6000 Mile DIY Service; Royal Enfield Classic 350 reborn Pt 2 0f 2; Oil and filters
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- Опубликовано: 9 май 2023
- Hi welcome back to Pt 2 of my DIY 6000 mile service on my Royal Enfield Classic 350 and on day 2 the Oil and filter change, easy to do at home, these bikes are a joy to ride and maintain yourself!
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• Royal Enfield Classic 350
For those viewers from overseas, a "SKOOSH" is an old Imperial measurement. The modern Metric equivalent is either a "TAD", a "WEE BIT" or for European riders, a "SPRITZ". Hope this helps!!🤣 Nice one especially the hint about the extra sump plug. Ta.
My life: waiting in line for new oil change vid to start!
I am riding a new RE 350 reborn and learning about these jobs. That's a great instructional video. Thanks!
Nice video, really well made. I like the filter pre-soak tip, seems blindingly obvious now you've said it 🙂
I have never seen an oil drain container like that, it's awesome!
Good tutorial son, the only different thing I would have done is take the bike out for a ten mile thrash before the oil change, that way you are getting any sediment in the casings emulsified into the hot oil, and thus a better clean out, but to each their own. All the best for your trip to the West coast, if you are anywhere near Oban give us a shout, we could maybe go for a wee spin.
Thank you for your great videos.
Very good approach and sound advice. Thanks for making the video. I think I would have washed that engine down before doing the oil and filter change, but yours is not a garage queen so fair play to you in the way you did it. A LONG time ago when I first started motorcycling at the end of the 1960s, I stripped far too many bolts and nuts on my bikes, so if I had been given the good advice not to over torque small bolts - especially when they are in aluminium engine cases I would have been saved a lot of grief as a young lad. I am sure your advice on this will save some troubles for beginners. The other TERRIBLE thing I did on my old BSA bikes was to use ridiculously large amounts of hermetite gasket sealant. This squeezed into the engine interior, broke off, got into the oil circulation and blocked oilways, causing big end failure in two engines, one a Triumph Tiger Cub, and one a BSA C15, God knows why it took two catastrophic failures soon after my meddling, but I eventually learned my lesson when someone with some actual nowse and experience looked inside and saw the horrible amount of gasket sealant that was inside the crank case. I hate that stuff now, and never use it. I know this isn't relevant to your video, bit if some young lad is saved from the grief I had, maybe it is worth it.
If you can find them use brass o-ring picks. Sometimes the steel picks will scratch the aluminum and make a leak. Or make your own out of a brazing rod.
Another great wee vid Bruce...thanks for the enlightenment! Mick
Great video. I have done all my oil changes myself but have not attempted the tappets yet. These two videos are fantastic. You cannot guarantee the bike shops will actually do the tappets. They will charge you for it!
Job Well Done!! Appreciate the tips and the visuals!! Oregon, U.S.
Great stuff.
Your bike looks well loved and well used 👍 greetings from AUS
These vids can save you a fortune, my dealer gave me a service schedule and price list in January I called in today and noticed all services have gone up £30 since then, watch these vids and do your own 👍
Very handy video, my signals just had its first dealer service, not cheap ! Self service is the way to go when next due.
Oil change completed with Bruce on the video for step-by-step guidance. That's so reassuring for the keen but inexperienced DIY'er Zen motorcycle mechanic. Thanks! I wonder about the tappet check. When an engine runs fine with no sign of loose or tight tappets, why not leave them be? On the online forums I saw quite a bit of commentary that RE workshops don't touch them a lot of the time. Interested to know what people think about it.
Oh hell! Now you've done it! You've made a clean spot.... You'll have to do the rest now 😂
Very informative Bruce, thanks for sharing 👍
Yep, did the 2nd oil change myself. Drained it out as you did and put 1.8 L of oil back in. Run it for a min then wait 2 mins for oil to re-settle and it's bang on half way between the marks. Not tried doing the tappets though.