Ok guys. I bought my 02 F4i with 1200 miles on it. When I bought it, they told me that the guy that they bought it from had just replaced the battery and changed the oil, so I didn't think anything of it. Now my question is this (and yes, I know it is a what if question, but it's kinda worrying me right now.) What if the oil wasn't changed at the 600 mile mark like it is supposed to be? ( I think thats what it is anyways) How much damage am I doing riding around if it has never been changed? I am definatly going to change the oil on monday, but any insight on what would happen if it has not been changedwould be great. Thanks for any responses in advance.

 

the filter should catch anything that is floating around.. but look in the oil sight glass and see if its dark or murky looking. you should be fine id think

 

Hey,
Me personally the first thing when i've bought a used bike is change the oil and filter. It takes away the "what if".
As for any damage due to oil breakdown you should be just fine most of the synthetic oil used these days lasts a good long time ( i dont know any accurate figures). A way to check is pull the filler cap and check the color of the oil, if its black with the consistancy of tar then your in trouble . If its brown and there is plenty of it then all should be cool, but get it changed as soon as you can.... just to ease your mind.

 

Oh and by the way, it only has 28xx on it now.

 

ehh so you missed the 600mile oil change. just get it changed at 3k miles and look in the oil to see if there is any metal

 

See thats the thing... I'm not sure whether it did or not! I'm changing it monday morning bright and early.

 

keep in mind it shouldnt be synthetic, arent suppose to use synthetic right away, its to slippery and if i remember right it means the piston rings wont seat (im not very mechanical so i hope i got that right)

 

Just change it, add synth and be done.

 

^ What he said. I always change the oil + filter in the first couple of weeks of getting a new bike. It's relatively inexpensive and can only do your bike good. If you're in doubt, just take it easy on the engine until you have a chance to change it. Normal (as in keeping it below 6k rpm or so) riding around shouldnt' hurt it at all...but i wouldn't rev it up if you think the oil's old.