Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor- First 500 Klm Oil & Filter Change

[@andrewbull3537]

Hello warro ,excellent video ,very informative. Did you get your welcome package from royal enfield when you received your bike ? Cos if you didn't ask your dealer or better still send an email to royal enfield and ask them . Anyway mate take care on the road.

[@ridewithwarro]

No welcome pack my way-not sure if I know or have heard of any-one in Australia who has got a pack. that would be an interesting fact to know if we do get it or not!

[@josuechaidez5364]

Thanks for the video! I recently got my Continental GT 650 and have been looking for videos like this

[@ridewithwarro]

great bike! happy to help.

[@SvenTviking]

The 5th-6th gear false neutral problem reduces with milage. My Interceptor is on 6,000 miles and although it does still do it, it’s getting much more rare.

[@ridewithwarro]

good tip there

[@samyrandhawa39]

Your work is soo good

[@ridewithwarro]

thanks-happy to help out

[@gudakesh0_051]

Great work sir. You gave decent info, thank you

[@ridewithwarro]

happy to help out

[@MotuSethGopangamDas]

Awesome upload!

[@ridewithwarro]

glad to help

[@venudivi8464]

awesome video mate , you have a true machine ♥️

[@ridewithwarro]

thanks-happy to hear you enjoyed it, bike is running well

[@enfield7123]

Really good video I looking at doing my endfeld interceptor Keep up the video's 👍🇬🇧

[@ridewithwarro]

pretty easy to do the oil filter change on this bike compared to the classic 500. a lot more work involved in the change there

[@robinputman5619]

Great video really informative.

[@ridewithwarro]

thanks, it's good to hear you enjoyed the viewing.

[@yeoweikian6650]

hi may i know the drain plug washer size and the oil filter part number will be good too. thanks

[@ridewithwarro]

no idea now as that clip is 4 years ago

[@johnh9031]

Yes my Super Meteor has the 5th 6th false neutral issue too. 2000km

[@ridewithwarro]

strange they have not sorted that out by now isn't it.

[@sajivatastudio]

After the first service some noise like tapping noise came from my engine. But they can't fixed it. Why?....

[@ridewithwarro]

maybe they adjusted the tappets correctly at the service because they were tight when you bought the bike in. mine was quiet and now its more of a tapping when cold but this is far better than long term -burnt out valves

[@diaryofawanderingboot]

Hey ,does the bike have an oil strainer ? Haven't yet come across any one clearing it

[@ridewithwarro]

dont think any-one wants to do it as its pretty involved

[@diaryofawanderingboot]

@@ridewithwarro hmm

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

that's some CLEAN oil 😊

[@ridewithwarro]

It sure is...lol not in there that long either

[@amankhan5778]

Did you heat up your bike before draining oil ?

[@ridewithwarro]

always

[@ourworld6848]

I made the mistake of not hwating the bike. Damn my oil change fucked up

[@juans3728]

Warro i like your video but on the sum plug , the first plug you removed why didn't you wipe off the magnetic area of the plug that collects metallic debris from the inside of the oil pan or replaced the aluminum washer on the plug, are these important to every oil change or when needed? I ask you this because many other videos emphasize this as a must. Peace.

[@ridewithwarro]

must have missed that cleaning of the sump plug magnet on the edit but if you look in my history section on classic 500's -i show a magnet clean on all oil/filter change clips. as to the aluminium washer unless i get a new one with the filter i never bother buying or changing it at all.use the same one on classic 500's i've used the same sump plug washer for 10 to 15 oil changes with no problems with a leakage. so to sum up -if the washer is in the box i use it -if it isnt and there were no issures with the original -i just use that same washer. but i always clean the magnetic plugs plus attach a rare earth maget to the plug base. i actually do the same on my cars too

[@juans3728]

@@ridewithwarro I'm sure you do require the cleaning on the magnet and missed it while editing, nice video either way.

[@ridewithwarro]

@@juans3728 all good thre. again happy to hear you enjoyed the view. all the best!

[@corneilcorneil]

Do they need valve adjustment after 500km?

[@ridewithwarro]

back in 2019 when they first came out the answer was yes but in 2024 not sure now if thats been changed to a higher klm for valve check. i heard it had been raised to 1000 klm but that may or may not be the case

[@corneilcorneil]

@@ridewithwarro Thank you. My Kawa 900 needs a valve check at 50.000 km... and still in specs.

[@ridewithwarro]

@@corneilcorneil in that case i think maybe they could learn something from kawasaki

[@corneilcorneil]

@@ridewithwarro Almost double the price, there must be a difference. I like the style, but i do research before i buy a bike. RE has a fiew bummers.

[@ridewithwarro]

@@corneilcorneil the 350 is a pretty safe bet. im pretty happy with the ones ive had. no real issues apart from the well known sticky speedo issues.

