The CB1100 Community Forum

Hi all,

First post here, I found the site through Youtube. I checked out Memphis Mikes oil change video since my 600miles are coming up soon. I've never worked on a car or bike but his video made it seem simple enough for me to try. I found this kit online but I'm not sure if this is the correct things to use? If it is, I just need to buy the oil , drain pan, & funnel and I should be good to go.

I did search this forum for the "600 mile DIY" the pictures are all gone =\ .

Sorry in advance for the nooby question. This is my second bike and I'd like to learn how to work on it myself, or at least don an oil change haha.

Combo kit in question

http://wingstuff.com/products/30880-3-in...hers-combo

what it comes with, just in case i'm not allowed to link here.

Factory Oil Drain Bolt COMBO - 3 in 1 Oil Filter Wrench for GL1500, GL1800 Honda + Factory OEM Oil Filter + Crush Washer 10-pack. Smart design 3 in 1 Dual End Wrench fits Aftermarket GL1500, GL1800 magnetic drain bolts (13mm) AND stock factory oem oil drain bolt (17mm). Smart design allows oil filter removal without removing lower cowls on Honda GL1500, GL1800 Gold Wing motorcycles. <-- I know it says Gold Wing motorcycles but on Mikes video he listed a 17mm wrench, so I'm assuming they're the same? How about the Crush Washer & Oil Filter?

Thanks!

G’day LordWasr. Welcome to the forum. A 17 mm wrench sounds right for the drain bolt. The crush washer is 14 mm I think. The filter looks right in the picture, but without the part number it’s hard to be sure. I’m a mechanical klutz, but I can change the oil on my CB1100 without difficulty.

Good luck.

On the parts fiche the oil filter part number is the same for the CB and the Goldwing. The oil plug washers have the same part number too and are 14mm. That kit will work fine.

The oil drain plug on our bikes is not magnetic though. Mine is as I changed it to one.

Since you say you are a Klutz ( ) The only big warning I can think of is to make sure the oil filter gasket comes off with the filter. If not, pull it off the engine before installing the new filter. A couple of members did not and had major leaks. 2 gaskets don’t work

To add: I had some problems posting this due to subject line length but Cormanus told me how to fix that.

I’ve shortened the subject slightly so there should not be a problem.

These are factory numbers:

Oil filter + cap wrench Honda 15410-MCE-H51
Oil filter Honda 15410-MFJ-D01

Crush washer is 14 mm

Truly, this is the easiest bike on which I've ever changed oil and filter, and I've had (at last count) 20 bikes . . .

If you put the bike on the centerstand, pull the drain plug and remove the filter, let it drain for 20 minutes (assuming hot), it will take exactly four quarts of oil when you refill it to bring it to the top of the sight plug. Easy. None of this "add most of the oil, run it, recheck, add a bit more, etc." that I've experienced on some BMWs and Harleys (though my new M8 Harleys aren't that way). Some of that is due to wet sump vs. dry sump designs.

Interesting to note that the oil filter takes the same cap wrench as many or most Honda cars, and the drain plug gasket is the same one used on every Honda and Acura car I've ever serviced. Same size head on the drain plug (17 mm) as on the Honda and Acura cars, too.

Just one more reason I like Hondas . . . they seem to avoid needless changes on simple maintenance items.

Although I have filter cap tools to fit just about any size- I don't use them any more.

I have had several times that I end up fighting with an oily messy used filter to get it back out of the cap.

I purchashed a set of filter pliers a few years ago and love them. Like these-

https://www.autozone.com/shop-and-garage...141500_0_0




Also something else learned from years of working on stuff- I now use a tq wrench on a lot of things when I never did as a kid. And yea- there was times I had to deal with stripped stuff.

It is pretty common on cars for shop monkeys to strip the oil pan plugs. If you have never wrenched on anything before, take the time to do it right and start with good habits instead of learning by mistake.

The "wing" kit is very nice.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the fast response and detailed information that you've all given. I will make sure to take the gasket off of the oil filter before I place the new one in lol! I did not know that -_- thanks for the heads up! Glad to have found this forum with everyone being so friendly to a noob . Now the only thing is to learn how to use the center stand haha. I've already found some threads and one of them had 2 youtube vids that I bookmarked already. I'll have a friend come over before I do it myself. For some reason it seems kind of scary putting it on & then putting it back down. Im afraid I'll drop the bike LOL . From what I've read it's super easy and effortless but I'm just being paranoid haha. Have a great day and ride safe everyone!

picture of my stock 2014 CB1100 got her used off Craiglist and took her out to ride yesterday 100% happy

You don’t have to take the gasket off the old filter, just make sure it is on it. If not, peel it off the engine!

You’ll all kinds of advice on the center stand. And if you don’t know how to do it, you could drop the bike. So don’t be paranoid.

The deal is, push the stand down with your right foot. Then lean the bike up until BOTH legs are touching the ground. Then you can hold the left handlebar grip with your left hand (and front wheel straight) and push down on the stand while using your right hand to pull up while holding the grab bar or rack bar if you have a rack. Use your weight on the center stand and the bike will pop right up. Your friend can show you. Its easy.

The real fun is if you get a heavy bike like the ST1300. That one is hard for me. But it comes up.

Getting it down. Well, I’m a small guy so I sit on mine and rock it off. Some just hold the handlebars and push. That ain’t me