How much oil for a GT250?

**matdaymon** · 13th April 2011, 12:15

This may not be the right place for this but the "hyobag" social group seems pretty dead with none of my qs there being answered.

ANYWAY. I'm trying to find out how much oil I'll need to buy for an oil change on my 05 Hyo GT250 I like to do the simple things myself rather than pay a mechanic (DIY aint dead) and I'm in need of better things to do with my procrastination time

Also wondering how accurate this is for the chain adjustment ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_UhCtE0V0 ), is this something I can do myself or should I leave this one for the mechanic?

Cheers

**CookMySock** · 13th April 2011, 13:19

Better download yerself a manual. It explains all this crap in perfect jinglish.

**MSTRS:Me** · 13th April 2011, 14:20

A quick google says 1.4 litres. Seems very low for an engine that uses oil for cooling too.
Just get a 4 litre pack of 10W-40 4T oil and use the sightglass on the engine casing. Remember - the bike must be on a level surface and upright (not on it's sidestand)
If you do the filter too, once the oil is to the level between the marks on the sightglass you will need to run the engine for a short time to fill the new filter. Meaning that you will need to top it up a little to bring the level back to the correct mark.
Chain should have around 25-35mm play midway between the sprockets.
In that video, when he spins the wheel at the beginning - see how the chain goes up and down? That suggests to me that the chain is about rooted. It is displaying what people refer to as 'tight spots'. The other thing you'll have noticed is he uses the marks on the swingarm...don't trust them. If you know your wheel is correctly aligned, just turn the adjusters an equal amount. I'd suggest 1/2 a turn each at a time.