Oil Change - Drain Plug

[Bountiful]

Cheers for the link Gary however I live in the UK so I’d pay more than it’s worth in shipping unfortunately

 

[5twins]

According to the parts diagram, that plug was only used on the 650 .....

https://www.partzilla.com/product/y...?ref=57a62cf498814bd8347a739a1714572f87b93de6

I'd check eBay, you might find some used ones cheap (I have). In fact, look for a sump plate complete w/ old torn filter (you can patch it). It's nice to have a spare sump plate assembly to swap in at oil changes. Then you can clean the old one at your leisure and have it ready for the next oil change.

 

[Adamc]

Cheers for the link Gary however I live in the UK so I’d pay more than it’s worth in shipping unfortunately

Try: www.yambits.co.uk

 

[Kevin Werner]

The drain plugs do not need a lot of torque if you use a fresh crush washer. One of my motors has copper washers. I anneal them and reuse them. I pull firmly ( but not really hard) on my 27 mm box wrench and haven't had an issue.

 

[gggGary]

another US supplier;
https://yamahaxs650.com/product/magnetic-drain-plug/

Heiden has an alloy one but it's not available

 

[Kevin Werner]

I curse those monkeys that don’t replace the washers and over tighten

I think my '81 rear might never have been out in 16 k miles. It was a beast. The forward one came out easily with a newish washer.

 

[cra-z1]

Since I have several Z1900 bikes I just buy these which work well. Just a tad larger so you center them on the plug and once they compress they fit snug. You can find them on eBay with usually no shipping
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1918507601...0wOwvlzyKoalBA/tZLW4MA3Q==|tkp:Bk9SR5qA8ZyYYg