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Title: oil oil oil
Post by: Aragon on November 23, 2005, 02:35:08 AM
hi i need to change my oil and filter and am about to purchase the filter online right now and i thought i might as well buy the oil while im at it.
How much oil does a 05 gs500f take. i have a survice manual but im too lazy to look for it at the moment.
thanks.
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: TarzanBoy on November 23, 2005, 07:02:17 AM
If you are replacing the oil filter, then the GS will take just under 4 quarts.

3 quarts is not enough and 5 will leave you with one unopened bottle
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: red_phil on November 23, 2005, 07:46:27 AM
Or as the haynes manual puts it

oil change 2600ml
oil + filter change 2900ml
filling after an engine rebuild 3200ml.
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: gsJack on November 23, 2005, 08:12:19 AM
Three quarts has worked for me on 97 and 02 for over 100k miles.  I just put the three in and it's a bit over full if filter is not changed and a bit under full with a filter change.

My 97 Owner's Manual sez:
3.1/2.6  US/Imp qts with filter change or 2900 ml
2.7/2.3  US/Imp qts without filter chg or 2600 ml
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: Badger on November 23, 2005, 08:30:33 AM
I recall reading that the oil-cooler equipped GS's took more.  If so, take this into account...3qts may not be sufficient.
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: scratch on November 23, 2005, 09:29:39 AM
And, always buy an extra quart for when you have to top it up. Like when you check your oil level every week.
Title: Re: oil oil oil
Post by: chinox22x on November 23, 2005, 09:49:57 AM
Quote from: Aragonhi i need to change my oil and filter and am about to purchase the filter online right now and i thought i might as well buy the oil while im at it.
How much oil does a 05 gs500f take. i have a survice manual but im too lazy to look for it at the moment.
thanks.

check the manual?  i'm not sure if there's any changes from '04 to '05 but when i had my '04, it took about 3.5 qts to top it off with a filter change.
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: Alphamazing on November 23, 2005, 10:04:59 AM
Hmm. Hearing this I don't feel AS bad as I do for being a quart low last time I checked my oil. Thank you everyone!
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: Roadstergal on November 23, 2005, 10:48:38 AM
It says on the engine how much oil it takes.
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: Phaedrus on November 23, 2005, 04:11:26 PM
Quote from: RoadstergalIt says on the engine how much oil it takes.

Yeah but he has a manual and is too lazy to look...

I think it takes 8-10 quarts. :P jk.
Title: oil amounts
Post by: chefod on November 24, 2005, 02:50:42 PM
I have a 2005 GS500F and mine takes just over 3 litres with filter change, and I have a question, the group i ride with recommends changing the oil every 5000km, and the filter every second oil change, is this right?
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: GeeP on November 24, 2005, 05:05:45 PM
No.  Change the filter when you change the oil.  By not changing the filter you're contaminating the new oil.  It's a false economy.
Title: oil oil oil
Post by: Jace009gs on November 27, 2005, 09:58:08 AM
na if anything You want to change the filter more often than the actual oil. That filter is what traps all the metal filings and engine sludge. <<are bad<<  @ 4qt [ya I like to roundup :lol: ]  just change the oil/filter every 2kmiles or sooner....shoot you were using metric....2kmiles=??km