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On Apr 10, 2005 8:49 AM, Janna Nichols wrote: > > Well, I did it. Changed the oil on my 2004 KLR250. It was at 1550 miles, and > PO claims to have done it several times...but who really knows? > > First time EVER changing the oil on ANYTHING. I am NOT a mechanic by any > means, but was told I could probably do this one. Figured you seasoned macho > mechanic biker guys would get a kick out of a woman's perspective on the > whole ordeal. > > 1. Gather tools, oil drain pan, oil filter, oil, and paper towels just in > case. > 2. Warmed up bike. Turned it off. > 3. Tried to loosen drain plug. UGH! It's totally stuck. > 4. Called friend and asked for advice > 5. Husband came to watch in amusement and I asked him to do it for me. He > did. Then left. > 6. Began loosening, expecting quarts of super hot Batman-boiling oil to > spurt out. It didn't. > 7. Finally plug plopped out onto the screen, oil streamed out into drain > pan. Cool! > 8. Remembered bike had to be in totally upright position, shifted bike > upright. > 9. Draining oil now misses the drain pan and streams all over garage floor. > 10. Rip off paper towels and throw at mess with one hand while steadying > bike with other. > 11. Attempt to locate tools to remove oil filter cover. Grumble at teenage > son who rearranged tools. > 12. Carefully remove cover (took a thin screw driver to work it off) > 13. Oil gushes out all over bike, skid plate, garage floor. > 14. Throw more paper towels at the growing mess. > 15. Replace filter, put back on cover. > 16. Attempt to unscrew thingie where you add the oil. (what's that called, > anyway?) > 17. Stuck. Call husband again. He did it, saw mess on garage floor and > rolled his eyes. > 18. Hunted around for funnel, began adding oil. > 19. Realized I hadn't replaced drain plug before adding oil. Oil leaks out > onto garage floor. MORE paper towels. > 20. Reinstalled oil drain plug, added oil. > 21. Took it for a test drive. IT WORKS!!! > 22. Husband spreads kitty litter all over garage floor, cleans up mess > > After all that, I decided to do it on HIS bike - which went much more > smoothly the second time around > > - Janna > ----------------- > Janna > 2004 KLR250 > Vancouver, WA > ~0 > _ /-_ > ~ (*)>(*) > ----------------- > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Janna Nichols" To: "KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 10:49 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Survived First Oil Change! > > Well, I did it. Changed the oil on my 2004 KLR250. It was at 1550 miles, and > PO claims to have done it several times...but who really knows? > > First time EVER changing the oil on ANYTHING. I am NOT a mechanic by any > means, but was told I could probably do this one. Figured you seasoned macho > mechanic biker guys would get a kick out of a woman's perspective on the > whole ordeal. > > 1. Gather tools, oil drain pan, oil filter, oil, and paper towels just in > case. > 2. Warmed up bike. Turned it off. > 3. Tried to loosen drain plug. UGH! It's totally stuck. > 4. Called friend and asked for advice > 5. Husband came to watch in amusement and I asked him to do it for me. He > did. Then left. > 6. Began loosening, expecting quarts of super hot Batman-boiling oil to > spurt out. It didn't. > 7. Finally plug plopped out onto the screen, oil streamed out into drain > pan. Cool! > 8. Remembered bike had to be in totally upright position, shifted bike > upright. > 9. Draining oil now misses the drain pan and streams all over garage floor. > 10. Rip off paper towels and throw at mess with one hand while steadying > bike with other. > 11. Attempt to locate tools to remove oil filter cover. Grumble at teenage > son who rearranged tools. > 12. Carefully remove cover (took a thin screw driver to work it off) > 13. Oil gushes out all over bike, skid plate, garage floor. > 14. Throw more paper towels at the growing mess. > 15. Replace filter, put back on cover. > 16. Attempt to unscrew thingie where you add the oil. (what's that called, > anyway?) > 17. Stuck. Call husband again. He did it, saw mess on garage floor and > rolled his eyes. > 18. Hunted around for funnel, began adding oil. > 19. Realized I hadn't replaced drain plug before adding oil. Oil leaks out > onto garage floor. MORE paper towels. > 20. Reinstalled oil drain plug, added oil. > 21. Took it for a test drive. IT WORKS!!! > 22. Husband spreads kitty litter all over garage floor, cleans up mess > > After all that, I decided to do it on HIS bike - which went much more > smoothly the second time around > > - Janna > ----------------- > Janna > 2004 KLR250 > Vancouver, WA > ~0 > _ /-_ > ~ (*)>(*) > ----------------- > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

