oil drain plug O-ring?
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Ha ha! man, I was swearing last night trying to get my drain plugs out and "Duhhh"
I did end up taking the two bull plugs out before refering to my manual
They were tight!! I put back in also with some blue lock tight and then drained the three correct plugs /frame bolt for engine/ tranny just behind to rear of bike /and primary just under the clutch disks.
I then went ahead and checked my oil on the stand thinking I over filled,,,ha ha "Duhhh" again!! after draining a bit of my $20 a liter motor oil, I then read in my manual to check on kickstand
READ FIRST DO LATER! Why is it so hard to follow that simple rule???
Oh and I broke my filter wrench trying to get the oil filter off and had to use pump pliers to get it off, man what a mess! Idiot put that one on, definetely wasn't only hand tightend.
2006 Night Train, Lovin it!
Hardly wait till winter is over
I did end up taking the two bull plugs out before refering to my manual
They were tight!! I put back in also with some blue lock tight and then drained the three correct plugs /frame bolt for engine/ tranny just behind to rear of bike /and primary just under the clutch disks.
I then went ahead and checked my oil on the stand thinking I over filled,,,ha ha "Duhhh" again!! after draining a bit of my $20 a liter motor oil, I then read in my manual to check on kickstand
READ FIRST DO LATER! Why is it so hard to follow that simple rule???
Oh and I broke my filter wrench trying to get the oil filter off and had to use pump pliers to get it off, man what a mess! Idiot put that one on, definetely wasn't only hand tightend.
2006 Night Train, Lovin it!
Hardly wait till winter is over
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Okay, thanks.
I just went out and looked in the area several of you have mentioned and whala! there it is.
I pulled a bull plug out of the front of the pan, not the oil drain plug on the rear-side of the drain pan. <... ..... > It took about 2 2/3 qt so I did miss a bit in the draining process.
I'll just change the oil again in a couple thousand miles using the correct drain plug and we'll be back to normal.
Thanks to each of you for your help.
I just went out and looked in the area several of you have mentioned and whala! there it is.
I pulled a bull plug out of the front of the pan, not the oil drain plug on the rear-side of the drain pan. <... ..... > It took about 2 2/3 qt so I did miss a bit in the draining process.
I'll just change the oil again in a couple thousand miles using the correct drain plug and we'll be back to normal.
Thanks to each of you for your help.
I would think it would have drained at least some of the oil though since I have heard of guys (that have a bike that's accessible there) hooking an oil temp sensor up to the threaded opening. I always replace all three O rings when I change fluids, primary, trans, and crank. Some of my friends don't. But they don't cost that much so I do it.
Don't trust the cold dip stick reading for anything except making sure you have enough to start the engine. According to my 07 manual it should never be filled to more than half full (on the dip stick) when cold. Recheck it after warm (just in case you did not know that). I'm hoping you at least have a owner's manual.
Good luck.
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