Oil change write-up 04-05 600 *pics*

Here's for all you people who dont know how to change your own oil. Items needed: 1. 4 quarts (3.3 is all the bike takes) of your favorite brand oil 2. Oil filter 3. Funnel 4. Oil drain pan 5. 17mm wrench 6. Allen wrench from your tool kit 7. Shop towels ( not mandatory but come in handy) 8. If it's your first time bring your MOM ( motorcycle owners manual) :thumbup: 9. Motorcycle stands (make maintenence so much easier) http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268407789.jpg Now your ready to change your oil. 1. Ride around for a few min. so your oil will flow out nicely with all the gunk. 2. Put your bike on the stands, or if you choose to use the side stand, put it down. http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406614.jpg 3.Take your allen wrench and start removing the right side fairing. There are screws 6 screws on the out side(marked with red circles in the pic) and 3 fasteners on the bottom (marked with black cricles in the pic) There are 3 more fasteners and 1 more screw that must be removed ( Marked with white arrows in the pic) Remove the fairing gently and place it in a spot where it's not going to get scratched. http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268407248.jpg 4. Remove the oil fill cap. (no pic sorry) 5. Get your oil catch pan and stick it under the bike under the Drain plug. Take your 17mm wrench and break loose the oil drain plug. Remove it slowly by hand. http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406625.jpg http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406610.jpg http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406654.jpg 6. Let the oil drain out. Light up a smoke while your waiting. Outside your work area of course. 7. When the oil has finished draining, replace the drain plug, make sure it's nice and tight. 8. Now you are ready to remove the oil filter.Make sure the gasket is on the filter. Grab a shop towel or oil filter wrench and turn it counter clockwise. Catch the oil that comes out of the filter housing with your drain pan. http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406652.jpg http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406651.jpg http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406650.jpg

9. Take your new filter and smear some oil on the gasket with your finger.\http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406649.jpg 10. Clean the contact surface of the housing with a clean rag. Then screw on the filter until the gasket makes contact with the mounting surface. Then give it another crank to tighten it. http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406647.jpg 11. Grab your oil and funnel and start pouring it into the fill hole. The 04-05 600 requires 3.3 quarts. Check for leaks! http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406642.jpg 12. Replace the fill cap and start the bike a let it idle for 30 secs or so. Turn her off, wait a minute and look into the sight glass. Make sure the bike is level. The oil should be up to the "full" line, if not add more oil and repeat the last step until it's full. http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406639.jpg 13. Once your oil is at the full mark, clean up all the oil you spilled on your header. http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268406644.jpg 14. Put the fairing back on http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL693/6393453/17294601/268407249.jpg 15. Clean up and give yourself a pat on the back for saving yourself a good amount of money and not making the stealership richer. Hope this was informative enough to be a sticky. Please let me know if I forgot anything. I'm in no way responsible if you mess your bike up.

5. Get your oil catch pan and stick it under the bike under the train plug. i can't find my train plug ?? jk but seriously i find it better to remove the oil filter (while the oil drains) BEFORE replacing the drain plug. I've noticed that if you do this, a burst of oil will come out of the drain hole when your filter is coming off. must be trapped air or something. But yes, try it and you'll see!;) Also, if you cut a square piece of milk carton or some plastic container and cover your header with it where the oil may spill, you'll save some mess! AND MAKE SURE THE OLD OIL FILTER GASKET (BLACK RING) COMES OFF WITH THE OLD FILTER, if it stays on and you put a NEW filter on, you're doubling up the gaskets and you'll have a disgusting oilly mess to deal with

Also not required but I like to fill the new filter with oil at least part way before putting it on.

good points, I always try and get as much oil in the filter before screwing on. Prevents from that dry start just a little bit. Use a torque wrench to tighten drainplug (16.5ft/lb) - some people just don't have a feel, and could strip the oilpan threads. According to the manual : "Install the new oil filter. Turn it by hand until you feel that the oil filter gasket contacts the oil filter mounting surface. Then, tighten the oil filter two full turns with the special tool." of course put some oil on filter gasket, and the special tool is the filter wrench.

