How-To Change Honda Foreman Oil and Reset Oil Change Light (Every Step)

[@scottg.6162]

One of the most entertaining guys to teach you how to take care of your equipment. And gets right to the point.

[@VP-nz6ok]

Well, you are an awesome teacher/explainer, I have a 2007 Honda Forman not even 6500 km, air cooled, lady driven, I’m the 3rd owner, yes I’m willing to sell it, I love her but I want a Honda side by side

[@FusionAdapt]

Just bought my first bike. 2004 Honda foremen Rubicon and it needs and Oil change. Thanks for the help!

[@EscapePowerSports]

hell yeah congratulations on your machine, glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share in the comments. Cheers

[@davidbrown9595]

Very informative, and entertaining! Well played! 😊😉

[@EscapePowerSports]

glad you found it informative and even entertaining. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@ThomasMartin-wz4ry]

Hey man, great video ! Don't usually take the time to comment, but I've checked out several videos on the subject and your is by far the best of the lot, and deserves to be on top of the list when people are searching ! Anyways, keep it up, and have a good one.

[@EscapePowerSports]

appreciate the kind words. Definitely do my best to make them as helpful and concise as possible, really enjoy reading and responding to comments like this so thank you much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@5acrelivingprojects]

Great video, Thanks buddy! Picking up a 2007 tomorrow with 10k miles and an oil change is the first thing I'm doing. Love the concise video!

[@EscapePowerSports]

awesome, glad you enjoyed it. Enjoy the new used machine, and I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@ЕмилКелешев]

Thank you very much for this video!!! Can you create one when you change your transmission oil please?

[@eddieslittlestack7919]

On Honda ATVs the engine and the transmission share the same oil. So when you change the engine oil you are also changing your transmission oil too. Also the wet clutch is lubed by the engine oil.

[@EscapePowerSports]

Not a problem and as the others have mentioned the transmission and crankcase share the same oil so great news once you've changed the engine oil you have done the transmission. Will be posting the front and rear diff fluid changes for this machine soon so stay tuned for that. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave good video suggestions in the comments. Cheers

[@EscapePowerSports]

Correct thank you for watching and taking the time to share your knowledge in the comments. Cheers

[@MCYCCFL]

Short sweet and to the point. Thanks

[@EscapePowerSports]

Cheers

[@maur33nm]

Thanks man, this is just what I needed. ❤

[@EscapePowerSports]

great, glad it was helpful. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@martinturcotte4862]

Very well done vidéo. Clear an well explain. Good job.

[@EscapePowerSports]

thank you. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@jurgi1103]

great video...thanks so much from Germany!

[@EscapePowerSports]

thank you, appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@fourbyfourer]

Great video. The reason Honda stamps their oil filters with "OUT SIDE TOWARDS ENGINE COVER", is back in the 80's when the 1985 Big Red came out, customers that done their own service were installing the filters in backwards and of course this starved the head and the rest of the engine of oil.

[@EscapePowerSports]

Thank you. And that makes a lot of sense. thanks for watching and taking the time to share an interesting bit of Honda history in the comments. Cheers

[@chrisaal6581]

Great tutorial. Helped a ton! Thanks!

[@EscapePowerSports]

awesome, glad it was helpful for you, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@1962coral]

Is the 'full' line the 2nd one up from the bottom of dipstick or is it a bit over that line?

[@artsmith103]

Thanks for the oil weight chart and confirmation that the level should be checked with loose cap. I only had 1 qrt of 10W-40 so added 1 qrt of 20W-50. I'll top it off with 10W-40 when I get some. I get a little cold for 20W-50 so glad to add more 10W-40.

[@EscapePowerSports]

sounds like a plan to me, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@roylowery4875]

Job Good-thank you sir!!

[@wrinkle66]

Excellent video man. Really good.

[@EscapePowerSports]

Appreciate the kind words. Also appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave this comment. Cheers

[@ronaldweekly6843]

Aedome video well explained thank you

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, glad it was helpful for you. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@dustinserbin3054]

Does the foreman have an oil screen to clean?

[@EscapePowerSports]

I believe so, but if I remember correctly its somewhat buried in the case and isn't typically serviced unless the motor is being torn down as the filter is sufficient for scheduled maintenance I think. Great question and I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a thought provoking question in the comments.

[@sparklesparkle4357]

Awesome channel Danny!

