anyone else stand there trike straight up to drain their oil?

[kilabeez0]

if i dont stand my 200x straight up in the air it only drains about half of the engine oil. WTF is up with that? Also, how come once you change gears after the oil bolt is out, it has to be in neutral to screw back in?

[Meat-BoX]

:( That is weird and beyond my compehension as to why you need to do that. How does she run?

[Meat-BoX]

:( That is weird and beyond my compehension as to why you need to do that. How does she run? Is there any problems with the motor or did you have an ATV doctor work on it and leave his wrench in the motor :p

[DeePa]

ever hear of an oil drain plug?

[bigredhead]

I do that to change the rear diff oil on my SX.. open the fill cap, put tray under diff.. pick up the front forks and ballance the trike on it's rear wheels. let oil drain, drop forks re-fill put cap back on. 5 minute job.

removing diff cover.. removing drain screw with 10mm bolt.. wait...... 20 minutes.


As far as oil when you tip the trike ... front wheel up .. or on it's side ? I've always kicked the motor over a few times to get the pump going and spit out the oil in the lines running to the head.. at least that's what i think goes on.. but i do know that you get more oil after a few revolutions of the motor. even after it's totally drained.

phew.. this was going to be a 1 line reply too....

[83185s]

i turn mine on the side...

[mike from long island]

like this?

[BigGreenMachine]

So you tip it back on the grab bar to drain the oil? WHY?

[Tri-ZNate]

i turn mine on the side...


Its not supposed to come out that hole, just go in :lol:

[Oldshell4481]

lol i think hes right :D try the bolt on the left side of the motor, might work better :D

[Glenn J]

It sounds like he's draining it from the bolt on the very back of the engine...hence why the machine needs to be in neutral to get the bolt back in.

[conig]

Mike from Long Island is that how you store yours or how you drain the oil, I plan on storing mine like that when I get my new shed/work area.

[kilabeez0]

It sounds like he's draining it from the bolt on the very back of the engine...hence why the machine needs to be in neutral to get the bolt back in.

i am, isn't that where i'm supposed to drain it from? i know about the large nut on the side that has the screen filter in it and i clean that out also.

[willcamach]

no you drain from the side bolt. i beleive what you are draining is the trans oil. i personaly drain both

[DeePa]

yeah that big bolt type deal with the screen and the filter is where youre supposed to drain it from

[ATCnut]

I store trikes stood up on the grab bar, have for 20 years. They take up way less room that way. The other advantage I have found is that all the gas drains out of the carb (actually I turn the gas off and run the carb dry first because I do not like the puddle on the floor). This means that you never have any problem with old gas sitting in the carb.

[conig]

thanks atc nut, maybe I can get my toys in my present shed then.

[DX Rider12]

I drain the diff oil by tipping the trike on the grab bar It doesn't work otherwise.