I have found (initially) that there is no need to remove the oil filter housing drain screw completely. Just unscrew it, pull it part way out, and loosen the bleed bolt on top of the filter housing. Let the housing drain into the crankcases. Saves oil oil from drooling into the bashplate. Usually some will still try and escape when the filter cover is removed, but a rag takes care of that.

Hi there , I did an oil change this weekend, but if I enter 2.6L it is showing to full ...

my dipstick shows half cm above above maximum ...

never really figured it out ... ,
and now after the oil change , when the bike is cold (and it's freezing here) and I start it it make a rattling noise , but after two three pulls on the throttle it goes away ...

anybody else found out 2.6 is too much for his bike ?

Are you following the correct procedure? Drain crankcase, oil tank and filter housing. Then fill with 1.9 litres of oil, run the engine and 'race it 5 or 6 times', then add the remainder. That's from the XTR book, I assume the Tenere is identical.

yes I did :)

the draining I didn't do in the same order ,
I first did the front one , then the side one near the side stand , then the oil filter ...

how long are you guys waiting untill it's empty , as it keeps on dripping for a while after the big flood comes out ...

It is unlikely that 2.6L is an issue imo, as I usually have to put 2.7L to fill mine. I lean it over from side to side, holding it as long as I can, which drains a bit more oil out than if it's just left to drip.

The oil level is then just under the full mark, checked when hot after a decent ride.

The rattle is more than likely engine noise before the oil has circulated imo. Hopefully...

I'd like to add my thanks too Ohlins. I wish I'd read this before changing my oil though: I managed to get oil on my front tyre and all over the garage floor from the tank drain plug - I wasn't expecting such a high-pressure spout!!!

A top-tip for getting oil in to the highly-inaccessible filler cap - cut a short length of garden hose and stuff a small funnel in one end - then stick the other end on the filler hole and pour away.

I too would also like to add my thanks to Ohlins - as I changed mine with basic tools while on the road recently. Knowing this in advance, I saved Ohlins "how to" guide - very helpful. :headbang:

Guzlr - that top tip would have been handy a few weeks back! I ended up laying the bike on it's side to fill the oil tank, much to the amusement (and horror) of many. I'm sure I could have appropriated a piece of hose :eusa_shhh:

No photos, I was a little messy at the time.
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Thanks for the thanks chaps!!


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I hope you found the coolant leak, just above your hand on the rubber hose?

Tip for draining the frame tube tank from another inmate on ADV.

One plastic soft drink bottle.
Hole through the side and out the other side towards the bottom, just big enough for socket and extension arm to pass through.
Place bottle over socket and extension arm and push socket onto drain bolt.
Holding plastic bottle upside down and pushed up to the drain bolt, undo drain bolt.
Oil spurts into plastic bottle and runs out the bottom into container.
Sorted.
Do you really need pics?