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Transmission and final drive fluid color question
- Thread starter kjeppesen
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had the metal Fussy stuff but no chunks. m_stock10506
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Does your bike have 3100 miles on the odometer or was it 3100 miles since previous FD gear oil change? How long was the fluid in there?
A little darker, I wouldn't worry as long as the drain plug magnet only has a paste residue.
A little darker, I wouldn't worry as long as the drain plug magnet only has a paste residue.
m_stock10506
Well-known member
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. The final drive is vented, up on top. You have a little more than 200 ml of gear oil in there. Just ride the bike a few times, a few hundred miles, and then dump the final drive oil again. It will probably look like new. Used gear oil will get a little darker. If it comes out looking like coffee with cream, you had water mix in.
