RE: Majesty 400 oil

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RE: Majesty 400 oil

RE: Majesty 400 oil 
Lance Pearson said 2005-09-20 17:27 
 
Oil Change...At 2936 I changed the oil in the garage this morning. The dealer had done it at the initial 1000k mark and I did it this time. I put it on the center stand and tried without breaking it loose both cold and warm the oil drain bolt..no joy. I could have put vice grips on it I suppose but decided it had never been off..including at the dealers! How did they do it? Simple, they don´t bother with it. Instead they take a 19mm socket and easily pull the oil strainer off instead. It drains the sump completely and works just as well with better access. I just put a 3 quart plastic bowl beneath it and carefully pulled it off. The strainer fits inside the spring and the whole thing comes out easily. I cleaned the strainer with grease cleaner and reinserted it. It is directly below the bike when on the center stand. The oil drain plug is on the left side as is the oil filter which I removed with metric box wrenches easily and replaced with a Yamaha filter. A Suzuki part is exactly the same filter by the way. Once disassembled, I put new O rings and reassembled and filled with oil and ran. It works fine. I probably won´t bother with the oil drain bolt though I might buy a spare for the time I try it with vice grips and it ruins it.

Much simpler to use the oil strainer which is much larger and easier. The mechanic had mentioned to me that you needed a 19mm wrench to change the oil...and I didn´t understand what he meant. He meant, "don´t fool with the oil drain bolt at all." For them it´s too slow but it is far more positive and easy to use.

Lance 
 
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