Oil change panic

tmskare · 03-18-2010, 11:01 PM

I just changed oil on 08 1600.this was my first go with oil and
have about 1000 miles.Im second owner.I pulled the oil screen and found some thin rubber gasket like material on screen. one
was almost a inch long again very thin and about a 1/8th wide.
the other similar stuff was small and I wouldnt say allot of it. I saw nothing else or any kind of metal. Question is what might it be and should I give it any further thought. It all went back together fine thanks

cactusjack · 03-18-2010, 11:10 PM

Maybe the o-ring that seals the side drain plug?

**Cajunrider** · 03-18-2010, 11:11 PM

I let the dealership do the 600 mile oil change and asked that they pull the screen and clean it. I asked them to let me know what they found when I picked it up. They told me that the screen was clean. I changed the oil myself at 3000 miles and the screen was cluttered with gasket material and other little pieces of black crud. No metal. Just goes to show that service techs will tell not truths. They didn't pull the screen because when I changed again at 6000 miles there wasn't a speck of anything in it. I wouldn't worry about it unless you found metal shavings. Next time you change the oil it will be clean.

**schoeney** · 03-19-2010, 01:52 AM

I think it is fairly normal to have some debris in the screen the first and maybe second oil change. I know I had some debris in the screen on the first change but has been pretty clean since then.

**Kawhead** · 03-19-2010, 04:50 AM

I think thats normal to. I've had two 1600's ('06 &'07) and like they said your gonna find it the first time and maybe the second.

**ringadingh** · 03-19-2010, 05:03 AM

Ive had crud in my screen also, I wouldn't worry about it.

**coacha** · 03-19-2010, 06:24 AM

If you find rodent hair or bone chips, that would be really bad...along with metal.

dkdixie · 03-19-2010, 07:09 AM

Like all above have said, I found "crap" on the screen at first oil change......nothing since.

phenrichs · 03-19-2010, 07:27 AM

I found stuff like that. I chalk it up to the oil filter. It is truly the only way to introduce new debri into that area. As long as I don't find any metal I don't worry.
Or rodent hair and bone. . . I guess that would probably freak me out too.

macmac · 03-19-2010, 01:12 PM

First time is about it to find hunks of stuff in the screen. The rubber like stuff moght be the O ring or it is more likely gasket maker goo.

I check mine every other oil change, but it has been clean since the first time. I have never once used the so called drain bolt, and see no reason too.

I can controll the flow rate of the plug with the 4 open slots much better, and stay clean.

Be advised that when you change engoing oil it is best to change the reag gears oil too. That measelu 6.2 oz isn't hardly going to stand any 24,000 miles.. sorry ain't happenin'

And don't over fill the gear BOX! use no more than 6 oz.

Set the side stand in a 2x4 so the bike still has some lean, and fill it that way.

phenrichs · 03-19-2010, 01:19 PM

Hey mac will the gear oil drain completely just sitting the side stand on the ground?

**Cajunrider** · 03-19-2010, 02:12 PM

Yes it will OP. I take mine off of the sidestand and let it lean a little harder after it has all drained and only get a few drops. Make sure you take a ride before draining to warm up the gear oil. If it's cold, it won't drain very well.

**cnc** · 03-19-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cajunrider

I let the dealership do the 600 mile oil change and asked that they pull the screen and clean it. I asked them to let me know what they found when I picked it up. They told me that the screen was clean. I changed the oil myself at 3000 miles and the screen was cluttered with gasket material and other little pieces of black crud. No metal. Just goes to show that service techs will tell not truths. They didn't pull the screen because when I changed again at 6000 miles there wasn't a speck of anything in it. I wouldn't worry about it unless you found metal shavings. Next time you change the oil it will be clean.

My exact experience with the dealer for my 600 mile inspection. I asked which plug they drained the oil out of and they said we undo both and clean the screen, Bull. The second and subsequent oil changes I have done my self and found gasket glue and other crud the first time, and clean after that.

crabbypaddy · 03-19-2010, 08:26 PM

I found a key, 3 dimes, and an Iron Butterfly 8 track tape in mine

( I just wanted to see who had ever heard of the Iron Butterfly!)

kenb · 03-19-2010, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crabbypaddy

I found a key, 3 dimes, and an Iron Butterfly 8 track tape in mine

( I just wanted to see who had ever heard of the Iron Butterfly!)

inagaddadavida, baby!

