July 8th, 2018, 08:06 PM | #1 |
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Name: Sarah
Location: petaluma
Join Date: Jul 2018 Motorcycle(s): 2006 ninja 250r Posts: 2
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Some fun stuff found in oil screen
I'm a semi-new owner of a 2006 ninja 250r, and tried to change the oil today. This my first oil change on this bike (or any bike). I followed the instructions on this forum, and everything seemed good until I cleaned the oil screen- there were a few small, magnetic, metal shavings (like less than eight, all smaller than a pepper seed but obviously larger than the screen mesh). Also, some sort of gray rubber gasket or o-ring- hard to tell because it's torn up, but it seems like it originally had at least two "corners" on it.
I didn't want to leave the bike oil-less, so I put everything back together with new oil, filter, o-rings, washers etc. So: Are these metal flakes something to worry about? Where did this rubber thing come from? Some bike facts: -Didn't really come with any service history, seems to be totally stock, 7k miles -I've had it for several months but didn't do any overwintering prep on it -I've only ridden it a few times- it's my first bike and I didn't really get the hang of it before winter. Seemed fine at the time, no weird sounds (then again I wouldn't necessarily know what's weird) -I did have to drill out the gas cap (super stuck), but I'm pretty sure no shavings got into the tank or anything. -I didn't find anything in the oil filter (which I replaced), just the oil screen. Here's what we're working with: IMG_20180708_111220.jpg Thanks for looking! |
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July 9th, 2018, 05:14 PM | #2 |
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Name: Rick
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Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much.
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The rubber thing looks like the oil filter gasket. Not sure about the metal thing but it looks like a piece of safety wire.
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July 9th, 2018, 07:19 PM | #3 |
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Name: Sarah
Location: petaluma
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Are you talking about the wire-looking thing on the bottom? It's actually rubber or silicone or something- that's the gasket-type thing that I found caught in the oil screen. The two bends you can see on the right seem to be intentional... But again, it's all torn up so hard to say.
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July 10th, 2018, 10:01 AM | #4 |
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Name: Harper
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Lookin funky... no clue what that is, at least the screen got it
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