spyderCodes
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I'm long & late in coming to the 1330 party.
My first experience with a modern BRP product was the 2010 RT.
The first step to change the oil was to remove a mirror.
Now, to be fair that did change, but I still remove the tupperware from the left side side mirror on down.
Old habits die hard.
Enter the F3.
A beautiful 1330 motor, less tupperware.
Easy-Peazy lemon squeezy.
Or so I thought.
All right, I have to admit that I knew there was two drain plugs.
Dang if I could find the second one.
I managed to get the allen keyed wrench on the right side into the drain plug with a magnet.
Unscrewing it I was surprised by the amount of magnetic shavings evident on the plug.
Jean Luc must have snickered at what He wrought next.
The other drain plug isn't an allen head but a #40 Torx head.
Great Jean Luc, simply great.
I jacked up the Spyder with a floor jack and was awe struck by the revelation of the torx head screw head on that second drain screw.
I've said it before but I'll say it again, Jean Luc I salute you.
Alright both came out.
Oil flowed outward.
Hot oil.
It took me awhile to find the oil filter.
Longer still to discover the brake fluid container can actually be easily moved to gain access to the 36mm plastic oil filter cover nut.
After unscrewing the cover, three different o-rings are exposed.
All orange.
If you have purchased and oil change kit as I did, don't do what I did and assume the colors could be different.
Here is what I found.
The orange O-rings belong on the oil filter container.
The green one goes on the non-magnetic drain plug.
On this plug, there is an aluminum washer, black O-ring and green o-ring also.
The magnetic plug has a copper washer
I have no idea if the minor differences would actually make a difference but I sleep better knowing that the color codes have been preserved.
You have to note that there are several O-rings used.
I recharged the oil and actually didn't even notice the brief time the oil pressure light was on.
I think, unlike the VTwin you would have to work really hard to have an oil leak.
My first experience with a modern BRP product was the 2010 RT.
The first step to change the oil was to remove a mirror.
Now, to be fair that did change, but I still remove the tupperware from the left side side mirror on down.
Old habits die hard.
Enter the F3.
A beautiful 1330 motor, less tupperware.
Easy-Peazy lemon squeezy.
Or so I thought.
All right, I have to admit that I knew there was two drain plugs.
Dang if I could find the second one.
I managed to get the allen keyed wrench on the right side into the drain plug with a magnet.
Unscrewing it I was surprised by the amount of magnetic shavings evident on the plug.
Jean Luc must have snickered at what He wrought next.
The other drain plug isn't an allen head but a #40 Torx head.
Great Jean Luc, simply great.
I jacked up the Spyder with a floor jack and was awe struck by the revelation of the torx head screw head on that second drain screw.
I've said it before but I'll say it again, Jean Luc I salute you.
Alright both came out.
Oil flowed outward.
Hot oil.
It took me awhile to find the oil filter.
Longer still to discover the brake fluid container can actually be easily moved to gain access to the 36mm plastic oil filter cover nut.
After unscrewing the cover, three different o-rings are exposed.
All orange.
If you have purchased and oil change kit as I did, don't do what I did and assume the colors could be different.
Here is what I found.
The orange O-rings belong on the oil filter container.
The green one goes on the non-magnetic drain plug.
On this plug, there is an aluminum washer, black O-ring and green o-ring also.
The magnetic plug has a copper washer
I have no idea if the minor differences would actually make a difference but I sleep better knowing that the color codes have been preserved.
You have to note that there are several O-rings used.
I recharged the oil and actually didn't even notice the brief time the oil pressure light was on.
I think, unlike the VTwin you would have to work really hard to have an oil leak.
