How To Change The Engine Oil And Oil Filter On Your Vintage Honda CB550 And CB500K

This may seem remedial, but everyone has to start somewhere in their wrenching knowledge. Learning how to change the oil and oil filter is the first thing to learn when getting into the vintage motorcycle world. It is also the first step in what we call the standard tune-up procedures for your vintage Honda CB500k, CB550, CB550F, and even other vintage Honda 4 cylinder motorcycles like the CB350F, CB400F, and CB750. The standard tune-up procedure is a regiment of maintenance every 1,500 m (2,400 km) that includes changing the engine oil, tightening the cam chain, setting valve (tappet) clearances, and setting your ignition timing. Every other oil change, or every 3,000 m ( 5,000 km), the oil filter needs to be changed as well. If it is your very first oil change since getting your motorcycle, drop the oil pan and give that and the oil pickup screen a good cleaning. Over here at Common Motor, we consider these skills essential knowledge to owning one of these motorcycles. Check out the links below to learn how you can do these at home.

Parts you might need for changing the oil and oil filter:

CB500K / CB550 Oil Filter Housing Replacement Bolt: https://www.common-motor.com/honda-cb...
CB500K / CB550 Oil Filter: https://www.common-motor.com/honda-oi...


How to perform your other standard tune-up procedures:

Cam Chain & Valve Adjustment: https://support.common-motor.com/hc/e...
Ignition Timing: https://support.common-motor.com/hc/e...


Contents of this video:

00:00 - Intro
00:09 - How often do I change the oil?
00:30 - Tools list
00:44 - Removing the drain plug and draining the oil
01:08 - Inspecting your oil
01:23 - Removing the oil filter
01:49 - Kicking over the engine
02:00 - Replacing the oil filter bolt o-ring
02:28 - Replacement parts available
02:42 - installing the new oil filter
03:23 - Reinstalling the drain plug
03:44 - How much oil and what kind?
04:09 - Zinc additive
04:22 - How to check the oil level
04:49 - Outro