i can't find my train plug ?? jk but seriously i find it better to remove the oil filter (while the oil drains) BEFORE replacing the drain plug. I've noticed that if you do this, a burst of oil will come out of the drain hole when your filter is coming off. must be trapped air or something. But yes, try it and you'll see!;) Also, if you cut a square piece of milk carton or some plastic container and cover your header with it where the oil may spill, you'll save some mess! AND MAKE SURE THE OLD OIL FILTER GASKET (BLACK RING) COMES OFF WITH THE OLD FILTER, if it stays on and you put a NEW filter on, you're doubling up the gaskets and you'll have a disgusting oilly mess to deal with if you take off the oil cap before you remove the drain plug you wont get that burst when you remove the oil filter. if the engine has been running a while that burst of oil can burn you pretty bad.

pretty cool, i usually warm it up before i drain it cause it flows out better hot and yes it will burn ya so take cap off like said. Oh and i dont know how true this is but also dont rev the piss outta it when u 1st start it when u change oil thats bad for it.

thanks for the tutoriol helped out alot

thanks for the tutoriol helped out alot glad it helped

really dumb question. But are you able to salavage the snap faseners? This is my second bike and I am never putting fairings on right becuase I always break the snaps. Are there any tricks to removing the three on the bottom and two small ones under the nose so they can be removed? I must be a little bit retarted but any help.. I appriciate.

really dumb question. But are you able to salavage the snap faseners? This is my second bike and I am never putting fairings on right becuase I always break the snaps. Are there any tricks to removing the three on the bottom and two small ones under the nose so they can be removed? I must be a little bit retarted but any help.. I appriciate. Ive gotten pretty good at popin them out. You just push in the little button and grab a small screwdriver with a cloth over it and pry them out. I have a bag of spares chillen in the cabinet in the garage though, you should scoop some.

Here's for all you people who dont know how to change your own oil. Items needed: 1. 4 quarts (3.3 is all the bike takes) of your favorite brand oil 2. Oil filter 3. Funnel 4. Oil drain pan 5. 17mm wrench 6. Allen wrench from your tool kit 7. Shop towels ( not mandatory but come in handy) 8. If it's your first time bring your MOM ( motorcycle owners manual) 9. Motorcycle stands (make maintenence so much easier) http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image017.jpg ^Dont Use this Oil it sucks to say the least. The dealership was closed. Now your ready to change your oil. 1. Ride around for a few min. so your oil will flow out nicely with all the gunk. 2. Put your bike on the stands, or if you choose to use the side stand, put it down. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image005.jpg 3.Take your allen wrench and start removing the right side fairing. There are screws 6 screws on the out side(marked with red circles in the pic) and 3 fasteners on the bottom (marked with black cricles in the pic) There are 3 more fasteners and 1 more screw that must be removed ( Marked with white arrows in the pic) Remove the fairing gently and place it in a spot where it's not going to get scratched. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image002.jpg http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image001.jpg 4. Remove the oil fill cap. (no pic sorry) 5. Get your oil catch pan and stick it under the bike under the Drain plug. Take your 17mm wrench and break loose the oil drain plug. Remove it slowly by hand. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image003.jpg http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image008.jpg 6. Let the oil drain out. Grab a beer and some dorritos 7. When the oil has finished draining, replace the drain plug, make sure it's nice and tight. 8. Now you are ready to remove the oil filter.Make sure the gasket is on the filter. Grab a shop towel or oil filter wrench and turn it counter clockwise. Catch the oil that comes out of the filter housing with your drain pan. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image009.jpg

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image011.jpg 9. Take your new filter and smear some oil on the gasket with your finger. If you prefer pour some oil inside the filter, to avoid a dry start up. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image012.jpg 10. Clean the contact surface of the housing with a clean rag. Then screw on the filter until the gasket makes contact with the mounting surface. Then give it another crank to tighten it. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image010.jpg 11. Grab your oil and funnel and start pouring it into the fill hole. The 04-05 600 requires 3.3 quarts. Check for leaks! http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image015.jpg 12. Replace the fill cap and start the bike a let it idle for 30 secs or so. Turn her off, wait a minute and look into the sight glass. Make sure the bike is level. The oil should be up to the "full" line, if not add more oil and repeat the last step until it's full. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image016.jpg 13. Once your oil is at the full mark, clean up all the oil you spilled on your header. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image014.jpg 14. Put the fairing back on http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l400/kbasham03/Image018.jpg 15. Clean up and give yourself a pat on the back for saving yourself a good amount of money and not making the stealership richer. Hope this was informative enough to be a sticky. Please let me know if I forgot anything. I'm in no way responsible if you mess your bike up.