also confused

I bought a new 2010 530 EXC and the dealer told me NOT to change the oil for the first 400 miles because of some special "break in fluids" that KTM adds. I think he is full of ****.

 

I bought a new 2010 530 EXC and the dealer told me NOT to change the oil for the first 400 miles because of some special "break in fluids" that KTM adds. I think he is full of ****.

That is definately not correct. I have cleared this up for the most part. The service schedule wants the oil changed every 15 hours of engine running, however this is not enough. The dealer has recommended I change the oil a MINIMUM of twice every 15 hours.

It will really come down to the type of riding, the type of oil, and how fast that combination wears/breaks down the oil. I (we) should be watching the oil carefully for signs of it needing a change and get used to the amount of time our oil will last before requiring change.

As the mechanic at the bike shop put it: "Oil is cheap, motors are not"

Makes sense...

I will be changing my oil about every 7 1/2 hours to start, but keeping a close eye on it. If it seems that it needs to be sooner, I will adjust the frequency as needed.

 

Just my two cents.

After break in, I did the interval oil change method (taught to me by
a fellow dual sport rider that had 36K on his 1999 640 Adventure (original engine parts).

He would change oil and filters every 3000 miles, and then between that (at 1500 miles), he would just drain and refill his oil (no filter change).

This is what I have been doing on all my four strokes since he told me that.

Off course if you going by hours, you need to compensate.

 

Hi Baja,

No disrespect intended here, but im curious as to the service intervals on a 640 Adventure?

The reason i ask this is cos ive always been a roadie rider, and always managed to get 6,000km out of oil on my bikes by using good oil, whereas some ppl only get 3000km..

Anyway back on topic, i notice a lot of the bikes in your list are either 2 smokers or lower maintenance bikes like TT/ XR...

How did ur 450 EXC stand up to the maintanance??

Ive just picked up an 07 450 exc and all my research points to anywhere between 5-30 hours for oil changes.. i think ill be aiming for 10hours if i can, or 5 if i cant (5 hours means a days ride really)

boy now i think of it, thats a lot of servicing...

 

just bought a 450 EXC myself on friday and the dealer told me 3 hrs for the 1st service. do both engine and gear box. replace oil filter as well.

 

Oil Change Frequency - KTM 450 EXC 2009

The recommendation of KTM "full synthetic oil and change it every 15 hours with the filter.

I change it every 20 hours with the filter, and use ELF MOTO 4 XT TECH 10W50, never a problem.

1- Wich is your Oil Change Frequency?
2- Do you change always the filter each time?
3- Wich Oil are you using?

 

also i was going to ask if any of the members have seen/used those washable/re-usable stainless oil filters ??

i kno guys who use them on road bikes and swear by them, and if im gunna pay $30 in filters every time i ride, i may consider buying these reusable oil filters...

 

Stainless Steel Oil Filter

This will be the first time I use a brand new PC Racing FLO Drop In Stainless Steel Oil Filter Steel PC167 sold by Powersport Superstore, Inc. $23.58 each.
Any previous experience with this? Planning to change Oil every 17 hours.

KTM 450 EXC 2009

 

Baja-
Thanks for ur response, i think ill get those stainless filters...

Pedraza- 17 hours?? from all accounts, all my research and harrassing the 2 local dealers, they seem to say 5 -10 hours, and 10 hours is a stretch..

ive already read it here about 3 times, "oil is cheap, motors aint"

 

ive already read it here about 3 times, "oil is cheap, motors aint"

Amen to that. Also cheap oil ain't cheap either. Since we only run 1-2 liters in our engines buy the best synthetic you can.
I have friends that used the blended synthetic, and they were doing their top ends sooner than me.

 

Oil Change

I've determined that I need to change mine about every 150 miles of trail/dune riding. It's dark-brownish by then.

 

i change my 350 xcf-w oil every 6 hours using MOTOREX 4T oil just to be on the safe side, Oil filters i usually just swap out i do a lot of enduro riding which gets really sandy at times so i dont mind swapping it out, as stated above " oil is cheap, motors are not " lol i like that!!