How to do your FIRST Sea Doo Oil Change! 2023 GTX-230  

Glad you enjoyed it!

Those were the numbers on the spark plugs. They were a match.

Ya, I noticed that. I tried to get rid of the "maintenance" popping up.

Thank you. Good information. That was my first oil change ever. Thanks for the tips!

Hi Brian. Thanks for the tips! I'll use them next oil change. Isn't it great being a first time Sea-Doo owner? My wife and I absolutely love it, too! Thanks for reaching out. And till next time......C-U on the water!

This is oil after only 10hrs for breaking in the Sea Doo. A MUST!

Thank you for the tips. That was my first time. Thank you for the feedback.

@@TheOceansideGuy Glad to share😉

Thank you! AMEN

Ohhh ….god tip. Thank you.

Great tip. Thank you.

Good video

@@GrampyScott Thank you.

​@@GrampyScott wrong...go to a dealer or see video you run them on hose for 2min and then wait 5min then run for two more. This video shows only a basic removal of oil removal as there is a good amount of old oil remaining if you did your changes this way. Sorry but this video lacks how to extract as much of the old oil as possible.

Congrats on the GTX-230! The suggested time to do your first oil change is 10 hours (depending on your machine) I did mine on 12 hours because I only had 8 hours before we went on a long day adventure. At that time we hit 12 hours, so I did the oil change. Hope this helps and next time...I'll see ya on the water!

Hi. Check in my description for the links and cost of what I bought to do the oil and spark plug change.

Well it was my first time changing oil. So I did the plugs too.

Right. Especially after a break in process.

Thank you for the added wisdom. That was my very first oil and spark plug change. I have learned a lot since then.

Thx! A company called Lions Not Sheep. The advertise a lot on fb and IG

Thank you for your feedback! Welcome to the channel. The pink coolant was at the correct level. My Sea-Doo at that time only had 12 hours on it.

Thank you for the comment. It was my first oil change. Everything went well. Thanks for watching the videos!

Hi Rick. I guess I should have included that in the video. I don’t recall the socket size.

Thank you!

You never can get all oil out, it’s best to fill what you took out then check dip stick for correct level

Thank you for the great info.

Hi Rick! Thanks for continuously watching my vids and commenting. I appreciate you! Im at about 80 hours, so near time to get the next oil change in. But will continue to ride through winter here in CA. OH YA! Until next season, I'll see ya on the water!

Nice! Lots of different pumps out there. I found this one pretty useful. Thanks for watching the video and thank you for commenting. What ski do you have?

Looking forward to it!

Good tip!

Thanks Jay. So some people change them on the first service after its broken-in and some dont. Some say "it cant hurt.' But Its not required till the second oil change really. I just did it to get a bit of practice as it was my first time.

Yes. Noticed that. From what I remember it is not a flush complete closed fit. Have not had any oil, leaks or issues.

T30. Sorry for the late reply.

Thanks for the tip. So....you are not the first one to tell me to get an oil catch can. I will start looking into that for sure. Thank you.

Why is Kawasaki the only manufacturer that includes the catch can from the factory? They also use a root supercharger as opposed to the kind found on seadoo.

Thank you for the comment. Let me know how it goes.

Glad it helped! What ski do you have?

NOPE! We ride all year-round!

Yes, that is correct. The manual is correct. I did mine at 12 just because we had just took a long ride up the CA coast and came back to 12 hrs on the ski. Here is why I decided to do the 10hr oil change. The Watercraft Journal---> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XaagQ1yfs28.html

Got you, thanks a lot!

2022 SWITCH 170-first one’s at 10hrs😊

Technically the engine is not running when you turn over the engine. But if you want to take the tube out you can.

​@@TheOceansideGuyWell all the internal parts are moving, even if the fuel is cut off with 'Drown Mode'. My service manual (RXTX-300) specifically states to never crank or start the engine with that oil suction hose in the dipstick tube. Best investment was the service manual. Very clear explanation of all aspects of servicing. Funny how I never see RU-vid mechanics using a torque wrench. You'd be surprised at how much a stripped bolt or spark plug will cost to fix.

