Question: Servicing

**Spyke** · 22nd April 2009, 09:26

Try it off the centre stand cause that can change the reading. But sounds like its low anyway

**Mountie** · 22nd April 2009, 10:20

Owned a Dakar f650gs for six years these bikes are very easy to over fill had the bike serviced by myself & the local BMW delarship. Pays to fill to service manual specs. Funny thing is it would sometimes look a little light even after the engine was hot & top it up to the level on the site glass and find on the next run the bloody thing was over fill. Personally if your invoice shows the correct amount of oil has been put in the bike it should be all good. Next time you have been for a ride you will probably find the level is ok. Its a pain trying to get oil out after its been overfilled.

**awayatc** · 22nd April 2009, 10:43

now you know why BMW was cheaper......
They use less oil...

Being curious how much do they charge for an oilchange?

**Taz** · 22nd April 2009, 16:46

So long as you can see it in the sight glass you have more than enought oil in there.

**Jcxss** · 22nd April 2009, 16:57

Originally Posted by awayatc

now you know why BMW was cheaper......
They use less oil...

Being curious how much do they charge for an oilchange?

Too bloody much for an Oil change.

**Taz** · 22nd April 2009, 17:00

Did you ask for an oil change or a service?

**Jcxss** · 23rd April 2009, 10:24

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Did you ask for an oil change or a service?

An oil change of course.

**Kokopelli** · 23rd April 2009, 17:09

It's not hard to do yourself. Once the indicators are off you're halfway there :-).

The oil must be checked after a run, 3min. isn;t going to do anything. If you had it running hot, the reading should be good. The engine takes 2.3 liters with a filter change. The manual states that it may have to be topped up after the engine has been run properly.

They may have poured in the initial 2 liters, but then didn't run the engine to fill in the additional .3 liters.

Next time buy the parts and do the job yourself. It will help you to get to know your bike. I'd send you a manual, but you've got to be able to read it in German.

**doc** · 23rd April 2009, 17:38

Originally Posted by Jcxss

Hi there,
I am new here but just wanted to ask a question about oil change, so I sent my BMW F650GS to Mt Eden Motorcycles for an oil change

Your kidding. You sent your bike to a shop for an oil change ? There is probably a vid on youtube showing you how to do it on your model of bike even.

**Jcxss** · 24th April 2009, 08:54

Thanks scooter boy, I have got a manual(both Owner and service). I am just a lazy! that's why I didn't do the oilchange myself.

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