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Originally Posted by eurochien
Hi all, I've bought the appropriate oil, am getting ready to do this but I'm wondering if I need to change the oil filter as standard procedure. My 06 T100 has about 8500 miles on it and it has had 2 dealer oil changes. The other thing that's got me a bit worried is that the oil tank seems to be quite empty (can't really see a level though the window). There are never any traces on the ground where the bike is parked, but looking under the oil tank area there's definitely some gunk. Am I better off taking to the dealer (not friendly, + a pain in the *** to get there, wait around, etc. you all know the drill). Thanks for any pointers.
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you maybe looking at the oil fill window when the bike is on the side stand.
move it so it's standing vertical and you should be able to see the oil slosh into the window.
Also, are you sure it isn't overfull and covering the window entirely?
if you are going to change the oil, do yourself and the bike a favour and change the filter. and to make it so much easier, get a filter wrench.
prefilling the filter is good practice. however, it is not mandatory and wont damage the engine if you forgot to prefill it.
see the sticky regarding equivalent oil filters.