[@Antimortem]

Why didn't you buy penrite? Australia n made with synthetic ester

[@ridewithwarro]

well i took notice of another big youtuber's advice and my final thoughts on the sikolene ...was highly overpriced and not worth buying. think it cost me roughly AUD$140 for the oi including the delivery. in the 500's i always used penrite and should have stayed with that idea...lol

[@Antimortem]

@@ridewithwarro yeah, I read/ noticed so many who does that ,even though they have a good oil with superb quality available where you live. It's not practical to chase an oil brand just because another biker uses it. In my place that SILKOLENE oil cost a lot and doesn't do magic things! I had a full synthetic oil with ester cost a third less than that and delivered the performance! Glad you're enjoying those oil changes and making right choices on oils👍

[@ridewithwarro]

@@Antimortem yeah i wascaught with that oil trick once but i will never buy it again. highly priced and no results. i think i ran it in the bike for just 500 klm only and dropped it. theres another lip in my files- i dumped the silkolene....lol

[@ridewithwarro]

@@Antimortem all good there

[@Bingeportal]

Can we pour 3liters instead of 3.1 liter

[@ridewithwarro]

i think i took roughly 2.9 litres out of it including the oil filter change

[@crispernator]

Gday mate my old man taught me about pre wetting the filter i normally pour somein and rotate the filter so all the element is wet so you dont have oil hitting a dry paper element also i always take the filler cap right out to save any air lock but thats just me saving money on servicing but 140.00 for oil ,yea the poms use it but im sure penrite would make something just as good ,bloody filters are expensive hopefully ryco will bring one out cheaper in fact they probably do already its crap having to waste money because it has a name on it .

[@ridewithwarro]

I will go penrite on he next change as I have not really noticed any great deal of difference with the oil. here ya go on the first interceptor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ6Zf3ateK6gotk

[@conradstone7927]

What about cleaning the sump oil strainer its in the Service Manual?

[@ridewithwarro]

To date i have not actually seen any-one try that oil strainer clean up yet. i'd also think it would be a pointless exercise at 500 klm considering how clean the oil came out. So my guess is it must be a lot harder to do than when i did the tappets. Even at the 6000 klm change didn't touch it and still don't know of any tuber who has. Should you find one link it-I might just try it

[@conradstone7927]

@@ridewithwarro Its a mystery why it is in the service manual, yet not in the Owners Hand book, possibly RE just thought not nessesary or too difficult.

[@ridewithwarro]

@@conradstone7927 I didn't even know it was there till a couple of other youtuber's mentioned it....lol plus one mentioned there is a bit of work going in to check it from the bottom. I wouldn't try it yet till I see some-one else actually do it. I think mine is pretty safe as I am on my 4th oil/filter change at 6000 klm so it should be clean I think oil/filter changes are cheap -well compared to paying a bike shop

[@diegoluna9211]

Hey mate, great video, do you know which oil filters are compatible with the RE Interceptor 650? Can find it in Argentina so I need to look for another solution.

[@ridewithwarro]

no idea but you can pick them up on ebay if that helps

[@juanpablosilvaaleman539]

How many liters of oil does it have ?

[@ridewithwarro]

roughly 3 litre but best idea just measure what comes out from the first service and put that same amount back in. bike should not use any oil in first 500 klm or very little. then check the level through sight glass on level ground and work on safe margin between med/high level on sight glass

[@iflyon2wheels]

3.1 Litres on refill. 3.5-3.8 every time you disassemble the engine

[@ridewithwarro]

@@iflyon2wheels good call! lets all hope we never have to go option two.

[@iflyon2wheels]

@@ridewithwarro Well I already have opened the engine of my project bike. Changed the cam shaft to S&S and installed a 865cc Big Bore Kit with performance Slipper Clutch plates.

[@paulstoker7650]

Excellent video I'm thinking about doing all the servicing on my Interceptor, the dealership is a fair distance from where I live. Did you re use the sump plug washer or did you fit a new one.

[@ridewithwarro]

just used the same one-I've used them on a C5 up to five times or more. no problems so far. but next time at the dealers I might grab a couple.

[@TheThaggs]

I'm in the same situation, as far as maybe doing my own service. What about checking the valve clearances. That's the only thing I'm not sure of.

[@ridewithwarro]

no I just used the same washer. on c5's ive used them 5 or 6 times. in all honesty ive never replaced them...lol I did the valve adjustment myself -first time ever-clip here in my stuff and what I used. bike is running very well at close on 2500 km after I did the adjustments. most were tight by the 500 klm mark and the bike had slightly lost a bit of pep

[@Mark-wx1ho]

If you service the bike yourself, does the warranty become void?

[@DC_p220]

3.1litres of engine oil

[@ridewithwarro]

that too