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scootermaven

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Bet & Win 150 oil change interval?
« on: October 09, 2012, 01:45:49 AM »
How often do you Bet & Win 150 owners change the engine oil?  I know the owner's manual suggest every 2000 km, but that seems too often.  I know it's pretty easy to do, but is 2000 km overkill?  I am using Amsoil 4-stroke Full Synthetic Scooter Oil, so what do you all recommend?  Please chime-in on this.  Thanks!

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Re: Bet & Win 150 oil change interval?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2012, 03:44:47 AM »
Personally, I change the oil not based on the mileage reading but also on the condition of the oil itself. I also monitor the kind of riding I had during the last 1,000 or so kms. Using synthetics versus mineral is also a factor. Greater intervals when using the former. I use mineral because of cost concerns. I change every 1,000 - 1,500.

You change oil of a small engine more often than a bigger engine, say a car, because there is more stress on oil in a small engine than in a big engine and also there is more oil in a big engine.  When the oil circulates in a big engine, the oil has more time to "rest" and cool before going back again to circulation. In a small engine, the oil is really beaten-up hard.

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Re: Bet & Win 150 oil change interval?
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2012, 04:11:21 AM »
Better safe than sorry, I suppose.  I think I will err on the side of caution and change the scooter's engine oil every 2000km, as the manual recommends.  It just seemed a bit too often when I first read the manual.  I had a SYM Fiddle II 125 at one time and I believe the manual on that scoot recommended engine oil changes every 3000km/1800mi, so that's what I ended up doing.  Oh well, thanks!
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Re: Bet & Win 150 oil change interval?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2013, 05:38:28 PM »
Hi there,  my B&W has a little green light that turns red when it's oil change time.  Also, as Vivo said,  according to oil condition is best.  Kymco was nice enough to encorporate a sight window so it's easy to see the condition of the oil at a glance.  Plus, for the .9L it takes, the five dollars it costs to change the oil is negligable to peace of mind and longevity.

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Re: Bet & Win 150 oil change interval?
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2013, 05:54:54 PM »
It seems strange to change it at 1200 miles but there's not much oil in there.
I think if you had 2 or 3 quarts in there you could go 5000 miles but there's only
one so you have to change it sooner.

I do about 2000 miles per year so might go to 2000 miles with full synthetic
(once broken in), though the full synthetic you buy today might not really be
full synthetic...
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