Buell Xb12r DIY oil change

[spor_xb12r]

Hi Guys,

I bought a 08 xb12r new a few months ago and just got railed for 308 dollars for a "check up" i.e oil change.

I am pretty mechanically inclined, i do all the work on my 04 roadstar 1700, i just didnt want to tear into this bike without knowing a bit about it.

Sorry for such a newby question but did anyone post a DIY oil change along with some fiter / oil suggestions?

I went through alot of the posts but there is way too much out there to navigate through.

Thanks Guys i really appreciate it.

 

[teh Nub]

Search a little harder next time.


Oil Filters

Wix # 51394
Amsoil SDF10, EA009, EA010 (1/2”longer=more oil)
K&N # hp-1003, KN-177
Mobil 1 # M1-103
HD # 63806-004 or 00y?
ACDelco # UPF1233
Bosch # 3311
Car Quest 85394
Champion # C138
Fram # PH4967
HiFloFiltro #HF177
Mighty # m4477
Napa # 1394
Motorcraft # FL836
Penzoil # pz39
Purolator # L14476
STP # S4967
Valvoline # vo40
Wal-Mart Super Tech # ST4967
Union Sangyo[OEM Toyota Mfg]#C-170

Service Manual aka "HOW-TO"
http://www.buellxb.com/specs.php

 

[Stevenc150]

Yeah, the search option on here is kinda hit & miss. Anyway welcome to the Forum and looks like Nub got you covered. The link he gave is for the priceless Service manual won't match you're model, but the basics will be the same. Also, Buell.com will let you access Owner's manuals.

 

[spor_xb12r]

Thanks guys, again sorry to waste your time with such a trivial question.

 

[Stevenc150]

No worries.

 

[Thaloc]

I just changed the oil out yesterday. I run 20w50 Royal Purple Max Cycle in both holes(lol). Tho alot of people on the board rave about the Mobil 1 V-twin so I might try that out next time. Iv talked to quite a few Harley techs and they say there is no gain what so ever to switching to a 'high flow' oil filter. So I just stick with the $7 dollar buell oil filters.

Only tricky thing to the change really is that the oil plug is right over the stock exhaust outlet, so use tin foil, or cut the corner out of sammich bag or something so it doesnt pour all over your exhaust.

Other than that its really straight forward. 1 quart of oil in the primary. use 2.5 for the swingarm and oil filter. Fill the oil filter half up then put the rest in the swing arm.

Good luck!

 

[teh Nub]

Try Amsoil MCV 20w50 or Schaeffer Supreme 7000 Synthetic Plus Racing Oil #705 SAE 20W-50, but you can't use the schaeffer oil in your primary/tranny.

I currently run Schaeffer in the engine, Amsoil in the primary/tranny, engine runs cool, minimal valvtrain noise due to the moly in the oil, and tranny is butter.

 

[Vabbott]

How do you guys feel about Pennzoil or Valvoline for motorcycle oils?

 

[GSXdoubleR88ciNINJA]

I use Mobil1 full synthetic 20-50w for air cooled v-twins (aprox 2.5qts) and a quart in the primary.

 

[hula Buell]

Bottom line is please everyone comment on the plus and minus of what you use and whos oil filter so we all can someday find a winner combo....

 

[Stevenc150]

As long as it's a quality, motorcycle-specific Full-synthetic oil - there's not stand-out winner, just opinions. I'd use Mobil 1, Valvoline, or any other oil in a pinch, assuming they met the above. Same for oil filters.

I use Royal purple because my buddy drags on weekends. 90% there are Amsoil or RP and both have a great rep. I use a Purolator oil filter for the good rep. also. It's all fairly expensive, but I'm not skimping on an Air-cooled V-twin.

 

[teh Nub]

There are only 3 filters that have the correct 20 micron elements inside them. Wix # 51394, Napa # 1394, and the factory Buell filter. To low of a micron rating and it doesn't trap the contaminants. To high of a rating and it restricts oil flow.

I use Wix...

 

[Stevenc150]

Puralator PureOne Oil Filter..... this thing says 99.9% efficiency at a 20 micron rating. Or am I reading it wrong.

 

[screamineagle]

Dont get the K and N filter. It has a bolt on the bottom of it which is a bitch to slide in. makes you have to take the rail off instead of just the fairing. You cant use it either so its pointless.

 

[racepro716]

Hey spor, I've got the same bike (white, how bout you?)and got nailed for the same amount for the first service. Believe me, I'm not happy about spending half a weeks pay to do it but for warranty purposes I bit the bullet. I've been told if you're gonna do your own oil changes you have to use H-D oil, again, for warranty ********. Wayne

 

[spor_xb12r]

Yup, white and hero blue, I love it. I just put a special ops exhaust, air box delete, crank case breather reroute, and an EBR race ecm on it, after some new plugs it runs like a top and sounds mean.

 

[Midnight82]

Mobil1 Fully Synthetic is awesome. And I'm using the ACDelco oil filter.

The biggest pain in this job is wrapping the muffler in aluminum foil, and even that is easy.

 

[Nuage420b]

LuCas 20w50 it smoothed the dog **** out of my shifts. Bike loved it and is thanking me for treating her right.

 

[lawdog]

I usally run the Napa 1394 filter which they keep in stock. Its all black and the NAPA sticker peels off easy to keep it plain. I then run over to Autozone and run the Mobil1 V-twin full synthetic. In my area on the Autozone hub store stocks it. It is usually hanging in a basket on the oil rack. To drain the oil I have a slim pan the I hold over the muffler to catch the oil. Otherwise it drips on the muffler and ou have to wipe it off. No big deal.

Oil changes are easy on the bike. Just make sure you have a T27 socket to take the front fairing off to access the filter.

 

[ramjr55]

I'm having a hell of a time getting that chin fairing off to get to the oil filter. But the oil change wasn't a problem.