VincentHill
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posted July 28, 2005 07:30 AM
Cleaning the Screen and Oil Pan
Some of us that do not drag race have never taken the oil Pan off. It might be a good Idea to take the pan down and clean the Pan and Oil Pick up Screen at least once a Year. This is what I got out of mine when I changed Oil Pans. It may not look like much, but it was enough to keep the oil in the pick up until I pulled it down.
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posted July 28, 2005 08:52 AM
yummy.
mine had just a few specs in it, mostly gasket maker. (at 37k)
nothing metallic though.
i hope the zx12 strainer and pickup are easier to remove than the yzf600 ones...
   
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entropy
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posted July 28, 2005 08:56 AM
VH;
did you get any slimy stuff which seems to hold the pieces o' junk in a mat-like matrix?
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VincentHill
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posted July 28, 2005 11:42 AM
I do not know? I saw the stuff in there and it was HOLDING the Oil on the screen and I used Brake cleaner to spray all of this out. I would say that 30 to 40% of the screen was blocked even if slightly. I will be doing this a "LOT"  More
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deathpulse
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posted July 28, 2005 04:22 PM
HEy Vincent - I've never had mine off (2000 model with 11000 miles on the clock). Seems like this may be a good thing to do this year. How hard was it?
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VincentHill
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posted July 28, 2005 04:42 PM
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HEy Vincent - I've never had mine off (2000 model with 11000 miles on the clock). Seems like this may be a good thing to do this year. How hard was it?
After draining the Oil, remove the sight Glass 2 bolts and then remove all of the bolts around the pan and it comes down off of 2 Dowel Pins. Have a new Base Pan Gasket and a few cans of DeChlorinated Brake Cleaner and some paper towels and you are in business
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deathpulse
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posted July 28, 2005 04:46 PM
Sweet! Looks like a good fall "prep the bike for winter" project! I bet I can do it in an hour or so  .
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psycho1122
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posted July 29, 2005 08:11 AM
I would inspect the Oil Pump Rotor. I would be willing to bet it is nicked up.
Cheap and easy to replace.
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big al
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posted July 29, 2005 08:51 AM
It's a good Idea to drop the pan at first watever your milage and check whats all in there. The first time I dropped my Z1 pan back in 74 found three steel staples as in paper staples, and aluminun chips from the machining process. been checking pans on any bike I buy ever since. After that with todays smaller clutches probably not a bad idea to do it whenever you have to change your clutch.
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VincentHill
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posted July 29, 2005 10:10 AM
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I would inspect the Oil Pump Rotor. I would be willing to bet it is nicked up.
Cheap and easy to replace.
Another good idea. I have looked at it before and it looked like NEW. Not a Bad Idea to check now!!
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posted July 29, 2005 11:56 AM
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entropy
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posted July 29, 2005 03:41 PM
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HEy Vincent - I've never had mine off (2000 model with 11000 miles on the clock). Seems like this may be a good thing to do this year. How hard was it?
After draining the Oil, remove the sight Glass 2 bolts and then remove all of the bolts around the pan and it comes down off of 2 Dowel Pins. Have a new Base Pan Gasket and a few cans of DeChlorinated Brake Cleaner and some paper towels and you are in business
you do this with dropping the exh system? (not talking about SW)
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osti33
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posted July 29, 2005 03:53 PM
You have to drop the exhaust if you aren't running a sidewinder.
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VincentHill
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posted July 29, 2005 04:22 PM
I can believe that! Score another one for having a Sidewinder! I thought it "May" Come down far enough to clear the Pins but now realized that there are "other" things in the way
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scooter trash
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posted August 06, 2005 12:06 PM
Damn good idea Vince.
I've never dropped the pan on mine but at 14K miles and since I've got the bike torn completely apart I might as well hit this too. ;-)
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