??? Hawk 250 Engine Oil Drain Plug... Side Or Bottom?

HawkTwoFifty · 11-02-2017, 08:53 PM

So I was about to change the engine oil in my brand new Hawk 250 and per the owners manual, the engine oil drain plug is on the left side engine case. So I proceed to search for the correct size socket in my tool box and am completely baffled to discover that I do not have a socket large enough to remove a drain plug on this bike.

This discovery baffled me because I have changed the engine oil myself in several of my past atv's and dirt bikes over the past 20 years (from 200cc to 500cc engines) , and it struck me as odd that the drain plug is located on the side of the case rather than under the case. It also baffled me that it required a socket larger in size than that which I have in my tool box after having done so many engine oil changes on many other bikes and atv's in the past.

After shaking my head for a few moments, I then look directly under the bike's engine case (as this is the location for which I have always drained engine oil from an atv or bike for the last 20 years) and see what appears to be the actual engine oil drain plug. Yet my owners manual does not mention this as an engine oil plug, yet it is obvious to me that this IS an engine oil drain plug!

So can anyone PLEASE tell me if the Hawk 250 has two drain plugs? I understand that the side drain plug has a screen in it that should be inspected, but I just bought this bike brand new and just want to change out the factory engine oil before my first ride. So I do not believe that it is necessary yet to inspect the screen with this being a brand new bike. I plan to ride early tomorrow morning and dont have time right now to go to the auto parts store for a bigger socket. So I was hoping that the bolt on the bottom engine case is a drain plug and will work to drain out the factory oil so that I can add good high quality oil to my bike before my first ride tomorrow.

So can anyone please tell me if the bolt on the bottom of my engine case is an engine oil drain plug and can be used to change out the new factory oil before my first ride?

THANKS!!!!!

11-02-2017, 08:53 PM	#1
HawkTwoFifty Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 93	??? Hawk 250 Engine Oil Drain Plug... Side Or Bottom? So I was about to change the engine oil in my brand new Hawk 250 and per the owners manual, the engine oil drain plug is on the left side engine case. So I proceed to search for the correct size socket in my tool box and am completely baffled to discover that I do not have a socket large enough to remove a drain plug on this bike. This discovery baffled me because I have changed the engine oil myself in several of my past atv's and dirt bikes over the past 20 years (from 200cc to 500cc engines) , and it struck me as odd that the drain plug is located on the side of the case rather than under the case. It also baffled me that it required a socket larger in size than that which I have in my tool box after having done so many engine oil changes on many other bikes and atv's in the past. After shaking my head for a few moments, I then look directly under the bike's engine case (as this is the location for which I have always drained engine oil from an atv or bike for the last 20 years) and see what appears to be the actual engine oil drain plug. Yet my owners manual does not mention this as an engine oil plug, yet it is obvious to me that this IS an engine oil drain plug! So can anyone PLEASE tell me if the Hawk 250 has two drain plugs? I understand that the side drain plug has a screen in it that should be inspected, but I just bought this bike brand new and just want to change out the factory engine oil before my first ride. So I do not believe that it is necessary yet to inspect the screen with this being a brand new bike. I plan to ride early tomorrow morning and dont have time right now to go to the auto parts store for a bigger socket. So I was hoping that the bolt on the bottom engine case is a drain plug and will work to drain out the factory oil so that I can add good high quality oil to my bike before my first ride tomorrow. So can anyone please tell me if the bolt on the bottom of my engine case is an engine oil drain plug and can be used to change out the new factory oil before my first ride? THANKS!!!!!
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