| Author | Message | ||
     Reducati |
are the left side oil drain plug, the right side, and torx? size for the oil filter cover...thanks!...also i dont have a torque wrench...can i just tighten the drain plugs after i change the oil? | ||
| Carbonbigfoot |
Don't know on the sizes, I just get the one that fits snug. On the second question, if you have a HISTORY of twisting off bolts and stripping threads, get a torque wrench. If not, just snug em up a bit. Good luck! R | ||
| Ratbuell |
Torque wrench recommended. You do NOT want to pull threads out of the aluminum cases. RH drain is 9mm hex LH drain, I want to say, is 18mm or 19mm IIRC. Filter is either 10mm regular bolt, or T30 torx. Either will work. | ||
| Hildreth |
Ratbuell, Just got done doing an oil change on mine... left side is an 18mm, and i believe the r side was a 6mm allen... ??? Also, the filter cover on mine was one of those torx bit star type heads, which the factory tool kit has a wrench that fits perfectly... possibly mine has been molested before i got it (used with 2400miles) but thats the setup on mine... (Message edited by hildreth on May 01, 2010) | ||
| Ratbuell |
yah, the filter cover is a torx...on the inside. The outside, if you look at it, is a 10mm normal-head bolt. In other words...it's a pair of 10mm bolts that have a torx socket punched in the middle of it. I'll get a pic later...and I'll check my manual because I wrote down the sizes for "next time" to eliminate the hunt next go-around...I'm pretty sure it's a 9mm, but I could be wrong. Happens to me every time I get out of bed, LOL | ||
| Reducati |
well, after a couple of trips to my helpful hardware man,  its 17mm for the left side drain plug 6mm allen wrench on the right side, and 8mm on the filter housing...whewww | ||
| Hildreth |
Right on RatBuell, lol... Reducati, know that I think about it, that 18mm was a little sloppy on there... |
