ATTN: all suzuki 2006/2007 GSXR 750 owners

[Yody]

The oil pans that come on these bikes are cast very thin and are very fragile. The drain plug has a torque rating of only 16.5 ft-ilbs. If you over tighten and/or don't use a new crush washer the pan will crack if over tightened. Apparantly there have been people cracking pans here and there lately. Be careful when changing oil yourself to follow the correct torque rating, the owners manual just says to "tighten securely" but the shop manual has the rating of 16.5 ilbs. Of course this is a good practice on ANY bike you change oil on, but this oil pan specifically is very fragile and there is no margin for error. If you've never changed oil on a sportsbike before they are all most likely cast aluminum oil pans, unlike stamped steel pans on most cars with steel threads(that most people are used to tightening really hard). This is why sportbikes have crushwashers to seal the drain bolt and why you have to use a new one everytime you change oil. They don't need a lot of torque when using a new one.

EDIT: this is actually for the 750's not sure if the 600 pans are made the same way or are the same(but I bet they are)

[Yody]

bump :)

[lewdog]

Thanks for the heads-up. I've seen alot of peeps cracking their oil pans on the gixxer.com forum.
Note to self: do not over tighten, use new washers.

[Hoologan]

Just saw that on gixxer.com myself. Thanks.

[lewdog]

Wonder if this link works for the corresponding thread at gixxer.com.

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123497

[MackeyStingray]

that's why i never torque the drain plug

as long as it doesn't leak, it's all good. safety wire or dab some RTV on there for good measure if you're paranoid. NEVER had a drain plug slip out.

[280SQUAGGLER]

i just finished swapping a motor in a 2006 gixxer 1000.... same thing the owner did an oil change, over did the drain plug, stripped it , heely coiled it , plug blew out ..blew the oil and threw a bearing

[Yody]

Originally posted by 280SQUAGGLER
i just finished swapping a motor in a 2006 gixxer 1000.... same thing the owner did an oil change, over did the drain plug, stripped it , heely coiled it , plug blew out ..blew the oil and threw a bearing

From what I've heard the pans are cracking, not stripping, either way sucks for that guy, a whole new motor!