Changing the oil and filter on a Yamaha V-Star One thousand one hundred is a bit time-consuming, however lucid Sufficiently for anyone to achieve with a minimum of tools. The oil filter is a paper canister-type, located on the low go side of the engine, directly remain the front exhaust drainpipe. The front main must be removed to access the oil filter. The oil recommended is a 20W40 synthetic type; on the other hand, it is bothersome to acquisition, and so a 20W50 oil is a worthy substitute. Habitual oil can further be used, however in either action, arrange decided the oil does not include a friction modifier, as many automotive oils cook -- a friction modifier Testament creator the wet clutch on the Yamaha to slip.
Instructions
4. Remove the lower front chrome cover, using a Torx bit. Remove the three bolts in the oil filter-housing cap using a Torx bit.
Set off the engine and let it pace for a short extension to balmy up, then shut it off. District the remove pan under the engine, lasting to the front, under the oil filter. Remove the oil extract plug, which is recessed slightly, using a socket, To admit the oil to extract. When the oil has drained Enough, install the empty plug and tighten it snugly.
3. Remove the two bolts securing the mufflers to the mounting bracket, using a socket. Remove the two exhaust nuts. Pull the tube elsewhere of the flange and push it rearward to dislodge the muffler -- this Testament consign access to the filter.
1. Deposit the block of wood under the kickstand to sit the bike upright. Loosen the Twelve mm nuts on the front exhaust flange one turn with a socket -- when the engine is warmed up and the exhaust studs keep expanded, the nuts Testament yet come off without running the risk of ruining the threads.2. Twist the cap slightly and pull it off. Observe the O-ring on the cap and moderate it provided it is ripped. Stick a finger in the centre of the oil filter and pull the O-ring gone of the housing.
5. Involve a virgin filter and replace the cap. Tighten the Torx bolts to Nine foot-pounds of torque. Install the chrome cover over the oil filter housing and tighten the Torx bolts snugly. Unscrew the oil filler cap and pour Three quarts of oil in the engine. Watch the sight glass under the filler cap -- the engine takes 3.3 quarts. Pour oil in the engine in small increments, until the level is correct in the sight glass. Replace the oil filler cap.
6. Install the exhaust pipe by sliding it on the rear bracket and placing the front header pipe into the exhaust flange. Install the two nuts loosely in the front exhaust flange. Install the two muffler-to-support bracket bolts and tighten them firmly.
7. Tighten the front header flange nuts, but do not over-tighten them ,or you may break the studs when the engine warms up. Make sure they are snug only. Wipe all the fingerprints off the pipe.
