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oil change
How often do you change your oil? Also do you drain from the frame and sump or one not the other and bleedind the air too from the filter how about a easy way too with out a mess. The manual says to bleed the banjo bolt too do you just do the filtervscrew . I have a 1990 Xt 600 help would be appreciated thanks
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Drain both places, i change at around 6000km, and oilfilter every other oilchange.
Just loosen the little bolt on top of the oilfiltercover, turn on the bike, and wait for oil to slowly seep out.
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Yes know but what a mess though. Yamaha could of made or adapted something else then this procedure.
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Yes know but what a mess though. Yamaha could of made or adapted something else then this procedure.
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Yes and I have to force that pipe with the banjo bolts on over a bit as it doesnt 100% line up with the bolt holes and the threads on this engine (Mines the TT600RE) are all to easy to strip. These have been some of my gripes with this bike along with the crappy electrics.
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How about the filter in the frame under the draining in front, anyone change this? is it easy to get out? Steel filter so i guess you can just clean it.
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I've checked my oilstrainer 2 or 3 times in 125.000km, never seen anything in it.
Not that easy to take out, as its on there really tight.
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