my manual says 1.4 liter....

Oil change after ~250kms ODO

guys

I have completed 265 kms of riding on my new bike. I'm thinking of changing the engine oil. Do I need to replace the oil filter also? Please suggest the right brand.

an year ago or two i have change fuel clock . i remember the size of stock and the replacement one are vary form each other as stock on the reserve is shorter than the oem replacement

Please do stick to Yamaha lube at least for free service. yes you have to replace the oil filter as it said in manual

As my fz 16 2008 December first edition at that time there is no oil filter was available so it have been change in 10000 odo

well right now me using gulf Gulf Pride 4T Plus 20W-40 and my fz16 is 52000 ODOand its working fine

Just changed the engine oil and didn't change the oil filter. It was full black in color. Want to change the engine oil again at 500 km ODO. what do you think guys?

you got some extra cash??? why are you not utilizing the oil fully??

hie how many of you re-cushioning seats of your stock seats ??

i want help should i install thin layer of cushion or just fully change the cushion ?

Strange Noise when moving the FZ in 1st gear

Hi Guys,
I have been having this problem for the past few days , there is a strange tak tak sound coming from the bike when I move in 1st gear , I could notice this only during parking the bike, I had forgot to lube the chain for a long time could this be the problem??

thanks for the reply bro..
if fz has 50 is to 50 weight distribution the what about fazer???
anyways what difference does 150/70 make to 140/70.
many guys put up pirelli sports deamon, mrf zappers with lotta different sizes...

i sold my 2009 ( oct ) model fz16 just 10 days back for 53000 ... it was red color and had done 44000kms ... bike was in stock condition and i had not replaced any of the parts .. i had got it serviced only 3 times during its entire 44000kms range .. first service ( free as told in manual ) , second service at 18000kms and third service at 38000kms ... i used to change engine oil every 4000kms by myself ... i didnt get it serviced regularly because i use the bike for around 60kms everyday and didnt find time .. i sold fz to buy pulsar 200ns .. i have booked 200ns now and waiting for delivery

I'd be changing the oil filter ASAP.
Its good to change the oil after 50-100km on a new engine along with the oil filter.
The metal particles are better out the oil than stuck in the filter or worse, floating around in the oil, making its way up the cam chain and into....... Or getting into the gears and causing some premature wear on the gears.

Black oil is burnt oil. Get rid of it.
Think about it this way, Get some oil, heat it up in a pan until it smokes. Look at the color Vs new oil. Would you want that blackened oil in you?


Have you checked the chain tension? If its too tight you will get this sound also.
Also please do lube your chain.
I get the same sound when I've got my bike in N and push it around. I've checked the chain alignment with my sprockets (its centered) and the tension is ok. I've even tried putting some Motul 10w40 oil from my engine onto the chain to see if it can reduce the sound (which it has to some degree) Usually spray Motul chain lube (white colored lube in black spraycan) on the chain after each wash.

It adds a lot of pollution to the ecosystem.. Changing oil every 250 km is way too short an interval. Imagine the oil you drain goes to the water table and someone drinks the water diluted with the oil you drained!

P.S Most of the Indian population drinks water from tube wells!

On a new engine you want to change it frequently. Gets rid of the metals that will be circulating in the oil.
50km (oil + filter), 100km (oil + filter), 500km (oil + filter), 1000km (oil + filter) then your normal oil change km's.

this oil drain interval is not needed even for a new engine... you are just wasting oil and nothing else..... moreover if one goes by this interval it might mean that the engine is just falling apart from the inside....

Do you guys pour the old oil in the sewers - or eventually straight into the rivers - of what??? I though a great country like India would have used oil recycling, and that you, a-priori educated guys who opt for this modern bike that id a Yam-fz would never accept such practices!

This disgusting habit of throwing everything in the sewers/ rivers is, actually, what happens in Vietnam, where we live Mad Mik and I. This is what the country folks do, with old cooking oil - which is not damageable - or with quasi-indestructible FS oils, just the same. The rivers are dying, and the sea depleted from fishes due to the mangrove being asphyxiated.

Please all: do not ever go to a shop that does not have proper used oil storage and collection. Do not - ever! - throw used oil in sewers or anywhere else, even on the driest soil!

A word, besides that, about the oil change frequency: to say that one has too much cash if doing oil change after short time on a new or reconditioned engine is plain stupid! This is like riding with a deflated tyre just because not wanting to pay for the guy on the side of the road for re-inflating your wheel: you will pay much more in the end!

If you do not beleive Mad Mik in his oil change interval on a brand new engine, at least trust one of your fellow countrymen: Joel Joseph. He. actually, changes the oil + filter after a few - yes: a few! - kilometers, and then after 100, including filter again. After that, up to the bike owner and how long he wants his engine to live!