@@febsat thank you for the info.

The 230 uses 87 octane

Picking up my new 230 in 2 weeks. The dealer told me to stick to 91 and up because of the supercharger

@@coltonconnor112 Strange. My dealer told me 87

@@coltonconnor112 I dont know why different dealers say different things.

@Deric Terrell does the seadoo have any markings by the gas cap that say what octane to use like cars do ?

@@TheOceansideGuy perfect. I just requested to follow you. Thanks

@@TheOceansideGuy Never tell anyone on here where you keep your ski brother. People ask me all the time where I store my explorer pro and I just tell them at a Marina. If they ask which one I just quickly change the subject. Ski's are one of the top stolen items in the country.

@@richr909 good call. Thank you.

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

I also got that amount out. Is it too much oil? Or is it fine like that?

@@nez-martin it great to get the most oil out you can what ever you take out put back in use a big measureING cup

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

Do you mean for the back deck?

Wow. Now that is the kind of feedback Im looking for. Thank you very much for that tip, for not dropping in the plug. This is my FIRST Sea-Doo and first oil change too. I want to learn so I can take care of my own Sea Doo, well for the small things anyway. As far as the anti-seizing for the spark plug, I did read up on the NK plugs and they are already "anti-seizing plugs" so its not needed. From what I found out. (even going to NK plug website) So I put that theory out in one of my groups I belon to and then got 50, 50 that said anti not needed and some said do it anyway, it cant hurt. But then some said if put on the anti-seize on then it changes things. But as I said in the vid, I AM NOT mechanically inclined. So I appreciate all the feedback that I can get. Thank you, thank you, thank you for reaching out. Have fun with your GTX-230! Im having a Blast!!!

@@TheOceansideGuy You're welcome, Deric. I've already read the operators manual, I'm an engineer so it's what I do... :) Page 147 says to do it even after telling which plug to use on page 187. I'm going to do it, just because, safe rather than sorry and it doesn't really take any extra time. I did not know plugs could be anti-seizing so thank you for that knowledge. You keep saying you're not mechanically inclined but I disagree, you did just fine.

@@babyboom6574 👍🏼 I appreciate you!

Anti seize might hurt if its not needed, interferes with coating already on modern plugs. If manufacturer says its not needed it best not to in my opinion. I agree with how you done it basically =) Great video thanks@@TheOceansideGuy

Thank you!

You're telling me. LOL. This was my first time removing all the bolts and taking off the front bolts with the washer and nut was a bit nerve racking. I did not want to drop anything.

@@TheOceansideGuy I lost one of the washers the first time I opened that back cover. I just opened it up to do spark plugs just the other day, on the water no less and I was paranoid I was gonna lose some hardware.

@@badm0t0rf1ng3r yikes!

I always stuff a piece of foam underneath to catch the nut or washer if I drop it.

@@larky368 good tip

Typically its the first 10hrs, which is also the break in period.

@@TheOceansideGuy I get you..After break in period.. Every how many hours need to change oil engine?

@@mahmoudalhosani8589 after break-in period would be on the 50th hour. But check with your operators guide to be sure.

@@TheOceansideGuy Thanks

Thank you

Of course not. Strange though, on the back of the ski near the hose plug in says, “ no longer than 1 min or 2 min” to run on water.

Good question. Did a lot of research. I REALLY LIKED all the bells and whistles that the 300 Limited has for sure no doubt. So I almost got the limited. But strange enough I did not like the colors they came in, well, I should say what was available on the show room floor at the time I was looking. I was not sue I would need all that 300 hp. So I got the 230. Plenty for me. Plus my wife rides on the back too. I really liked the black black and grey. Not too fond of the orange at the time. But now I really like it. Also I figured that general maintenance would be a bit easier on the pocket, ya know? Hope this helps. C ya on the water!

Thanks for the comment!