04-21-2018, 11:33 PM
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.
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.