Anybody have any tips for changing the oil on the Raptor for the first time?



03 Raptor


Dan

 

Use a torque wrench on the oil tank plug, the tank cracks easy.

 

Be very careful of the drain plug on the bottom of the oil tank.
To remove it, use a socket, a ratchet, and a 4 to 6 inch extension. This reduces the chance of putting sideways force on and breaking the area that the drain plug screws into.
Use the same tool to install the drain plug, and do not over tighten.

The rest is a piece of cake.

 

Looks like we posted at the same time.

Good idea, sixsixT.

 

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Just undo the oil tank line from the bottom of the crankcase. That way you have no chance of stripping the pos stocker.

 

Does anybody tilt their bike to the flywheel side to drain ALL of the oil out?

I just pulled my one way, again, and noticed how much oil was left in the very bottom of the cases. From now on I will be tilting it up on two wheels whenever I drain the oil.

 

I tip mine as well

 

Quite a bit of oil stays in those pockets on top of the head also.
I tilt mine aswell.

 

I also clean the screen on the oil line once a year. Just to be safe.