An oil change

[GoldWingrGreg]

A 2005 came in yesterday for tires and an oil change. The owner recently bought it. On its first test ride, I returned telling my Tech that the tranny shifts where extreemly bangy, and I kept waiting for it to hiccup in 5th ... but it never did. As it turned out, the oil was extreemly black, and only 2 qts drained out. With new oil and full, it shifts completly different and normal. This guys gonna leave thinking he has a new m/c.

 

[woody]

That may be why the PO sold it.

 

[Deplorable]

Any ideas on what the cause was? Black oil because it was never changed? Where did the oil go? Out the tail pipe or on the ground.

 

[GoldWingrGreg]

Any ideas on what the cause was? Black oil because it was never changed? Where did the oil go? Out the tail pipe or on the ground.

My guess says that the oil/oil filter, and air filter didn't get changed often.

 

[rhino 2]

My guess says that the oil/oil filter, and air filter didn't get changed often.

Some people treat their vehicles like rentals…..

Not that there’s anything wrong with that..

 

[Burnerboy]

This is the exact reason why that I'm an oilchangeOHLIC...............I believe in clean oil ~n~ filter 100% of the time.....

Thank you Gregg for post'n this, you make me proud to do oil changes more often than not..........

Ronnie

4/2/23

 

[ghm]

I just purchased a 2005 Goldwing trike last week and in 2 days purchased oil and a filter... The previous owner "thought" the oil change was only 2K ago but it might have been over a year ago so I took care of that and now I have a record! Seems to shift smoother now also.