How much tranny oil/brake fluid to I put in..

[mxrider]

I just got a liter of maxima gear oil...the guy at the shop told me to just pour the whole liter in and it will be the right amount..is he right or do I have to measure it out b4 puting it in???...and also my rear brake fluid is low so how much brake fliud do I put in it..do I justf fill it to the top or do I have to put a specific amount??..thanks...

[mxrider]

anyone??..com on I know alot of you guys know about this....

[Aus_Rider_22]

With your YZ125 you put in 650mL of transoil in.
But what I usually do is drain the old stuff, then put screw back in underneath, then unscrew the bolt on your case (the one above and to the right of rear brake lever) and procede to pour in the 650mL. Then I keep pouring SLOWLY until it starts to come out of the hole in your case.

Hope this helps and good luck!

[RacerCR125R]

if it is on the YZ there should be a drain plug check hole. Fill it up till the oil comes out of that hole, and it should be full, but to make sure, fire it up, let it idle for a few minutes, shut it off then check it again through the check bolt hole, and fill if necessary. Im not sure about the brake fluid though, but i do know that if the pads are not new and the fluid is low, then when u put new pads in, u will have to let some of the fluid out, or i think u do. hope this helps

[mxrider]

so is one liter eqaivlent to 6500cc witch is how much tranny oil ur supposed to put in?...

[mxrider]

Im still confused guys...

[psyklone393]

1000ml would be a liter. 500ml is half of a liter. 650ml is a little more than half. if you look on the side of the gear oil bottle you'll see the ml increment markers, it takes any guess work out of it.

cheers,

-Z

[Mainjet2001]

mxrider.....
Let me ask a dumb question.
What does your manual say?

[mxrider]

I bought my bike used and didnt come with a manual at all...I gotta pick one up tho....

[Z mann R2]

whos the dumbass that said just put the whole liter in there?? ya if your talking about a YZ125, then put 650ml (.65 L)

i have found that when you pour the oil in and it starts to come out the lil screw hole, its still not enough, you gotta turn on the enginne and let that oil wrok into all the little spaces, then add more...

[Aus_Rider_22]

Yeh thats what I was trying to say. I forgot to add that you gotta warm the bike up to get oil circulating into all crevices.

[mxrider]

Ok..so I just fill it up to the top of the hole and then warm it up and add more to the top on the hole?

[psyklone393]

just to be clear, you don't fill it to the top of the 'oil fill' hole ... fill it up to the 'oil check' hole up near the front of the clutch cover.

-Z

[mxrider]

you mean the plastic screw thats right behind the kickstart?...Or is there another check hole that I dont know about.....

[psyklone393]

that plastic one behind the kickstart is the oil fill hole. don't put oil in until it comes out of that one! the oil check hole is on the front side of your clutch cover, right about where the water pump cover is. you remove the oil check bolt and that's where the hole is that you use to check the level.

-Z

[mxrider]

thanks phykone....I drained out the old oil and it was really black...im guessing it hasent been changed in a while or it might always get liek that after a little...well I put the new oil in until it started to pour out the little oil check so I guess its good now..for the brake fliud..I just poured out the old fluid and pourned in new fluid up to where it says upper on the brake fluid container..b4 it the brake fluid was up to the lower mark...thanks again everyone...

[psyklone393]

cool, glad you got it worked out.

before you go riding full-tilt, be sure that brake line is properly bled so you don't reach for the brake when you really need it and come up with a hand full of nothing.

-Z

[mxrider]

ooo..thanks for reminding me..now How do I bleed the brake line?..do I just take off the brake line?..dam now I have to emty out the new brake fluid I just put in the container and bleed the brakes and then fill the rear brake container back again??