owlis

I know this is a common mistake people make with the Suzuki VanVan engine - removing the gear selector blanking plug instead of the oil drain plug - and what comes out looks just like that. Yep , I'd go with that theory. Many bikes have blanking plugs or gallery plugs that ( quite understandably ) get mistaken for drain plugs. I reckon it goes back in spring first. I wouldn't worry too much but I probably would undo the real one incase the first one didn't let all of the oil out . Would I not be able to change gears if it were the gear selector plug that I removed?

I know this is a common mistake people make with the Suzuki VanVan engine - removing the gear selector blanking plug instead of the oil drain plug - and what comes out looks just like that. Yep , I'd go with that theory. Many bikes have blanking plugs or gallery plugs that ( quite understandably ) get mistaken for drain plugs. I reckon it goes back in spring first. I wouldn't worry too much but I probably would undo the real one incase the first one didn't let all of the oil out . Right, right. That's interesting. Seems silly that they'd have the drain plug right next to gear selector banking plug ... and that both would drain the oil ... a bit deceptive. I'll see whether the clutch is working :S

Aside from the fact that my spring doesn't click in, it just sits on top, that is what i'm looking at. Thanks for that link. Think the problem is solved. Others are saying that it's part of gear selection. Why then did it drop out covered in oil when I undid the cap? Hmmm. Hopefully we're right.

It's the cap from underneath, where the old oil drains out from. ( on the left ). And to it's right, is the little ... well it's not really a bolt, it has no weave, it's just like a bullet that tucks inside that spring.

Hey guys! Just changing the engine oil on my Mash Black 7. First time bike, and don't have many/any biker friends who are showing me the ropes. Just drained the engine oil, but when I took the cap off, a spring and a bolt came out from inside. They're obviously meant to be there, but which way round they go back in isn't something I know. Spring first, with bolt pressing against the cap? Or bolt first, with spring pressing against the cap? The user manual is very brief and written in patchy chinglish. Any help much appreciated. Thanks, Oz