The first thing you want to do is go ahead
and remove our dipstick just to help the crankcase
vent properly when draining our engine oil.
After that, using a 17 millimeter wrench,
we'll go ahead and remove the drain bolt and
let the engine oil drain completely.
Now's a good time to check your crush washer
for any damage or if it's missing.
If either one of those two's your problem,
you'll want to replace it prevent any future
leaks.
And we'll want to torque this to 22 foot-pounds.
Now let's remove the oil filter.
We're gonna do this by using a 65 millimeter
oil filter wrench and just unthread the oil
filter.
This oil filter is located on the rear side
of the crankcase towards the rear tire.
Now we'll prep our new oil filter.
Before we install it, we'll go ahead and put
apply a thin coat of oil around the O-ring
and that'll help removing it on your next
service a lot easier.
Now we'll thread our oil filter back in place,
but this time torque it to 19 foot pounds.
Now it's time to fill the engine with oil.
Honda states this unit holds two point six
quarts of 10w30 motorcycle oil.
Now we'll reinstall our dipstick, and this
time we're gonna start the unit up and let
it idle for just a few minutes.
That's gonna get the oil circulated through
the system properly.
Then, we'll shut it down and let it sit for
a few more moments.
That will help us achieve an accurate oil
level reading.
Now we'll remove our dipstick, wipe off the
excess, and just simply place it on top of
the case, and pull it back out and check our
oil level.
And that looks perfect, so let's hit the road.
