Once you have changed to synthetic you should stick with it. :shock:īased on that, I asked him if I should go back to regular motorcycle oil. He said that it looked worse than if they had run conventional oil. He said that he had seen the insides of a Kawasaki Vulcan engine that had run synthetic oil and had been changed according to schedule. He advised me to stay on a 3500 mile interval.
#AIRATTACK 650 MAINTENANCE FULL#
I asked about extending future maintenance intervals to 4000 or even 5000 miles since I am running full synthetic lubricants. He said if the maintenance table specifies that the first valve clearance check be done now, it would be unwise to postpone it. I asked about deferring the valve clearance inspection until the Fall when they are less busy. I talked to the service manager about several issues. I'll be dropping the 650 off next Tuesday.
#AIRATTACK 650 MAINTENANCE MANUAL#
I scheduled my 15000 mile (or 14500 mile depending on which release of the owner's manual you have) service today. The car has 146k miles on it in 5 years and is going strong. Likewise, I had the brake fluid flushed at the 2-year mark per VW's schedule, but it's been another 3 years since and I haven't gotten around to it yet. People have done analyses on oil changes and found that even 10k for my car is conservative the oil really could go another 5k. My diesel Golf gets synthetic oil at 10k mile intervals, and I've gone as long as 11k before replacing it. I think my VW Golf's manual has a note that says to go back and start over with the maintenance schedule when you reach the end.īeyond the warranty period, you can 'flex' your maintenance and not worry about it too much. You'll see a pattern there as the 4 main services go I, R, I, R, (inspect/replace), or -, -, -, R.
It's generally assumed that the maintenance schedule is repeated beyond what's listed. I didn't mean to make it sound like I was nit-picking about 14,500 vs. That stuff is too expensive to dump at 3500 mile intervals. But I am definitely going to extend my service intervals, probably to 5000 miles. As for the lubricants, I will stay with the synthetics. I suspect that the Burgman should do the same. (My cars, like yours, have maintenance tables that go past 100,000 miles in their owners manuals.) Japanese motorcycles will easily go over 100,000 miles given reasonable care and maintenance. This is just consistent with their usual inferior customer support. I don't think Suzuki is indicating that the scooter has an expected lifespan of 15000 miles. As for future service intervals, I will probably go to 4000 or 5000 - I think 3500 is excessive when using synthetics. I changed my engine oil and filter just a month ago - I don't like running on the oil that has been sitting in the crankcase over the Winter. Could have some fun with this - like obviously the Silver ones need more frequent servicing! :lol: But I am going to wait until 15,000. My owner's manual has 15000 where his has 14500. The only differences are that his is Silver, mine is Blue - and his is a Canadian market model. They shouldn't be all that busy then & it might be a good time to have that all done at once.Īny thoughts from other high mileage riders?Īllwalk and I both have 2003 AN650s. The maintenance chart suggests changing engine coolant and brake fluids at 2 year intervals, and I'll be at 2 years in September. I am going to discuss deferring that until September. They are in their busy season at the dealer shop. I'm also going to talk to him about the valve check. I'm going to kick that around with the service manager and see what he thinks. I'm out of warranty anyway, so that isn't a concern. Now I am thinking that I'll stick with the synthetics and extend my service intervals out to every 5000 miles. I was considering going back to standard lubricants.
So I guess from that point on I am on my own as far as what I have done and when. The next service is shown at 15000 miles - a 4000 mile interval from the last service! It calls for all oils to be changed, tighten chassis nuts & bolts, and that first valve clearance inspection.ġ5000 miles is also the last service column on the chart! There is no page two. I am close to the 14500 mileage mark so I pulled out my owner's manual today to see what needed to be done. So I quite logically figured that the next service would be at 14500 miles.
The last several services have been at 4000, 750 miles. The last several services have been 3500 miles apart, following Suzuki's maintenance chart in the 650 owner's manual.
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