what's up guys dave here with the honda ruckus nps 50. doing a quick oil change on it uh seen
my previous videos we're just doing some basic services and whatnot to this cute little thing
anytime you do an oil change on any vehicle you know take it out for a quick ride
you know ride it around the block or whatever just to help warm up the oil that'll help it
drain out much easier and then bring it in let it sit for a few moments so that the exhaust isn't
hot or the engine isn't hot but it's always good just to warm up the oil before you drain it out
and on this little guy got your dipstick is right here you can remove that remove this little guy
uh you're also going to need you know 10 w30 motorcycle oil sure some people use car oil and
whatnot and a ton of people will say i've been using it for years it doesn't matter
it might not matter but as far as hot is concerned use motorcycle configured oil 10 w30
now you'll come to the left side of the bike for the drain plug and it's a 17 millimeter right
right up in there now you'll notice that the see the center stand is kind of in the way
you know if you're trying to put a drain pan under it you might want to take it off the center stand
and have someone hold the bike upright for you that's one way you can do it or you know if
that's not an option for you get a you know get a specific type of funnel it's it's kind of unique
that'll allow you to just rest it underneath the drain plug once you move the uh bolt off
of there then it'll help it run right into your catch pan so depends on how you want to do it
or there's another cool thing you can do i have this little little scissor stand platform stand
put that guy underneath there
and lift the bike up
like so you can do that also
i mean there's any number of ways you can do it
you know if you just want to get the bike off the ground
it doesn't really matter how you do it but you know some sometimes i do this with particular
motorcycles and then we'll use our 17 remove the drain plug let it pour out into your catch pan
it's probably going to be kind of snug
so break it loose there and get your little funnel catch ready or however you want to not make a mess
drain plug comes out there comes
pretty dark so this is
probably the original oil in this motor even though it only has less than 1200 miles on it
it doesn't hold much so you know it's not you can't treat it like a car that holds five or
six quarts or something like that you know these things hold just a little bit of oil
so they they wear out quickly
hold a little funnel in place there
now if you're curious the actual thread size of your stock drain plug is 12 millimeter diameter
by 1.5 thread pitch so if you happen to lose yours or damage it or whatever if you just want
to replace it with a nice upgraded one like we use we are one of the largest drain plug
retailers in the world quite honestly something that has a rare earth magnet it'll attract
metallic debris from your engine where your stock drain plug does not have one
it's good to do that because it can give you advanced notice
if there's a potential problem going on inside your engine i put these on any vehicle i own car
truck dirt bike street bike atv anything always upgrade your drain plug to something better
that can attract metallic debris anyway 12 by 1.5 with a 17 millimeter head which is kind of
not the size of the plug the main size is diameter by thread pitch so there you go just thought that
was some tidbit info you might want and something else that's a good idea to do from time to time
strain the oil you just emptied out use whatever strainer you want
and see if there's anything left mainly metallic debris or any heaven forbid any chunks of metal
because sometimes a little bit of debris is normal but if you see anything significant
let's take a look in here so let's take a look down inside here
you can take you a magnet and see if it picks up anything other than this chain
see if it picks up anything down in here
not much tiny little piece of nothing so but it's a good idea to really inspect your waste oil
to see if anything bad is going on inside your engine
okay that's actually saved my butt one time my drain plug
showed me that one of my clutch bearings was going out on one of my dirt bikes and luckily nothing
bad happened but because i saw it in advance i didn't keep riding it and nothing severe happened
i just had to do the bottom end rebuild but nothing was really damaged thank goodness
so that's just a tip also all right now you're not done yet because there's a little strainer screen
right behind here that's also a 17 millimeter now you won't be able to get to it with a socket
because the exhaust pipe is right there so you can use just a combination wrench or a ratchet wrench
but you need to remove that also and clean out that little mesh screen and after you remove the
cap right here to prevent from possibly damaging that screen just get you a little magnet like this
any kind of mechanics magnet reach in there it'll pull it right out there we go also examine this
to make sure it's not going to need significant metallic debris or shards of metal or anything
