Do it yourself oil & filter change

[Pennyrick]

Just picked up my wife's RT SE5 from the dealer where I paid $258 for the oil and filer change. This is the third service on the bike and she handled the first two intervals so I wasn't aware of the exorbitant charge. Oil and filter cost $66.98 and the rest was labor.

I'm sure I can do this myself as I have done it on my Gold Wing but the instructions in the Spyder manual aren't very clear. I tried a search for a step by step thread that may have been posted previously but nothing turned up. Can someone direct me to a thread on this topic... surely it has been covered before?

Rick Rae

 

[Y Rider]

Take a look at this link. Lamonster put together a nice procedure for the do-it-yourselfer.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4429

Whoops... looks like this is for the RS.

 

[spyryder]

Found it for you in the Shop Talk sub forum: :f_spider:


http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14647

 

[arntufun]

Hats off to that Lamonster Fella !!!!! He is going to save me a boat load of cash. Thank you so much. I'm a new (but it's preowned 5100 miles on her) spyder owner and a matter of fact I'm new to Spyderlovers also. This is a invaluable website !!! Now I can do more mods. LOL Thanks again. When I was on two wheels (crotch rocket) there was not a website like this. Can you say "UPGRADE".

 

[YPILOT]

:congrats: on being a new owner and :welcome: to the site. You have come to the right place for information and support. Dennis

Just picked up my wife's RT SE5 from the dealer where I paid $258 for the oil and filer change. This is the third service on the bike and she handled the first two intervals so I wasn't aware of the exorbitant charge. Oil and filter cost $66.98 and the rest was labor.

I'm sure I can do this myself as I have done it on my Gold Wing but the instructions in the Spyder manual aren't very clear. I tried a search for a step by step thread that may have been posted previously but nothing turned up. Can someone direct me to a thread on this topic... surely it has been covered before?

Rick Rae

 

[YPILOT]

:welcome: and :congrats: on your new ryde. Dennis

Hats off to that Lamonster Fella !!!!! He is going to save me a boat load of cash. Thank you so much. I'm a new (but it's preowned 5100 miles on her) spyder owner and a matter of fact I'm new to Spyderlovers also. This is a invaluable website !!! Now I can do more mods. LOL Thanks again. When I was on two wheels (crotch rocket) there was not a website like this. Can you say "UPGRADE".