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Kawasaki - Cap, Oil, Filter - 11012-1461

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Brand New, Genuine Kawasaki Part

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11012-1461

Item Number

OEM193572

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Installation Instructions and Repair Stories

Sam from Plainfield, IN Thursday, July 12, 2018

My 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 was due for it's 30,000 mile oil and filter change. I have done this every 3,000 or so whether it needed it or not. This is something I personally can do and it saves a lot of money doing it myself.

This time I decided to clean the oil screen. I'm glad I did as it is not only the easiest and quickest way to drain the crankcase, but I also found quite a bit of ground up shiny metal at the bottom of the screen. I'm not sure what that would be from. Probably engine parts rubbing together! After cleaning the screen and attempting to reinsert the "oil screen plug", I had apparently stripped the threads on this plug.

It is much softer metal than the crankcase (luckily) and the oil just kept pouring out of the plug. I then torqued it down, probably too hard, but I didn't have it on all that tight to begin with. I figured tightening the plug would stop the leak. WRONG MOVE! It just made it worse so I knew I was hosed until I got the OEM part.

I knew that it was either the plug or the "O" ring. I took some close up pictures of the plug and could see the scars on the threads from me putting it in crooked. I searched the net and found it on a couple of places but could never quite find the EXACT part number. That's when I found 2WheelPros.com.

I got the plug, a new "O" ring for it, a new screen, and the washer that sets on top of the screen beneath the big spring. The big spring was OK and did not need replaced. I could hardly wait to get the parts. The bike was sitting for all that time without any oil but I don't think that hurt it any.

The install went fairly smooth as I took my time to make sure I gently pushed the plug/bolt into the spring while turning the bolt. This is the tricky part of replacing the screen. That big spring applies constant OUTWARD pressure against the bolt while you are trying to screw it in the crankcase. I slowly got the threads to engage and GENTLY tightened it down with the 17 mm socket until it was JUST snug. I added a half a quart of oil and double checked that it wasn't pouring out of the plug.

Satisfied, I finished putting in the rest of the Rotella 5-W40 synthetic oil. I fired her up and she purred like a kitten! I drove her around the block to get the engine nice and hot. I pulled back into the garage and laid some dry paper towel beneath the bike and let it set until the next day. I see a couple of drops dripping from the plug. That worries me a bit but I will keep an eye on the oil level as she gets older

Difficulty level: Average

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