Changing your oil

[08087]

What product/device do you use to remove your oil?

[CROSSBOLT]

Auto drain pan: Wal-Mart about 6 bucks.

Karl

[08087]

Kind of meant how do you get the oil out of the scoot, do you tip it over or is there a nut you losten where it drains from?

I thought you needed to use something to suck the oil out of the filler hole.

[MaryK]

As with most engines, there is a drain plug that you unscrew with a 17mm wrench or socket.
There is no oil filter, just the screen that is removed with the drain plug.
Use 1 qt of fresh oil, 10w40 or 15w40 work fine.  Add through the fill port.

Scoot safely

[CROSSBOLT]

Generally a hex-head bolt drain plug on side of engine, usually left side is the drain plug for oil change. Also there is a spring loaded strainer on the bottom of engine. Looks like a cap with a hex in the center. Oil may be drained that way but everyone reports it is a PITA to get back on. MaryK beat me to the punch!

Karl

[de-dee]

on my 300i DT. that strainer is the oil filter, hiflo # hf566   and on the other side is two 17 mm. nuts one has a screen that comes out and the other is the drain bolt.,   

[Urbestfriend]

Oh Yes...Pay attention & Remove the bottom plug with strainer slowly and
try to be sure it doesn't fall apart.  I never can remember which
way to replace the screen (up or down) into the spring.  Be sure not
to tighten it too much or you'll break the outer cap flange off.  Over Snug-
should be fine.  Besides,  you should be checking for drips for a couple
of days anyway.

[Pimpy1]

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I bought one of theses to change the oil in my BMW. The thing was too low to the ground to get to the pan without putting on a lift.  I used it to drain my Super 8 2t When I switched to a new type oil.

[08087]

Thanks to all will crawl under and take a good look soon.

Pimpy1 why not just put one front wheel on the curb and you'll have enough room to slide under, or better yet geta small hydrolic jack $30 and jack it up, put a couple of blocks under it and your safe as a snail in a shell.

[fshfindr]

My Yager's oil drain is on the side at the bottom.  I use a pan like Karl's but I also have an oil filter to change.  I leave the dip stick off to allow air to (not nec.) follow the draining oil.  I replace the plug with a torque ( 18 ft/lbs) wrench.  There are 3 small bolts to replace the filter.  It's pretty simple but there is a filter.  Sometimes I skip the strainer.  87, you must be thinking about a boat where you have t o suck the oil out.  

Richard L.

Her mirror to look at the bottom.

[Pimpy1]

I have 2 car ramps and still can't get to the drain plug.  I can stick this down the dip-stick hole and drain all the cars oil in 5 min and not even get dirty or on my back on the ground.  It works sooo fast and easy.

[ophelia]

on my 300i DT. that strainer is the oil filter, hiflo # hf566   and on the other side is two 17 mm. nuts one has a screen that comes out and the other is the drain bolt.,   

To clarify, the Downtown 300i has both a mesh oil strainer and a paper element oil filter. The mesh oil strainer can cleaned and reused in the engine. The paper element oil filter is HiFlo Hiflofiltro HF566.

[Vivo]

I go to the service station... labor is free when you buy your oil there... full service package includes one gallon mineral oil, oil filter, under chassis check, clean air cleaner, labor.... all for less than $29.00... If you bring your own oil... you pay around $3.00 for labor.   For the scooter... oil change labor is around $1.00...
no need to go under and get my hands messy....

[fshfindr]

VIVO, are you talking about the same type service station where I bring my car?

[Pimpy1]

No sh**!