164 fml/Gio beast 200 oil change Q - Page 2

suprf1y · 06-26-2009, 06:28 PM

Vertical (level), with the dipstick just set in the hole, not screwed in, as I found out.

anthonyfa18 · 02-13-2010, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

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Originally Posted by podperson

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After assembly on machine #2, I went to change out the Chinese oil before start up, but could not find the drain plug.
The reason?
It doesn't have one.

Where is the filter? I haven't noticed anything that I thought was a filter.

I've got a brand new beast (june 2009) and it doesn't have a drain plug either. The only things above the two holes in the skid plate are 2 bolts holding the engine together and a very large bold that is part of the trans which I don't feel like breaking.

There are no downfacing bolts or nuts at all. There is a flat space where the drain plug should probably be.

The filter on our Beast (2007) is horizontally mounted in front of the gearshift shaft, in the form of a large nut. Take care when removing it, because there is a large spring behind it. It's the same as an old Honda four stroke; it requires that you tip the machine to the side to drain all of the oil (on an XR, you'd have the bike leaning on the kickstand).

Cheers!

sorry to bring this back, but i just did my 3th oil change i dont see no filter got any pic???

MICRider · 02-13-2010, 07:33 AM

Hello, here is a picture of the gearshift side of the motor. I circled the oil filter screen nut in red. Hope this helps

Regards,
Stew

waynev · 02-13-2010, 10:02 AM

Yep, when you remove that nut there is a spring and a metal screen filter. It is the only place to drain the oil though, were you looking for a different filter anthony ?.

anthonyfa18 · 02-13-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by waynev

Yep, when you remove that nut there is a spring and a metal screen filter. It is the only place to drain the oil though, were you looking for a different filter anthony ?.

i thought it was just decoration bolt on the motor, so it a metal screen filter not a filter like this

waynev · 02-13-2010, 06:32 PM

Nope, it's a metal screen cone shaped filter. How did you change your oil without removing that "decoration bolt"?, i didn't know there was another bolt on that engine you could drain the oil out of it.

anthonyfa18 · 02-13-2010, 07:53 PM

i used my drain plug under my motor

waynev · 02-13-2010, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by anthonyfa18

i used my drain plug under my motor

where might that be ?, i didn't see another one on my beast, it is just like the one in the picture above and i don't see another bolt on the bottom of that engine either, hmmmmmm.

anthonyfa18 · 02-14-2010, 02:44 AM

here is the pic, sorry for the bad pic i was using my iphone

TurboT · 02-14-2010, 05:59 AM

waynev, you and I obviously have the same run of Beast motor, as I do not have a drain plug on the bottom of my motor either.. however, W&G's does.

I have a flattened/machined area where the bolt 'should be' but no hole.

It's kind of like they 'forgot' that part of the machining process on some of these motors.
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Go Canada Go!

waynev · 02-14-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TurboT

waynev, you and I obviously have the same run of Beast motor, as I do not have a drain plug on the bottom of my motor either.. however, W&G's does.

I have a flattened/machined area where the bolt 'should be' but no hole.

It's kind of like they 'forgot' that part of the machining process on some of these motors.
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Go Canada Go!

I guess so T, there is no bolt at all on the bottom of my engine.

anthonyfa18 · 02-14-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboT

waynev, you and I obviously have the same run of Beast motor, as I do not have a drain plug on the bottom of my motor either.. however, W&G's does.

I have a flattened/machined area where the bolt 'should be' but no hole.

It's kind of like they 'forgot' that part of the machining process on some of these motors.
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Go Canada Go!

if u don't mind me asking douse W&G have a metal screen filter ??? maybe there is changes made to some of the motors like in the cars " i see it all the time at work"

waynev& turboT what is the manufacture date on your gio beast???

waynev · 02-14-2010, 12:30 PM

The date on mine is April 2008.

anthonyfa18 · 02-14-2010, 12:34 PM

that is odd i also have April 2008

Weldangrind · 02-14-2010, 12:51 PM

To continue with the oddities, mine is April 2007 and so is TurboT's. To confirm what T said, mine has the drain hole and his does not.

To answer your question anthonyfa18, yes, my Beast has the filter; so will yours.

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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	To continue with the oddities, mine is April 2007 and so is TurboT's. To confirm what T said, mine has the drain hole and his does not. To answer your question anthonyfa18, yes, my Beast has the filter; so will yours. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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06-26-2009, 06:28 PM	#16
suprf1y Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Ontario Posts: 408	Vertical (level), with the dipstick just set in the hole, not screwed in, as I found out.
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02-13-2010, 07:33 AM	#18
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Hello, here is a picture of the gearshift side of the motor. I circled the oil filter screen nut in red. Hope this helps Regards, Stew
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02-13-2010, 10:02 AM	#19
waynev Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,097	Yep, when you remove that nut there is a spring and a metal screen filter. It is the only place to drain the oil though, were you looking for a different filter anthony ?.
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02-13-2010, 06:32 PM	#21
waynev Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,097	Nope, it's a metal screen cone shaped filter. How did you change your oil without removing that "decoration bolt"?, i didn't know there was another bolt on that engine you could drain the oil out of it.
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02-13-2010, 07:53 PM	#22
anthonyfa18 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: montreal Posts: 242	i used my drain plug under my motor
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02-14-2010, 02:44 AM	#24
anthonyfa18 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: montreal Posts: 242	here is the pic, sorry for the bad pic i was using my iphone
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02-14-2010, 05:59 AM	#25
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	waynev, you and I obviously have the same run of Beast motor, as I do not have a drain plug on the bottom of my motor either.. however, W&G's does. I have a flattened/machined area where the bolt 'should be' but no hole. It's kind of like they 'forgot' that part of the machining process on some of these motors. ----- Go Canada Go!
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02-14-2010, 12:30 PM	#28
waynev Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,097	The date on mine is April 2008.
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02-14-2010, 12:34 PM	#29
anthonyfa18 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: montreal Posts: 242	that is odd i also have April 2008
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