How To Change the Oil on a Honda CRF450L 

I saw that forum post where the guy did that. Definitely good to know

I read that in some forum also but I have a very hard time believing Honda would f-up on this spec. Please cite your sources.

@@vanman724 go to Thumpertalk.com CRF450L section and have a read, good enough for me. MFGs mess up often in manuals, Honda isn't perfect. You can torque to manual spec if you want, but good luck down the road. Way too much torque for this plug.

@@nomdeguerre13 I hear you man. But I'm supposed to rely on some forum posters instead of a 100 years of Honda engineering?

@@nomdeguerre13 I'm not against your advice, and the possibility that it's true, I just want some objective proof..I think I'll hit-up Honda directly and see what they have to say. Stand by.

I’ve always gone with Colgate based on my experience, but you can also use Crest or Oral-B as a back-up.

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These bikes share the engine oil and transmission oil so there is not a separate place for gear/transmission oil. This bike requires 1150 mL (1.22 quarts/1/15 liters) after draining and filter change.

@@rmatvmc Thank you very much my friend

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1) 91356425005 - Drain plug O-ring 2) 1620020001 - Oil Filter O-ring

As long as it meets the other requirements outlined in the service manual, 10w-40 will work great. Honda recommends 10w-30 but states 10w-40 can be used when the average riding temperature is above 60 degrees.

@@rmatvmc yah it's the gn4 pro honda oil but in 10w40

They're 8mm. What genius engineer at Honda thought that putting foam padding here was a good idea? Once it gets wet it stays wet and everything around it rusts, including the 8mm lower bolt I just stripped! 🤬

Damn thanks for the heads up

that's because the 250l is really a road bike that kinda looks like a dirt bike and has a cbr 250 engine in it. the 450l is a real dirt bike that is street legal. the only thing they have in common is two numbers and one letter.

@@motomac8392 And the 450l is a dirt bike trying to be a road bike and doing a poor job of it. The 450l would be the ultimate dual sport / adventure bike if Honda could extend the oil change and valve check interval similar to the 250l.

@@dx398 that's funny I run my 450l as a supermoto 99% on road and don't have any problems oil change takes about 10 minutes. Valve check maybe an hour. 450l is what ever you want to do with it. Adventure, dual sport, mx, supermoto. Not trying to say anything bad about the 250l but your comparing apples to oranges here. Power and performance always come at a cost or compromise.

dx398 some of us dont mind doing an oil change every 600 miles. Its well worth it

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