clean it out a little bit you know with you can use contact cleaner or brake cleaner
or something like that just clean it off and you blow it out with some compressed air also
very simple also take note of how the spring comes out the little coiled up in goes into the cap
okay so it doesn't go like this because it really can't go that way goes like that and then the
then the screen goes this way it's really the only way it can fit you know unless
you're trying to destroy it but yeah blow this out and make sure there's no debris in there
then you can uh put you a little bit of oil on this cap here
also a little bit of oil and make you know inspect the the o-ring right there make sure
that it looks okay no debris sticking on it and it's not torn or messed up
put a little bit of oil around the o-ring right there same as your you know compared to like a
cars oil filter that helps this seat a little bit better also underneath there make sure you clean
off the cap surface you know with a rag just clean it off make sure there's no dirt debris
and crap on it and then up in there it'll be you know it'll have some tension on it so make sure
you push down on it to get it started start it by hand and then use your 17 and just snug it down
nice and firm i don't have torque specs for you just you know just make it firm and snug don't
overdo it don't try and break the thing and if it's too loose it'll leak if it's leaking snug it
down you know this thing ain't this not the space shuttle it's just a little mini bike so don't
worry about it too much but yeah if you want to follow the service manual specs please do because
that's always the best way i just don't have it on hand because i just got this bike just the
other day anyway all right now use your you know a tiny little funnel or something to put it on the
where the dipstick goes and honestly you know just use some good quality motorcycle oil 10 w30
i mean i use uh like castrol activo which is a you know just a good quality oil but you know
don't don't overthink it just use some decent oil that you bought at your motorcycle store
they don't recommend you use car oil and 16 ounces that's all you do pour it in slowly and we'll go
from there i like to use the ratio right because it holds you know 16 ounces it's real easy to pour
it doesn't make a mess it's easy to measure what you're pouring in so this little cup right here is
just priceless you know i've had these for years it's called a ratio right it's good for mixing
pre-mix oil too so you can get the ratios exactly right all right and then you'll put your dipstick
back in you may want to clean off this region right here too you know make sure it's clean no
debris no dirt no nothing uh put the dipstick back in run the engine for you know five six
minutes or whatever then to check the oil level you just poke it in and pull it out
so they say that's what the owner's manual says though
so check the oil level after you you're finished and you should be good to go
all right i did quick take a quick look at the manual and you do screw the dipstick in
to check the oil level also the drain plug torque is about 18 foot pounds which is not very strong
you know you don't want to really muscle it on there because you might damage something
but you do have the bike on the center stand to check the oil level so we will screw it in
bring it back out
it should be right in the middle of your hash marks you know the oil level be between here
here and here if you need to add a little bit to it so be it
add a little bit if necessary and put your dipstick back in
if you removed your radiator cover put that back on it's just your little four phillips head screws
and that's it go riding now if you checked your level after pouring oil in and you
noticed it was a little bit low that's usually because the oil is probably sticking to the
edge of your pouring device you know so you might have to add a little bit more to it no big deal
you'll notice it should be you know right around the middle somewhere
you definitely don't want it to be overfilled because that
can cause problems but you know right in this mesh area is good
anyway that's it very simple this thing is so easy to take care of you know with oil change and
filter screen cleaning and even uh accessing the battery which
is under there you know if you need to charge the battery replace the battery
add coolant to your little reservoir i mean everything is just so simple to get to
and that's pretty much it you know we did a spark plug oil change replaced
the little hood region right here because it was kind of scraped up and uh about to give
it a bath and it's going to look beautiful anyway this is a 2018 honda ruckus nps 50.
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for more than 40 years so we we know a little bit here and there anyway
this little thing is great and ready to go so uh if you're uh if you're trying to decide
on a scooter i highly recommend a little ruckus it's fantastic and we'll try it out
purr's like a little kitten that's so funny
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