Just wondering what the general consensus is on this. Ive ridden the bike a handful of times now just up and down the street and the oil is already going dark. Should I drop the oil now and replace oil filter?
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When to do first oil change after rebuild?
- Thread starter Greasey Fingers
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ThePsuedoMonkey
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I always go by color/smell. Going dark is not the same as black, so it should be able to handle some more use. Personally, I say 500mi is about the limit for the first dose of oil (I did mine at 250). I also like to add ~25mL of Seafoam to the crankcase if I plan on changing the oil within 100mi.
I would change the filter too, you'll always have some crud left over from the build in there. Also clean the gauze screen under the engine, it sits under the oil pump intake.
When I first built my engine, i threw in some mineral oil and thrashed it for 20 miles, dropped the oil and cleaned the gauze screen. the gauze was full of RTV sealant from the cam cover.
now I've got you thinking
When I first built my engine, i threw in some mineral oil and thrashed it for 20 miles, dropped the oil and cleaned the gauze screen. the gauze was full of RTV sealant from the cam cover.
now I've got you thinking
Thanks for the help guys Yeah oil is cheap so i may as well drop it soon just to get the initial crap out from the rebuild and ill check that gauze for sealent while im at it!
Yeah oil is cheap so i may as well drop it soon just to get the initial crap out from the rebuild and ill check that gauze for sealent while im at it!
I did an oil change at 60 miles. I had cylinders wet-honed/crosshatched and new rings but i supect I should have followed the PROPER break-in procedure.I think I will be more gentle on it for a couple hundred miles.
all part of the bedding in, that'll be it now
yeah i was gonna ask the same thing once i was ripping around on mine. gonna be hard not to womp it first time out. lol
I just rebuilt a 2stroke scooter for a friend and had a new barrel and piston. the thing only does 30 flat out (by design) so how can you run in a bike like that without giving it WOT?
It must be the only way then 
And does it take twice as many miles to break in?
This sounds convincing and is relevant to the thread since it even addresses What's the third most common cause of engine problems ???
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
And does it take twice as many miles to break in?This sounds convincing and is relevant to the thread since it even addresses What's the third most common cause of engine problems ???
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
that's the article I used for mine
