Oil for 2011 rts se5?

[AeroPilot]

Car ramps are how I do it

Ramps give you room to slide partly under and see everything, and the bike is stable on the ramps.

I usually put a sheet of cardboard or papers on the drive and get comfy with a set of 3/8 drive metric sockets.
Check out a you tube video or two and depending on whether you have the SE5 or SM5 manual tranny, you will have one filter cartridge or two. As many have said make sure you tap the sockets into the drain plugs to seat them, and then pay attention to the cap screws holding the filters on, which go back in each place. I forget what the torque was on our 2011 RT SM-5, just take your time and be easy with the little metric bolts.

 

[pegasus1300]

Statements like this worry me.

You MUST be sure that the oil you get is rated for use in motorcycles with wet clutches.
IE Motorcycle specific oil.

Both those companies make a lot of oil that is NOT compatible with a wet clutch.

and they also make a lot of oil that is. All their oils labeled 4T are for motorcycles. Posts #4 and #7 tell which oils are recommended for wet clutches

 

[Fire34]

One more question

Sorry guys but being knew to the spyder world. When changing oil does everyone change the tranny/clutch filter at the same time.
Thanks again guys

Dave

 

[youngers]

keep on track !

to save a little money , would not be so go if in the future you have to say " I should have used , or I could have used " and saved big money on repair !

 

[billybovine]

Sorry guys but being knew to the spyder world. When changing oil does everyone change the tranny/clutch filter at the same time.
Thanks again guys

Dave

Follow BRP's recommendations in your owners manual or revised maintenance schedule issued in 2012. Change the HCM filter (trans filter) every oil change.

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