Vaquero Oil Screen?

coffey67 · 02-13-2013, 02:40 PM

I have searched around a bit and cannot find my answer. Is there an oil screen in the 1700 Vaquero? I did see there were two oil drain plugs. Is there a screen under one of them? I will be doing my first oil change at 600 miles very soon.

coffey67 · 02-13-2013, 02:58 PM

Never mind. I found it in the shop manual. There seems to be two. An oil screen for the scavenge pump and another for the feed pump. However to get the screen for the scavenge pump out you have to remove the lower water pipe and to get at the feed pump screen you have to remove the frame downtube. Is all this really necessary??? Seems like a lot of inconvenience. If I were to take it to the dealer to do the first oil change would they go to the trouble of cleaning the screens?

galax83061 · 02-13-2013, 03:42 PM

Ah damn I did not remove any screen when I did my oil change. I better get my manual back out.

Old Bear · 02-13-2013, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by coffey67

Never mind. I found it in the shop manual. There seems to be two. An oil screen for the scavenge pump and another for the feed pump. However to get the screen for the scavenge pump out you have to remove the lower water pipe and to get at the feed pump screen you have to remove the frame downtube. Is all this really necessary??? Seems like a lot of inconvenience. If I were to take it to the dealer to do the first oil change would they go to the trouble of cleaning the screens?

I would be absolutely shocked if the dealer checks either one of those screens if it requires removal of other parts, especially a water pipe. Does the manual say to check them every oil change? If so, that is one seriously crappy design!

Yes, I'm lazy, besides, I don't have the manual here ...

smokey · 02-13-2013, 04:25 PM

From what people have said who have gone to all the work of removing it to check the oil screen, it wasn't worth it, they found nothing there to really justify all the work. Get two magnetic oil plugs that will catch any particles and sludge, I also have the Scotts oil filter which has a very strong magnet in it.

**ringadingh** · 02-13-2013, 05:38 PM

I'd check it myself at least once, just to make sure there is nothing in it.

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coffey67 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Goreville, Illinois Posts: 202	Vaquero Oil Screen? I have searched around a bit and cannot find my answer. Is there an oil screen in the 1700 Vaquero? I did see there were two oil drain plugs. Is there a screen under one of them? I will be doing my first oil change at 600 miles very soon. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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galax83061 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 163	Ah damn I did not remove any screen when I did my oil change. I better get my manual back out. __________________ Daniel Peatrowsky 2011 Vulcan Vaquero VBA #02024
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smokey Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Orleans, ON, Canada Posts: 1,162	From what people have said who have gone to all the work of removing it to check the oil screen, it wasn't worth it, they found nothing there to really justify all the work. Get two magnetic oil plugs that will catch any particles and sludge, I also have the Scotts oil filter which has a very strong magnet in it. __________________ Smokey Capt(retd) Canadian Forces National President CVFR (Canadian Veteran Freedom Riders) 2010 VN1700 Voyager, ABS www.cvfr.ca VBA #02220 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I'd check it myself at least once, just to make sure there is nothing in it. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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02-13-2013, 02:58 PM	#2
coffey67 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Goreville, Illinois Posts: 202	Never mind. I found it in the shop manual. There seems to be two. An oil screen for the scavenge pump and another for the feed pump. However to get the screen for the scavenge pump out you have to remove the lower water pipe and to get at the feed pump screen you have to remove the frame downtube. Is all this really necessary??? Seems like a lot of inconvenience. If I were to take it to the dealer to do the first oil change would they go to the trouble of cleaning the screens?
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