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[windmill john]

Thanks! Thanks a bunch!!

You selfish buggers for keeping this to yourselves

Purely a tip for new owners as I never saw this mentioned in two books and good ol’ YouTube.

So there I was, oil drained, next, the filter.... so, nut off, cover was snug so as per past jobs on other bikes, give it a tap on the side with a rubber mallet......

No one told me of the intercontinental Ballistic spring in there!!!

One metre (yard, take your pick) of oil up the path

I knew there was a spring, but I didn’t know it was Zebedee!

Yeah I’d laugh too if I wasn’t me.

Time for bed everyone.

[Andy C]

Nothing better than experience to teach you a lesson !!

Psst - keep it to yourself

[Leon Novello]

I suppose I have been lucky, as I usually was in front of it when I took it off.

[Jason Campbell]

Thank-you, I have just bought a bullet and was going to change the oil today, but Halfords didn't have the correct type, I was going to do it in my sister's garage as well, she would have appreciated the mess I am sure. Now I will be forewarned.

[stinkwheel]

The trick is not to unscrew the nut all the way before freeing the cap off.

[Boxerman]

Thank-you, I have just bought a bullet and was going to change the oil today, but Halfords didn't have the correct type,

You won't find one in Halfords, for any of the R.E. bikes

Frank

[stinkwheel]

Halfords do stock 20w-50 but it's expensive.

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/engin ... l-20w50-5l

[Boxerman]

Apoligies, I meant the oil filter - not the oil.

Frank

[papasmurf]

No-one tell you, you need a magnet to get the old filter out.