I've been working away on a 1980 GS1100E project bike that I picked up cheap and was in desperate need of some TLC. I tackled the oil/filter change yesterday and dropped the oil sump pan to check the condition of the oil pick-up/strainer located inside. Many owners neglect this item, some don't even know that it's in there, but if it plugs up with debris, your engine will starve of oil.
The oil pick-up/strainer:
The crap that was inside of mine:
Some of the stuff looked like wood shavings, no idea where that came from.
Where the pick-up/strainer mounts on the bottom of the engine, under the sump pan:
The pan gasket was only $10.99 at my local Suzuki shop and the job took barely 20 minutes to complete on top of the regular oil change. It will take less time next time since it will likely be a lot cleaner and therefore won't need a 10 minute bath and rinse to clean it out.
Do it today!
The oil pick-up/strainer:
The crap that was inside of mine:
Some of the stuff looked like wood shavings, no idea where that came from.
Where the pick-up/strainer mounts on the bottom of the engine, under the sump pan:
The pan gasket was only $10.99 at my local Suzuki shop and the job took barely 20 minutes to complete on top of the regular oil change. It will take less time next time since it will likely be a lot cleaner and therefore won't need a 10 minute bath and rinse to clean it out.
Do it today!
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