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typhoon 125r oil change troubles

Discussion in General Scooter Discussion started by 125xrowner, 8 Aug 2017
125xrowner#1
i as you probably see from my name am the owner of a 125xr that i just got out of the garage after 17 years of sitting i want to do an oil change but cannot locate the oil drain plug ...help
MARSH#2
It's a 2 stroke, there is no oil to change, only the gearbox but that will be ok. You could possibly drain the 2t oil tank but that's it.
Tamiyacowboy#3
It's a 2 stroke, there is no oil to change, only the gearbox but that will be ok. You could possibly drain the 2t oil tank but that's it.

+1 on this

being two stroke it does not have an oil drain plug , it takes oil from an oil res usually hidden under the seat area and feeds this down to a oil pump unit that delivers a metered does as the crank spins.

what is said above goes, drain the oil res tank and flush it with a tiny bit of petrol , leave it to air out with the cap off. replace the old oil feed tubing thats gonna be gunked up with old oil thats been sitting a long time, then you need to flush the oil pump unit and bleed it when you add the new oil to the oil res tank. from there on its just a case of checking that oil res tank every few days and topping it up with a good branded name two stroke mixing oil .

gearbox oil could be ok but if your doing the main twostroke oil res may as well give the gearbox new fresh gearbox oil to it will be like a mini service for the scoot
125xrowner#4
+1 on this

being two stroke it does not have an oil drain plug , it takes oil from an oil res usually hidden under the seat area and feeds this down to a oil pump unit that delivers a metered does as the crank spins.

what is said above goes, drain the oil res tank and flush it with a tiny bit of petrol , leave it to air out with the cap off. replace the old oil feed tubing thats gonna be gunked up with old oil thats been sitting a long time, then you need to flush the oil pump unit and bleed it when you add the new oil to the oil res tank. from there on its just a case of checking that oil res tank every few days and topping it up with a good branded name two stroke mixing oil .

gearbox oil could be ok but if your doing the main twostroke oil res may as well give the gearbox new fresh gearbox oil to it will be like a mini service for the scoot

thanks I'm new to scooters literally bought it used it once then forgot it in garage for 17 years thank you for advice
MARSH#5
Being such an old scooter with parts discontinued you'd be better off selling it to me !!;)

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