Doing my first oil change...

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mnnden
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Post by mnnden »

adg44, I would use the oil wts that are recommended in the manual, From everthing I have read, Thicker is not better, Just my opinion, Den
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adg44 wrote:They also sell a crush washer kit. It's a good thing I asked for part numbers, because she originally quoted me the part for Air Heads and not Oil Heads. She was nice, but sometimes parts people are hit-or-miss. ;)
The last time I was at Bob's I was picking up an oil filter and crush washer. After the guy came out from the back, he tried giving me the K1200 oil filter kit. Kind of makes me wonder sometimes.....
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