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Scooters - 125 to 300 => People GT 300i => Topic started by: Wanderer on January 21, 2012, 10:10:37 PM
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My new 2012 People GT 300i is ready for its first oil change at 600 miles. However, I'm not sure where the oil filter is located. Where is it? The owner's manual doesn't mention it. Is it an internal filter or screw on filter? Also, is the filter for the Downtown 300i and the People GT 300i the same? What is the normal cost of a new oil filter and what is the Kymco part number for the filter? Would appreciate any help in finding a source for the oil filters.
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I asked your question on the Downtown 300 forum and got an excellent response.
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A big "Thanks" to Oldscoot for seeking the answer to my Oil Filter questions on the Downtown 300 forum. The response from Munks was great. Just what I needed. I think I can handle the oil and filter change as a DIY. Thanks again.
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hi,
i use the hi-flo ? filter part # HF566. my new people 300 only has 200 miles (darn cold wx). i'm going to post blog about 300 later today. see yea,ike
p.s. filter# HF 566 lists for $ 4.75
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I read the responses to this question here and on the DT300 forum but Munks' responses were missing. Did I miss something????
I need to do my 1 month/600 mile maintenance and I am curious as to where the oil filter is located. Could someone fill in the blanks for me?
Thanks!
Tracy
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Drain plug and screen are on the "side stand" side, filter is a round cover on the bottom opposite side.
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Thought you might like this link. Shipping remains the same for mutiple filters, making the price very reasonable.
http://www.procycledepot.com/Filtro_Oil_Filters-8-11192-99077.html (http://www.procycledepot.com/Filtro_Oil_Filters-8-11192-99077.html)
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Thanks Luparo46! :)
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You're welcome!
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Your engines oil filter is very important to the life of your engine. It is necessary to change oil time to time in your vehicle which increases the life of engine and engine gives a good performance. You should use the best quality oil in your vehicle.
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Considering there is no way of knowing what quality each and every oil is, other then
what the manufacturer decides to put on the label, he should use what the manual says.
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I just went to the dealer to buy an oil filter for my 300 GTi and they never heard of the HF566 Hiflofiltro oil filter. They have sold many of these bikes and I can't figure out for the life of me how they did maintenance on them. The darn manual that comes with the bike never shows you how to replace the filter and I am guessing they were going by that. Nonetheless, my dealer is now ordering them and keeping them in stock for future use. I am thinking that some of these new Kymco dealers have not had much training on scooter maintenance. Also the place I go to has mainly sold motorcycles and within the last 2 years has been selling scooters. If you have a new 300 GTi, I would call your dealer to make sure he keeps these filters in stock.
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Hi, y'all...new member on this forum and deliriously happy new owner of a GTi 300 (and 20 other scooters...and WAY too many bikes!). If you have a "Cycle Gear" near you they can order the Hi Flo
HF 566 for you. About 5 bucks I think...
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I did a search for the HF566 and found this site
http://www.oemcycle.com/Item/product/900240604/noRediR=1/ (http://www.oemcycle.com/Item/product/900240604/noRediR=1/)
The filter costs $2.94 and when I entered 4 filters in the cart the "super saver" shipping did not go up from $4.99 (to Ohio)
I've never heard of OEMCycle.com does anyone have any experience with them?
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I did a search for the HF566 and found this site
http://www.oemcycle.com/Item/product/900240604/noRediR=1/ (http://www.oemcycle.com/Item/product/900240604/noRediR=1/)
The filter costs $2.94 and when I entered 4 filters in the cart the "super saver" shipping did not go up from $4.99 (to Ohio)
I've never heard of OEMCycle.com does anyone have any experience with them?
I did buy five (5) of these from OEMCycle.com and had a great online shopping experience: Ordered last Wednesday, received them today in the mail (Monday). Total price was 19.69 (14.70 for the 5 filters + 4.99 S&H).
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I bought 4 filters from them last week and it worked out well for me also.
modmaster
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As per my knowledge GT 300i Oil Filter good for engine. I know some advantages of GT 300i Oil Filter like Reusable Technology, Limited Flow Restriction, Extended Life of Conventional Filters, Improved Reliability of Electro- hydraulic Valves, Quick Wear Metal Inspections and many more.
