Oil not draining?!!

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Oil not draining?!!

Post by Markracing10 » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:25 am

I am doing my first oil change on the trx and i removed the sump plug, filler cap and then the filter cover and filter but only about a litre of oil has drained and it still shows full on the sight glass....
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Re: Oil not draining?!!

Post by Killerwhale » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:27 am

Markracing10 wrote:I am doing my first oil change on the trx and i removed the sump plug, filler cap and then the filter cover and filter but only about a litre of oil has drained and it still shows full on the sight glass....
Remove the sump PLUGS! ...there are two
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Re: Oil not draining?!!

Post by dandywarhol » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:55 am

One for the sump and one for the oil tank :)
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Re: Oil not draining?!!

Post by Killerwhale » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:28 pm

dandywarhol wrote:One for the sump and one for the oil tank :)


Ahhh, plug it! 8)
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Re: Oil not draining?!!

Post by M.V. » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:19 pm

Yep, tank drain plug, 12mm bolt near the back of the oil filter cover.

Caught me out the first time too 8)
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Re: Oil not draining?!!

Post by Fordy » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:25 am

I be doing this shortly (when motivated) what brand and weight of oil is recommended?
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Re: Oil not draining?!!

Post by phuk72 » Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:02 pm

Fordy wrote:I be doing this shortly (when motivated) what brand and weight of oil is recommended?
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