[@EscapePowerSports]

Thank you, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. cheers

[@philbaker6634]

Would it be possible to give the Honda part numbers for the filter cover/housing o-rings? Also for the o-ring on the filler plug. I've long since lost the owners manual to my '01 Foreman... but it keeps on runnin' strong.

[@EscapePowerSports]

glad to hear she's still running strong. I tend to avoid putting part numbers because I'd hate for someone to assume it'll work for their machine and am not sure how they vary year over year if at all. But your local dealer should be able to pull that up in a few minutes over the phone for you. And check around online pdf owners and service manuals can be bought for cheap or even free sometimes and are a real life saver for doing maintenance on these machines ourselves. Hope this helps, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a really good question in the comments. Cheers

[@philbaker6634]

@@EscapePowerSports Thanks for the info. I'll try it.

[@rbeckwith8]

Awesome thanks

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@traceycook3806]

2 beers. That’s what it took me. 👍🏻

[@EscapePowerSports]

roger that, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to share your experience with this job in the comments. Cheers

[@dustinserbin3054]

Great video brotha! I just picked up an 02 450ES. Would you be able to do an oil change on an 03 Recon, is it similar, or will I need more beer? 😄 haha

[@EscapePowerSports]

congrats on grabbing that Honda, those foreman's are great machines. I don't have a recon at the moment, but if I get one in I will be sure to do an oil change vid for it. More foreman vids coming soon. Not sure on the differences, but check out owners manual to see specifics for your year make and model. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a good question and a good video suggestion in the comments. Cheers

[@natemiller862]

I have a 2006 Foreman 500 But it does not have a speedometer how do I reset the red oil light

[@EscapePowerSports]

hmmmm that's a good question I will try and find an operators manual for that machine when I get home tonight and see if I can get you an answer on that if there are any buttons I would try holding them both at same time for 10 seconds and see what that does. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a good question in the comments. Cheers

[@jasonhendrie3716]

Added 2.2qt after changing mine but still had to add more after running it for a bit. Can’t find actual numbers for the machine as far as capacity goes. Great video though 👍

[@EscapePowerSports]

I also had trouble finding exact capacities as and it seems to vary substantially by year and model, it does seem to be somewhere between 2 and 3 quarts on most foreman so we can always use the dipstick to get it to perfect level. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your experience in the comments. Cheers

[@eyesofhaze]

Good video man Honda is number 1

[@EscapePowerSports]

thank you, and honda makes some great machines that last decades and not years, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, cheers

[@tysingersoutdoors9757]

New sub thanks for sharing! Mine is a 1987 350

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, thanks for joining us. first bike I ever rode was a Honda 350, appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment, cheers

[@brandonowens7031]

Thanks you just save me $200

[@jimstewart3574]

Perfect, but I had no beers. 😅

[@gregwright6565]

Do you feel the crush washer collapse when retightening the drain plug? I just change the oild for the first time in my 2015 Foreman. I was going by feel and can't imagine that I was near the 18ftlbs and all of a sudden I felt a bit of give and then it was tight again. I'm hoping I was just feeling the crush washer and not stripped threads

[@EscapePowerSports]

I really have never felt the crush washer and what your describing definitely sounds more along the lines of threads stripping to me. But just keep an eye on drain plug and dipstick before and after every ride. And I'd also be sure to examine the threads on the drain plug and the block on the next change. If your lucky it might have just messed up the ones on the plug and will be an easy fix with replacement. Or if your even luckier it might all be fine with no damage done and no reason for concern. Sorry if this wasn't great news, but hope it helps. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment with your experience on first oil change. First one's always the hardest, Cheers.

[@gregwright6565]

@@EscapePowerSports Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking if I don't see any leaks from the plug that I will just leave it and get an oil extraction pump to pull the oil from the fill hole. Do you know if the suction tube would easily reach the lowest part of the case to get most of the oil out?

[@johnbowling865]

Good video

[@EscapePowerSports]

appreciate you taking the time to watch it and leave a comment, cheers

[@jbbolts]

passenger side lol ... thnx for the laugh!

[@EscapePowerSports]

haha glad you found it funny, appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@s.s.6812]

…enhance.

[@claythomas7982]

Only one beer not 3

[@EscapePowerSports]

very true for a more experienced tech, but for me I'll spend at least a beer letting it all drip down, and one getting tools and parts together. So agreed just one for the actual job haha. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers