Oil Change help 83 650 max

Hey there,

I need to change the oil on my xj 650 maxim

I have never changed oil on a motorcycle before. The difference between tucks and bikescan't be to extreme, but I would love some help.

First off, as far as I can tell I need 10w-40 cycle oil and a filter. Every thing I read seems to say I need s number of seals and gaskets as well.

Does anyone have a link to a good kit with all the bits and pieces?

Also some step by step direction would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks xj's

 

You don't need to replace any gaskets or seals unless you see something that is obviously broken or degraded - just to do a basic oil change but you should change the filter. It's not as hard as you think - just take your time.

1. Make sure you have a suitable container to put the oil in after you remove it.
   
2. Take the bike for a 3-4 min ride - enough to warm up the oil a little but not so things are so hot they'll burn you. Wear gloves anyway.
   
3. Put the bike on center-stand.
   
4. remove the oil filler cap and stick a clean rag in there just a little - just so air can flow through but nothing gets knocked in or even flies in
   
5. Put a CLEAN oil pan under the bike and removed the oil-plug located just under the oil-filter.
   
6. Don't drop the plug into the oil pan - you want to inspect it because it's magnetized and will have picked up any small metal bits that are floating around the engine. So long as you don't see a huge amount or big bits - i.e. just some small shavings - it's fine but you should wipe these off on a rag or paper towel and throw it away.
   
7. Wait for all the oil to come out.
8. Now take off the oil filter and have the pan under it to catch the oil that got trapped in there. Remove it slowly so you see how the spring is installed.
   
9. Put a new oil filter it and screw it back on. Good practice to just inspect the rubber seal on the filter cover and "wet" it with oil but you don't need to replace it unless it's bad. Some replacement filters will come with a new o-ring.
   
10. Put the plug back in and tighten both that and the filter to the torque spec in the manual. The filter is not very tight - the spring is what creates the pressure - don't overtighten this.
    
11. Clean the oil window on the outside with windex on a rag.
12. Fill the bike with the required amount of oil - make sure you use 20W-50 motorcycle oil for wet clutches ( Valvoline is what i use ). If you're in Alaska you can use 10w30 but otherwise 20W-50 is good - just must be for motorcycles and for wet-clutches. The oil capacity is stamped on the case above the filter cap.
13. Note the Haynes manual and the Yamaha Service manual will tell you to remove the middle-gear screw also that is tucked away behind the oil-plug. This is a 30 year old small screw that no-one has probably touched and it's prone to breaking - don't touch it - the amount of oil in there is very small - like less than 10ml - and it'll mingle with the new oil once the engine turns over. If you snap this off you've got major problems so it's just not worth it.
14. Fill the bike slowly and wait for the glass to fill with oil - get it about 1/2 full - put the filler cap back on and turn it over - check for leaks around the filter and plug.
15. Stop the bike and leave it for 30 mins - go back check the glass and fill it so it's a bout 3/4 full - doesn't have to be exact. 1/2 is ok but you might see the oil light come on under heavy breaking.
16. With gloves on fish around in the old oil before you put it in a paint can or whatever. You're looking for anything that shouldn't be there - little bits of plastic etc. Post here if you find anything you think shouldn't be there. Dispose of the used oil responsibly.

Good luck.

Also I would highly recommend going to a spin-on oil filter - It's not a hard change and makes changing the filter a breeze.
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for my 550 I used a emgo filter and it came with the orings . run about 5-6$
just note or photo orintation of filter when you take it off of the bolt

this should be your filter
1983 Yamaha Maxim 650
EMGO Mfr. Part # 10-28401

 

Be sure to use a 6 point socket on both the drain plug and oil filter bolt as they can be stubborn to remove.

And courtesy of bigfitz - don't throw away item 7, it will tend to stick to the old filter.

http://xjbikes.com/forums/threads/first-oil-filter-oil-change.41046/

 

Thanks guys, really appreciate the words of advice.

Cheers!