How to do an oil change on a motorcycle

Title: How to do an oil change on a motorcycle

Duration: 2:08 minutes

Description:

A how to video to show someone how to change the oil on a motorcycle

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Atmospheric, storytelling and soft background music; the same music continues throughout the video.

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How to do an oil change on a motorcycle

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Changing the oil on a motorcycle is a pretty simple process that you can do yourself, saving you money.

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What you’ll need:

• Shell LubeMatch or motorcycle’s manual
• Oil 
• Drain pan 
• Rear stand 
• Funnel
• Rags
• Gloves 
• Safety goggles 
• Wrench

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Here’s what you’ll need. Shell’s Lubematch online tool or the motorcycle’s manual, oil, a drain pan, a rear stand, a funnel, some rags, a pair of gloves, a pair of safety goggles, a wrench.

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1 – Get ready

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Screen transitions into a white walled workshop with various red coloured tools, equipment and car maintenance items in the background. In the centre of the shot, stands a big two wheeled red motorcycle that is propped up by a kickstand, the front of the bike faces towards the left of the screen.

The shot is taken from the point of view of the mechanic, you see the mechanics right hand rise up and stop in the middle of the screen. The mechanic is wearing purple gloves and has a smart phone open on an app with the description of the oil the motorcycle needs.

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Get the right oil

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Before you start, check what oil your motorcycle needs. You’ll find this on Shell’s LubeMatch online tool or in the owner’s manual. Get prepared with a drain pan, safety goggles and rags.

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The screen changes to a shot of a red tool chest; on top of this chest are a hammer, a pair of safety goggles and some rags. The mechanic places the phone down with his right hand on the right hand side of the tool chest, he then and picks up the safety goggles that are adjacent to the phone and moves them out of shot towards his head, it is implied that the mechanic places the glasses on his face.

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2 – Prepare motorcycle

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From the point of view of the mechanic, he rolls the black rear stand from one side of the room, across the length of the motorcycle towards the back wheel and stops. The mechanic then rolls the rear stand under the back wheel and pushes down on the level to prop the back wheel three feet up into the air.

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Position the motorcycle

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Position your motorcycle on flat and even ground with space around for you to work. Prop the motorcycle into position by using the motorcycle’s rear stand. 

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2 – Drain Engine

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The screen shows a close up shot of the oil filter cap and the mechanic wearing a heavier grey glove. The mechanic unscrews the cap with his right hand until removed and then places the oil filter cap on the floor next to the motorcycle.

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Find the drain plug and oil filter

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To allow for a better flow of oil, unscrew and remove the oil filter cap. Locate the drain plug and oil filter on the bottom of the engine and position the drain pan underneath. Loosen the drain plug using a wrench and then unscrew the plug with your hand. Remember to keep the plug in a safe place. 

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The mechanic then slides down closer to the floor, you can now see the bottom of the motorcycle in the shot and there is a red drain pan directly under the drain plug and oil filter.

The screen changes to a shot of the mechanic now with a wrench in his right hand which once again wearing a purple glove. The mechanic then uses the wrench to loosen the drain plug then continues to remove the drain plug by unscrewing it with his right hand. Once the last turn on the screw is made, the black oil starts flowing out of the hole into the red drip pan on the floor.

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Drain the old engine oil for 30-60 mins

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The screen now shows an aerial view of the red drain pan that is about 10% full of black oil, the oil is still flowing into the pan. An animation of a stopwatch appears in the center of the screen that fills up clockwise starting at 00:00 with yellow minute hand moving around until it reaches 24:00.

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Allow the oil to flow out into the drain pan. Feel free to grab yourself a drink as this can take 30 to 60 minutes.  Re-insert the drain pan plug after all the oil has drained out, being careful not to over tighten the plug. Some motorcycles have oil change filters. To find out how to replace them make sure to check our article.

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The screen transitions into a side on view of the red drip pan and the drain plughole on the side of the motorcycle. There is no more oil dripping into the pan which is 25% filled with black oil. The mechanic is screwing the drain plug back into the hole with his right hand until it is secured tightly. He then proceeds to pick up the wrench and tighten the screw slightly before moving the wrench away and out of shot.

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4 – Add new oil

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The shot changes to the mechanic now standing up with a blue bottle of motor oil in his right hand. The mechanic then proceeds to pick up a red funnel that is on the floor with his left hand and place it into the oil filter. He then pours the motor oil into the funnel and it flows down into the motorcycle.

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Pour in the new oil

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Before you pour the new oil, check the owner’s manual to see how much oil is needed. Then take the fresh oil and pour in the right amount using a funnel. Make sure to screw the oil filter cap back in.

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The screen transitions to a shot of the front of the motorcycle with the mechanic climbing on top into the seating position. The mechanic has his hands on the handlebars and the keys are in the ignition of the vehicle.

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Start the engine

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Start the motorcycle and let it idle for a few minutes while the new oil warms and circulates, before turning it off. Now that you’re finished, remember to tidy up and take the old oil to an appropriate disposal location.

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He then proceeds to turn the key to the right and a green and orange light appear on the motorcycle dashboard. The mechanic presses the start button on the right handlebar with his right thumb and revs the motorcycle engine a few times. Finally he turns the key left to switch off the motorcycle.

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The screen transitions into a completely white summary screen in which text slides into the middle of the shot from right to left. This text details a quick four-step summary of how to complete this task of changing a motorcycle’s oil.

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Summary:

1. Get ready
2. Prepare motorcycle
3. Drain engine
4. Add new oil

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The screen transitions into another completely white summary screen in which text slides into the middle of the shot from right to left that states the sign off caption:

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Here’s to better journeys

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The final transition is to a white screen with the Shell Pecten already present in the middle of the shot. The Shell Go Well caption slides in from left to right, sitting under the logo at the centre of the screen.

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Go Well