor oil I have no idea, I cant see the harm in it except the expense and time into it. Did you change your fuel filter and fuel/vaccuum hoses yet? In another post you mentioned you were going to do it this weekend. I thought about it, but I really didnt want to take the whole thing apart then put it all back together lol. At this point I didnt find the juice worth the squeeze. But hey if one of those lines busts on me, I wont be laughing lol. Good luck.

[terrilee]

now this is just a ol lady speaking
go ahead and do the 150 mile change
than i think i would wait untill 300 more miles
then if you really want do another in another 300
but after that id wait till another 500

then after that i'd only do it when it looks black when u check it

gear oil----geez maybe one at 500 miles and then every 1000 miles

i dont do a set mileage change, just when it starts looking black

hope it helps

[whid]

Just the kind of feedback I was looking for... If there is a benefit I'm not aware of by letting quality oil do it's thing. Gear for sure.
Motor, I've heard mention of the metal bit's and fragments that some use a magnetic drain bolt to capture. Keeping in mind, this baby has no filter. So even every 200 miles would keep it somewhat flushed. And I bought a 5qt jug, for 14.95. Valvoline 10w-40. I think I would like to end on on some better oil when I start a maintenance schedule. Castrol like JR shows in the oil change video. Or ?? Not sue on the synthetic yet.... Terrilee freaked me out with some can't handle Syn. LOL
Did you ever figure out what the residue coming out of yours was? Was it the Venting hose?
Anyway, the true beauty I'm seeing with this scoot, is total fluid replacement, some purchases allowing multiple changes, like the 5Qt motor oil and the almost 1 liter of gear oil JR's Video says you can get 4 changes out of... and Jug of 50/50 Prestone, comes out way less than 1 oil change on the 1600 V-Twin Vulcan. And that's just product. I did my own oil changes cause dealer or some shops wanted insane $$$ for an oil change. A lady I work with has a little 50cc, not sure what kind, but she says they charge her 38 bucks at the scoot shop she got it from for an oil change... OMG ! 1 quart of the most expensive oil you can find and 10-15 minutes of time, is a 1/4 of that cost.

[whid]

Lars..... May I call you Lars? I keep scrolling up to make sure I have spelled your screen name correctly and just gave up ... LOL
Not so hot on the PDI.... My intent was to get her naked and find out exactly what I needed and how the routing went etc. etc. Then have my buddy run me to auto store to pick up the replacement goods. Got started on the stripping... Trunk has to come off regardless cause I have vib. insulation plans for that anyway, but as I get a bit deeper with seat and bucket under the seat, I get the call. He can't make it. So great... I get it rideable and hit auto zone. JR had told me in another thread Vacuum was 1/4 and fuel 5/16 or even 3/8. Even calling before to make sure they had what I needed. Upon arrival, they tell me we don't have any 1/4 vacuum. but had already cut 6' of 1/4 fuel line and said this will work for vacuum just as well. It's Huge! I don't recall seeing anything under that scoot with dia. that size. same with the fuel 5/16 & 3/8. Hence the reason I'm sure to replace it. The stock stuff is probably equal to fish aquarium tube for the air lines... LOL Anyway, bought all the sizes in 6' lengths. Clamps were a bit expensive there so figured I could save if I hit Lowes on the ride home. (BTW Lowes is half the price of Home Depot on rubber grommets. You get 2 for a buck at Lowe's, over a buck each at Home Depot).
So by the time I get back home, I'm running short on hours to pull this off by sundown, so opted out.
I want to make certain I've got the right stuff.
I love the comment about juice not worth the squeeze. Fell in the floor laughing... I so know what you mean... That's is a LOT of disassembly.... and that's the easy part.... Putting it back together is what really made me shiver. LOL. I know I've got to do this to rest assured future problems with fuel system have been mostly eliminated....

[whid]

OH.... I have an even bigger problem getting the coolant changed... I live in an apt. complex and there is no running water for our use. guess they think everyone will start washing their cars and such...
So I've seen threads mentioning running a water hose for 20min.. yikes. I'm thinking just to fill a bunch of jugs with Hot water and just run that thru for the flush... followed by the one gallon of distilled I have for a rinse of sorts.... then put the 50/50 in. Maybe run that for 20 miles and drain and fill with 50/50 again. I only have just over 100 miles on it. I only rack up a whopping 4 miles a day.
Do we know if 1 jug is enough to fill this baby?