03-18-2010, 11:01 PM	#1
tmskare Jr. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5	Oil change panic I just changed oil on 08 1600.this was my first go with oil and have about 1000 miles.Im second owner.I pulled the oil screen and found some thin rubber gasket like material on screen. one was almost a inch long again very thin and about a 1/8th wide. the other similar stuff was small and I wouldnt say allot of it. I saw nothing else or any kind of metal. Question is what might it be and should I give it any further thought. It all went back together fine thanks Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-18-2010, 11:10 PM	#2
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03-18-2010, 11:11 PM	#3
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Oil change panic I let the dealership do the 600 mile oil change and asked that they pull the screen and clean it. I asked them to let me know what they found when I picked it up. They told me that the screen was clean. I changed the oil myself at 3000 miles and the screen was cluttered with gasket material and other little pieces of black crud. No metal. Just goes to show that service techs will tell not truths. They didn't pull the screen because when I changed again at 6000 miles there wasn't a speck of anything in it. I wouldn't worry about it unless you found metal shavings. Next time you change the oil it will be clean. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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03-19-2010, 01:52 AM	#4
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	Oil change panic I think it is fairly normal to have some debris in the screen the first and maybe second oil change. I know I had some debris in the screen on the first change but has been pretty clean since then. __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina
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03-19-2010, 04:50 AM	#5
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Oil change panic I think thats normal to. I've had two 1600's ('06 &'07) and like they said your gonna find it the first time and maybe the second. __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-19-2010, 05:03 AM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Oil change panic Ive had crud in my screen also, I wouldn't worry about it. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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03-19-2010, 06:24 AM	#7
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Oil change panic If you find rodent hair or bone chips, that would be really bad...along with metal. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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03-19-2010, 07:09 AM	#8
dkdixie Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Blairsville in N. GA mountains Posts: 1,625	Oil change panic Like all above have said, I found "crap" on the screen at first oil change......nothing since. __________________ Dick Campbell Blairsville, GA 2008 Red & Black Nomad 1600 (retired) 2009 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner (retired) 2013 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner 2018 CanAm RT Limited Spyder (Sold) 2014 Goldwing Roadsmith Red Trike (Sold) 2019 Goldwing DCT Roadsmith Copper & Black Trike VBA #243 Darkside #115 Patriot Guard Rider American Legion Rider
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03-19-2010, 07:27 AM	#9
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Oil change panic I found stuff like that. I chalk it up to the oil filter. It is truly the only way to introduce new debri into that area. As long as I don't find any metal I don't worry. Or rodent hair and bone. . . I guess that would probably freak me out too.
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03-19-2010, 01:12 PM	#10
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Oil change panic First time is about it to find hunks of stuff in the screen. The rubber like stuff moght be the O ring or it is more likely gasket maker goo. I check mine every other oil change, but it has been clean since the first time. I have never once used the so called drain bolt, and see no reason too. I can controll the flow rate of the plug with the 4 open slots much better, and stay clean. Be advised that when you change engoing oil it is best to change the reag gears oil too. That measelu 6.2 oz isn't hardly going to stand any 24,000 miles.. sorry ain't happenin' And don't over fill the gear BOX! use no more than 6 oz. Set the side stand in a 2x4 so the bike still has some lean, and fill it that way. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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03-19-2010, 01:19 PM	#11
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Oil change panic Hey mac will the gear oil drain completely just sitting the side stand on the ground?
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03-19-2010, 02:12 PM	#12
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Oil change panic Yes it will OP. I take mine off of the sidestand and let it lean a little harder after it has all drained and only get a few drops. Make sure you take a ride before draining to warm up the gear oil. If it's cold, it won't drain very well. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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03-19-2010, 08:26 PM	#14
crabbypaddy Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kokomo Indiana Posts: 163	Oil change panic I found a key, 3 dimes, and an Iron Butterfly 8 track tape in mine ( I just wanted to see who had ever heard of the Iron Butterfly!)
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