Would appreciate a LINK to the bike stand that is lifting the rear tire! Looks very practical!

what chain did you use to replace the original?

I’m impressed by a BMW making Japanese style mileage

A factor never mentioned in these tests is the sump capacity, I have had cars with 20,000 mile oil change schedules, although that sounds unusual it was great for convenience. I have not done a comparison but of course by carrying more oil the deterioration should be slower. My current car has 15,000 mile oil changes but I intend to change it far more often. With company cars the mentality is very different, we want minimal servicing and we don't care what happens to the engine at 100,000+ miles. My working cars were consumables, but now that phase of my life is over I want to look after my car, I even find myself changing other fluids to enhance the life of components....

2:46 shouldn't this be explained as the longer oil change resulted in degraded oil with more suspension that accelerated wear? if the wear is linear then what's the point of lowering the OCI in the first place? i would expect the wear to get worse as the oil ages so the result actually confirms the need to change more frequently no?

If I want to replace the bushing for the sway bar does the wheel have to come off?

In Germany the standard is every 2 years or 30k km. I think Americans get scammed for oil changes. When I was living there, it was every 3k miles

Any BMW at or near 300K should be in a museum of oddities.

I change my BMW more often than most owners change the oil.

Ok you make life too difficult for yourself. Simply leave the inner weights inside and go get a countersunk M6 60 screw to fit the stock inner weight. Then using the new screw, the guard and the weight and single spacer the job is done in 1 minute. Don't over think this simple installation.

should 30-35 mm on the sidestand .. so maybe 50-55 on a bike stand is good .. but i prefer do like manual say or if you want it perfect,. what i do i put enough pressure on rear spring with ratched strap,, and then tend the chain tight,, and then ,, take off the strap,, there you have the perfect slack,, dont put the strap around your exhaust,, 🙂 works for any bike,, kzbin.info/www/bejne/marXnIavhNaDY5Y

So you named your channel after your car?

Just changed my plugs after watching your video, I’m a beginner when it comes to car maintenance so it took about 2.5 hours for me but satisfied by the end, universal joint is the true MVP

I change my oil every six months usually 1500 to 2000 miles. Cheap if you do it yourself.

Regardless of the condition of the oil or the metals in the oil that indicate wear, there's more to it than that. There's an important factor that an oil test can't tell you. What is that you ask? It's the amount of sludge buildup within the engine. If that cars' oil has been changed at 15K miles or even 10k miles it's whole life, then I can only imagine what you will find under the valve cover/s.

Does changing the sprocket to a bigger size make it go faster?

first of all, oil is not cheap, it is ridiculous to simply waste money because you think something is cheap when kids are starving. i have already proved to me that you do not have to change oil more than about 20k, i have never changed oil more than that, and I have never seen anyone who can legitimately say they have blown an engine from not changing oil. that is ridiculous

Thanks for the video!!!

do you have a check engine light after fixing this issue? thanks :)

Just got my first bike, a 2013 Vstrom 650. This was a big help for my first time doing this regular maintenance. Thank you for taking the time to put it together!

I do the change every year, regardless of how many miles. It is usually between 8-11 k miles. Manufacturer says it should be every 15 K. But I dont drive anywhere near red line. Most of the time below 2K rpm... its a diesel do it does not need rpms.

I’m going to fix this myself tomorrow morning to beat the heat, I’ll come back and edit. I know if I go to a shop they’ll quote me probably as much as the car is worth

2024 and I have an 07 Yaris. 265K miles on this bad girl and she’s still loyal. Most people see a little bucket but it’s a testament of for good you treat your car your car will return the favor.

There is a negative 😂 wtf

Awesome and very clear video! Would you happen to know what size crush washer comes with the oil change kit? Unfortunately mine was missing :(

NEVER use a splice connector. Solder and shrink tube everything or have corroded wires. Your choice.

I change oil every 500 miles in my 1930 Ford Model A, 6,000 miles (or every 2 years) in my SLK350 and 5,000 in my Tacoma.

I once waited 12k miles to change the oil in my 2013 BMW X5 35i. The mechanic said the oil filter had collapsed. They said the mfg recommended was way too long.

Very interesting. I did the same test on my 2006 Saab 9-3 and got similar results but not the same. For 10,000 miles, the result was identical. For 5000 miles, I had a lot lower metal levels. At 7500 the metals rose substantially. I stayed with 5000 miles and I sold the car with about 200,000. It is now running with the second owner (I had it for 12 years through 2018) and has 290,000 on the original motor and transmission. It seems 5000 was good for that car.

what tint percentage you got on it ?

You know; I have watched A LOT of your 500r play list, and saved most of these to my own private playlist for easy access for what I need. Moral is, not all hero's wear capes , so here is your 👑 king

Nice work! I have the same batteries so I'll keep this in mind. Thanks for sharing!

Hey man I’ve been watching your cbr videos. I’m wondering where you got the rear wheel hugger? It looks awesome I wanna get one myself :)

It would be interesting to do another 10K analysis. 7500 looked better than 5000? Another 10000 might shed light on whether that was an anomaly or not. Perhaps the 5000 change cleaned the engine thus the improvement in the 7500 change? When comparing oil change intervals I think the ticket would be looking for linear degradation. If the analysis shows exponential wear then the interval is too long. IOW 75000 should show 1.5 degradation vs 5000 miles.

i change my oil every 20k, this lie about chsnging you oil more frequently is one of the biggest lies still be told.

Where did u get your indicator units from? Looks minted

Where can I get the paper cut out diagrams for the vents. Nice videos

Now do engine hours versus miles.

I'm so tired of this controversy. The oil needs to be changed every 5k for maximum engine life.

Change the oil every 5,000 MI and you'll never have an oil leak

I've been a mechanic for almost 50 years I never seen a Mercedes or BMW that wasn't leaking oil all over the place

This video really helped me replace my expansion tank on my 330ci. Thank you

Why would you care what mechanics say? Listen to chemical engineers and engine designers

Be gone you evil electron demons! I cast thee into the Endless Money Pit Otherwise known as the pit of EMP... 😂

That puller makes this replacement so easy I need to replace these again, last time i changed 2018 and this time i will buy puller. Do you know what size this puller tool is? Inch or centimeters so i can buy correct one from my local auto parts store.

Dude, did u reach 115mph with 15/43 sprocket setup?

Great video, thanks, interesting results. And the BMW M50 2.8 is an absolute tank of an engine, my old housemate used to have one, and I kid you not, within 30 seconds of leaving the drive, he was bouncing it off the rev limiter. Winter, summer, it didn't matter, it got thrashed, that thing was still running perfectly at 200k when it was scrapped due to rusting to pieces. On top of that, the engine oil got changed 'whenever he felt like it' which usually meant every 15-20k miles!

custom? no this is a stepside option, yes very ugly but like many weird vehicle options one day this will be rare and worth more then a regular bedside.

Love all your videos mate. Very informative and helpful. Thank you for all your hard work.

So gross 😝