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I did buy five (5) of these from OEMCycle.com and had a great online shopping experience: Ordered last Wednesday, received them today in the mail (Monday). Total price was 19.69 (14.70 for the 5 filters + 4.99 S&H).
Thanks guys for the "heads-up" I just noticed that my local Kymco dealer charged me $25.98 for an oil filter (Kymco SKU# 1541A-LEA7-E00) What a rip-off! I went in for my 600 miles service last week.
I just bought 5 each of the HF566's for $19.69 including S/H from OEMCycle.com 5 filters for $6.29 less including freight!
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Thank's Wiz , I buy 5 oil filter from OEMCycle.com like 10 minute ago , i paid $14.70 plus $4.99 S&H to Florida. ;) .
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If anyone has a photo of when they changed the oil filter, it would be very helpful will post it here. Actually I would like to see exactly where the oil filter, and as seen when you open to change. ??? Thank you. Kennneth of Cape Coral, FL. 8)
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Wow...so simple. Buy a filter, look under the bike...it will be plenty obvious where it goes...if you need a picture maybe you should let a mechanic do it...
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I did not think that the oil filter was so small, when I saw the filter was very easy to know where he was installed. I did the oil change, and I did not need a mechanic.
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Thanks for the good info. I just ordered 5 filters from OEM cycle also.
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Is there an O ring that should be replaced when changing out the filter, or do the new filters come with a new O ring?.
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the O ring is on the cap,. inspect it to make sure it is OK. and do not over tighten it when replacing it, and watch out for the spring in the cap,dont lose it, and when I clean the wire mesh filter I use a needle nose plyers to get it out, gently,. air blow it clean, drain bolt beside it drain and tilt scoot over a little to get last of oil out,. put it together add oil your done,,,..
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the O ring is on the cap,. inspect it to make sure it is OK. and do not over tighten it when replacing it, and watch out for the spring in the cap,dont lose it, and when I clean the wire mesh filter I use a needle nose plyers to get it out, gently,. air blow it clean, drain bolt beside it drain and tilt scoot over a little to get last of oil out,. put it together add oil your done,,,..
In other words, people are re using the O ring. May not be a good idea.
Maybe someone will come up with the exact replacement size that we can buy at Lowes or Ace Hardware.
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Ive done 10 oil changes ,and the O ring is still good,. I will try to match it up next oil change, and see if the hardware store has that size,.
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Ive done 10 oil changes ,and the O ring is still good,. I will try to match it up next oil change, and see if the hardware store has that size,.
Thanks de dee. That will help everyone.
Over time heat will cause O rings and rubber gaskets to become brittle and are more likely to leak.
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Our motor oils contain an additive that rejuvenates hardened oil seals and also prevents rubber oil seals to harden... before putting on the cap, wipe a small amount of motor oil on the o-ring, this will really help lengthen the life of the o-ring...
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Our motor oils contain an additive that rejuvenates hardened oil seals and also prevents rubber oil seals to harden... before putting on the cap, wipe a small amount of motor oil on the o-ring, this will really help lengthen the life of the o-ring...
That is good to know Vivo. Thanks for the heads up.
I have been putting a dab of silicon grease on all my O ring before using.
Did not know modern motor oils had an additive to protect rubber.
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That is good to know Vivo. Thanks for the heads up.
I have been putting a dab of silicon grease on all my O ring before using.
Did not know modern motor oils had an additive to protect rubber.
Silicon grease is good... they do the same thing... our motor oil has lots of additives like friction modifiers, detergents, anti-foaming agents, anti-corrosion additives, etc.
Another product is the Engine Stop Leak... this oil additive stops leaks by making old rubber seals swell, thus, stopping the leak... this is also good for dabbing o-rings...
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I did a search for the HF566 and found this site
http://www.oemcycle.com/Item/product/900240604/noRediR=1/ (http://www.oemcycle.com/Item/product/900240604/noRediR=1/)
The filter costs $2.94 and when I entered 4 filters in the cart the "super saver" shipping did not go up from $4.99 (to Ohio)
I've never heard of OEMCycle.com does anyone have any experience with them?
I did a search and found this thread. Couldn't tell if this scooter even had a filter since the manual doesn't even show where it is and how to change it out, just says to do it at every oil change. That's why I join these forums, wealth of information. Wiz thanks for finding this place, just ordered 3 filters