10-31-2017, 02:46 AM
I always like to do my vehicles when the oil is warmed up if possible. Usually with any of my cars i was able to do it hot without risk of getting burned, like being close to an exhaust etc. I did my break in oil on the CB last week and i did it right after riding it. I saw the location of the plug and filter and knew i could do it hot being careful. Now with my enfield and roadliner its a diff story. On the enfield the filter housing is right by the pipe and its not a spin on filter, its an element in a housing with about 8 million parts lol. It has also has 3 plugs for 1.5 quarts! Those are no biggie and 2 of the plugs have screens with very little oil that comes out. I pull them and clean them every time but i know some people leave them for every other change type of thing etc. But im picky so i do it. The roadliner has 3 plugs and 2 of them are in tight spots so i like to do it when its cool because it takes a little to get the plugs on. So in general i like warm but in some cases i have to do it cold. But since i do my oil regularly the oil never gets too dirty. Only thing thats diff is drain time. And id say the most important part is its getting changed! 