ok, so i have two questions.
last week I changed the oil for the first time in my bike. I had bought it used last season and I had let it run about2k miles over what i should. Anyway, I asked my bike mechanic & he said just put regular 10w 40 in it. cool. well during the oil change i had to do the screwdriver method on the filter. i have a full yoshi exhaust & it was in the way, I took the header off to move it a little to the side.
anyway today I go to ride it for the first time & it sounds funny, I stop & look at the header & sure enough its leaking exhaust. I didnt know if it would mess up the engine so I took it back home. I dont remember seeing any crush seals on it, is there a trick to getting it to seat properly? I didnt take the whole exhaust off, just the header , then twisted it a little to get it out of the way. the yoshi exhaust has a cut at the mid pipe that holds it together with a spring if you arent familiar. not sure on regular exhaust.
anyway, now my second question.
I put new regular oil in it and it seemed more difficult to shift. I didnt even think the guy i bought it from might have been running synthetic. Should I drain the oil & put synthetic in or do you think Im ok? I dont want to mess anything up. I shoulda probably went with synthetic anyway, How do I flush it with synthetic? I would need a new filter as well right?
last week I changed the oil for the first time in my bike. I had bought it used last season and I had let it run about2k miles over what i should. Anyway, I asked my bike mechanic & he said just put regular 10w 40 in it. cool. well during the oil change i had to do the screwdriver method on the filter. i have a full yoshi exhaust & it was in the way, I took the header off to move it a little to the side.
anyway today I go to ride it for the first time & it sounds funny, I stop & look at the header & sure enough its leaking exhaust. I didnt know if it would mess up the engine so I took it back home. I dont remember seeing any crush seals on it, is there a trick to getting it to seat properly? I didnt take the whole exhaust off, just the header , then twisted it a little to get it out of the way. the yoshi exhaust has a cut at the mid pipe that holds it together with a spring if you arent familiar. not sure on regular exhaust.
anyway, now my second question.
I put new regular oil in it and it seemed more difficult to shift. I didnt even think the guy i bought it from might have been running synthetic. Should I drain the oil & put synthetic in or do you think Im ok? I dont want to mess anything up. I shoulda probably went with synthetic anyway, How do I flush it with synthetic? I would need a new filter as well right?