> > Well, I did it. Changed the oil on my 2004 KLR250. > It was at 1550 miles, and > PO claims to have done it several times...but who > really knows? > > First time EVER changing the oil on ANYTHING. I am > NOT a mechanic by any > means, but was told I could probably do this one. > Figured you seasoned macho > mechanic biker guys would get a kick out of a > woman's perspective on the > whole ordeal. > > 1. Gather tools, oil drain pan, oil filter, oil, and > paper towels just in > case. > 2. Warmed up bike. Turned it off. > 3. Tried to loosen drain plug. UGH! It's totally > stuck. > 4. Called friend and asked for advice > 5. Husband came to watch in amusement and I asked > him to do it for me. He > did. Then left. > 6. Began loosening, expecting quarts of super hot > Batman-boiling oil to > spurt out. It didn't. > 7. Finally plug plopped out onto the screen, oil > streamed out into drain > pan. Cool! > 8. Remembered bike had to be in totally upright > position, shifted bike > upright. > 9. Draining oil now misses the drain pan and streams > all over garage floor. > 10. Rip off paper towels and throw at mess with one > hand while steadying > bike with other. > 11. Attempt to locate tools to remove oil filter > cover. Grumble at teenage > son who rearranged tools. > 12. Carefully remove cover (took a thin screw driver > to work it off) > 13. Oil gushes out all over bike, skid plate, garage > floor. > 14. Throw more paper towels at the growing mess. > 15. Replace filter, put back on cover. > 16. Attempt to unscrew thingie where you add the > oil. (what's that called, > anyway?) > 17. Stuck. Call husband again. He did it, saw mess > on garage floor and > rolled his eyes. > 18. Hunted around for funnel, began adding oil. > 19. Realized I hadn't replaced drain plug before > adding oil. Oil leaks out > onto garage floor. MORE paper towels. > 20. Reinstalled oil drain plug, added oil. > 21. Took it for a test drive. IT WORKS!!! > 22. Husband spreads kitty litter all over garage > floor, cleans up mess > > After all that, I decided to do it on HIS bike - > which went much more > smoothly the second time around > > - Janna > ----------------- > Janna > 2004 KLR250 > Vancouver, WA > ~0 > _ /-_ > ~ (*)>(*) > ----------------- > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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On Sunday, April 10, 2005, at 08:49 AM, Janna Nichols wrote: > > Well, I did it. Changed the oil on my 2004 KLR250. It was at 1550 > miles, and > PO claims to have done it several times...but who really knows? > > First time EVER changing the oil on ANYTHING. I am NOT a mechanic by > any > means, but was told I could probably do this one. Figured you seasoned > macho > mechanic biker guys would get a kick out of a woman's perspective on > the > whole ordeal. > > 1. Gather tools, oil drain pan, oil filter, oil, and paper towels just > in > case. > 2. Warmed up bike. Turned it off. > 3. Tried to loosen drain plug. UGH! It's totally stuck. > 4. Called friend and asked for advice > 5. Husband came to watch in amusement and I asked him to do it for me. > He > did. Then left. > 6. Began loosening, expecting quarts of super hot Batman-boiling oil to > spurt out. It didn't. > 7. Finally plug plopped out onto the screen, oil streamed out into > drain > pan. Cool! > 8. Remembered bike had to be in totally upright position, shifted bike > upright. > 9. Draining oil now misses the drain pan and streams all over garage > floor. > 10. Rip off paper towels and throw at mess with one hand while > steadying > bike with other. > 11. Attempt to locate tools to remove oil filter cover. Grumble at > teenage > son who rearranged tools. > 12. Carefully remove cover (took a thin screw driver to work it off) > 13. Oil gushes out all over bike, skid plate, garage floor. > 14. Throw more paper towels at the growing mess. > 15. Replace filter, put back on cover. > 16. Attempt to unscrew thingie where you add the oil. (what's that > called, > anyway?) > 17. Stuck. Call husband again. He did it, saw mess on garage floor and > rolled his eyes. > 18. Hunted around for funnel, began adding oil. > 19. Realized I hadn't replaced drain plug before adding oil. Oil leaks > out > onto garage floor. MORE paper towels. > 20. Reinstalled oil drain plug, added oil. > 21. Took it for a test drive. IT WORKS!!! > 22. Husband spreads kitty litter all over garage floor, cleans up mess > > > After all that, I decided to do it on HIS bike - which went much more > smoothly the second time around > > - Janna > ----------------- > Janna > 2004 KLR250 > Vancouver, WA > ~0 > _ /-_ > ~ (*)>(*) > ----------------- > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

> First time EVER changing the oil on ANYTHING. I am NOT a mechanic by any > means, but was told I could probably do this one. Figured you

> mechanic biker guys would get a kick out of a woman's perspective on the > whole ordeal.

> Lol, > Thanks Janna for injecting a bit of humour back on the list and for > making me have my first laugh of the day..... Reminds me of the first > time I ever changed the oil in my dads car - forgot the oil drain plug > and didn't notice the pool of oil forming under the car until I had > dumped the 4th qt. of oil in..............(of course that was back in > '72 or so)........... > > cheers > -don