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  • ddz

    #1

    ok.......the newbie is back with another good question :)

    does anyone know if ya can get to the oil strainer from underneath the motor without taken the exhaust pipes off?..ide like to clean it ..i have a 1980 gs1000g
  • earlfor
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    #2
    Re: ok.......the newbie is back with another good question :

    What oil strainer? There is only a drain plug underneath the engine and an oil filter in the front.

    Earl

    Originally posted by ddz
    does anyone know if ya can get to the oil strainer from underneath the motor without taken the exhaust pipes off?..ide like to clean it ..i have a 1980 gs1000g
    Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

    I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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    • ddz

      #3
      the parts catolog shows a strainer under the plate that the drain plug screws in to .........since the bikes so old ..i thought it would be a good idea to inspect , clean & or replace it

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      • earlfor
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        #4
        It probably isnt necessary. (I have one bike that sat untouched in a barn for 20 years and it wasnt necessary) :-) If you decide to do that though, be sure and have a new gasket on hand as its likely the old one will not be reusable after so many years.

        Earl


        Originally posted by ddz
        the parts catolog shows a strainer under the plate that the drain plug screws in to .........since the bikes so old ..i thought it would be a good idea to inspect , clean & or replace it
        Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

        I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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        • SqDancerLynn1

          #5
          there is a screen on the oil pump. But you will most likly have to remove the exhaust system in order to remove the oil pan. Work is probably unnecessary. Just do regular oil changes

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          • Anonymous

            #6
            Don't worry about the strainer. The mesh is coarser than that on a screen door. Unless you toasted your engine it won't need any service.

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