The TRX Oil Change

[twinlovin]

It's easy once you know how

1. Get all the parts you need.

Oil Filter : 4X7-13440-01
Oil pump cover gasket : 3VD-15458-00
Oil filter housing large O ring: 93210-64297
Oil filter housing small O ring: 93210-12790
Sump plug crush washer: 214-11198-01

2. Put the bike on a paddock stand. Warm the bike up for 5 - 10 mins. Remove the oil tank bolt (pictured) and allow oil to drain. (I got about 3 litres of oil drain from the oil tank)



3. Remove the oil sump bolt (pictured) and allow to drain.


4. Undo the oil filter cover and remove. Be careful when letting this go not to move away to quickly and drop the filter or small O ring and spacer in the drained oil, like I always manage to do )


5. Whilst waiting for the remaining old oil to drip out soak your new filter in the new oil. This is supposed to help avoid oil starvation when you fire her up afterwards.

6. Put the the new filter in, refit the small spacer and O ring and then refit all the bolts.

The next point is just what I have found works best for me.

7. Fill with three litres of oil and start up the bike for 10 or 15 seconds. Turn off and add the remaining oil. I have found that I just make a big mess if I try and fill all the oil in one go.

There you go, easy as. Add your tips, or comment on my glaring mistakes below

[brockzila]

have you got photos of where the spacer goes. luckly my trx is still having electrical probs so wont start. i drained my tray, a week later, and found the spacer in the oil. lucky as i almost put the spacer in to my old oil container and would not of even known it was missing. i can figuer it out but this will save the thought process, and explain it for some of the less spanner friendly members exactly where it has to go back in.

[honkdawillydahonk]

Last time I changed the oil it took a whole 4 litres.... Everyone else found the same?

[Killerwhale]

Last time I changed the oil it took a whole 4 litres.... Everyone else found the same?

Yep, me to...did open it up and let it drip over night though...never did that before.

[kookimonsta]

yup me too, i think it says in the manual it holds 4.something for a complete empty change

[madivi]

Changed my friend's TRX oil and needed some 4 litres too.

[Jak]

Made this a sticky

Thanks twinlovin

[twinlovin]

Yep like you guys my bike always drinks 4 litres at oil change time.

have you got photos of where the spacer goes. luckly my trx is still having electrical probs so wont start. i drained my tray, a week later, and found the spacer in the oil. lucky as i almost put the spacer in to my old oil container and would not of even known it was missing. i can figuer it out but this will save the thought process, and explain it for some of the less spanner friendly members exactly where it has to go back in.

Yep good Idea. The Spacer goes in the small recess in the oil filter cover (near where it is pictured in the OP)

[phuk72]

Nice job

[HansJ]

Good tech tip! If You're a bit anal, like I am, then crank the bike with the starter and without plugs, until there's oil coming out from the hole in the cylinderhead, left hand side. Small screw, I think it's a 10 mm head. Then You know for sure that oil has reached the cams. Put the screw back, get the plugs in and off You go!

[youngy]

Good tech tip! If You're a bit anal, like I am, then crank the bike with the starter and without plugs, until there's oil coming out from the hole in the cylinderhead, left hand side. Small screw, I think it's a 10 mm head. Then You know for sure that oil has reached the cams. Put the screw back, get the plugs in and off You go!

This is a very good idea. The service manual states that the engine should be run for 60 seconds and the oil gallery telltale checked. If there is no oil coming from the telltale then the engine must be stopped immediately.

It is a very good idea to do this prior to firing the engine, particularly if the bike has been left draining for a long time.

[Killerwhale]

Good tech tip! If You're a bit anal, like I am,

Someone called it "boylube" if i remember correctly!

[madivi]

Fitted a new oil filter today.
New one is longer than original one by about 3 mm.
Some people here had problems with worn threads because of that.
So I deemed it wise to sand off the upper rubber a bit on the belt.

Unfortunately the rubber was almost teared off (weak glue), but being still in place I mounted the filter. Now I'm in doubt the rubber could slip off. There's probably not much space for it to go anywhere. But what if that happens? What would you guys do? Fit another one?

Thanks in advance for your valuable comments.

[youngy]

send the filter back before fitting it. it's not the right one.

if it was just that rubber piece that was too long it may not matter as it fits over a web cast into the casing. if it does matter then I wouldn't fit it.

[steve speed]

too RISKY send it back ,,,a filter costs £3 ,,,a motor costs lots why take a chance ??