Oil Change help please!

[Cappo]

Hello all. I bought my G5 over a year ago, but a house move and a busy job means that it hasn't seen a lot of action since. However, subject to a headlamp bulb arriving this week, it'll be MOTd shortly and raring to go.

Except - I definitely need to do some oil changing first. Now, I'm fairly competent with a bag of spanners but the G5 lump is new to me. I've got a copy of the manual and unless I'm missing something, it seems to simply say "change the oil" and "clean the filter"

So: at the front and on top of the RHS of the engine (as you sit on it) there's a filler cap - engine oil??

On the front LHS, near the centre but to the left, is an Allen-headed domed bolt. Oil filter?

If the above are correct, then what I need to know is where to drain and fill the gearbox, and likewise for the chain case (I think this is via the small cover on the LH side?)

Sorry that those are fairly dunce-like questions but just want to identify the correct holes, in and out!

Thanks.

[Rob Harknett]

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All your questions are answered in the books. If you look under the bike gearbox and sump drain plugs should be easy to spot. If you can see small items on exploded drawings, they are good enought to hit the + key and zoom in on to see more clearly.

[Cappo]

Thanks Rob. I'll have a look - the diagrams I saw previously were not at all clear.

cbranni has sent me a PM with really useful details on my queries above, which was much appreciated.

[wilko]

Make sure you ask Itma what oil to use!

[Ozmadman]

quote:
Hello all. I bought my G5 over a year ago, but a house move and a busy job means that it hasn't seen a lot of action since. However, subject to a headlamp bulb arriving this week, it'll be MOTd shortly and raring to go.

Except - I definitely need to do some oil changing first. Now, I'm fairly competent with a bag of spanners but the G5 lump is new to me. I've got a copy of the manual and unless I'm missing something, it seems to simply say "change the oil" and "clean the filter"

So: at the front and on top of the RHS of the engine (as you sit on it) there's a filler cap - engine oil??

On the front LHS, near the centre but to the left, is an Allen-headed domed bolt. Oil filter?

If the above are correct, then what I need to know is where to drain and fill the gearbox, and likewise for the chain case (I think this is via the small cover on the LH side?)

Sorry that those are fairly dunce-like questions but just want to identify the correct holes, in and out!

Thanks.


Correct..correct gearbox drain is by the rh footrest(small bolt at the bottom of the gearbox housing) and to fill remove the inspection oval shaped plate with two screws and fill the oil, with the bike level, up to the bottom of the hole(make sure you have a good gasket here. This is important on these boxes as all the workings are near the top of the box and a drop in level too low may damage the box (3 pints). The chaincase drain is about halfway along, a small hex bolt right down low. To refill I would remove the lower large plug with the slot in and fill just over the lower chain run.. Paul

[active997]

Hi ozmadman,
Is it possible to send me some details about the oil change?
I have the same questions as you had:/
Thanks
Andreas
My email: activec2@hotmail.com

[Ozmadman]

Hi ozmadman,
Is it possible to send me some details about the oil change?
I have the same questions as you had:/
Thanks
Andreas
My email: activec2@hotmail.com

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