This helped get the oil condensation plug off

[fleabag]

Thanks @Star-Lord for the suggestion. It was stil a bitch getting this plug off even with this tool, but pretty much impossible without it, at least for me. And, zero oil came out as expected.

 

[BAD MIKE USA]

is it threaded or just pull straight out? probably easier next time if its got a little oil on it when you put it back?

 

[fleabag]

is it threaded or just pull straight out? probably easier next time if its got a little oil on it when you put it back?

It pulls straight out, which was difficult even with the forceps. It's also awkward to access, which makes it all the more fun. I did put some lube on it. Otherwise it would have been equally as difficult to insert.

 

[LBV]

Can I ask why you pulled it off?

 

[fleabag]

Can I ask why you pulled it off?

It's part of the routine maintenance checklist.

 

[Petrus]

Can I ask why you pulled it off?

As observed it is on the maintenance list so hats off to whom follows that. It very rarely will catch condense. It is the moisture in the crankcase vapors which can condensate. That mainly occurs when riding short city rides at low revs and then mainly under colder conditions.
So it very much depends on how you use it and where. I am not worrying about it

 

[Petrus]

I did put some lube on it.

The strawberry taste or the slightly hotter one with a bit of eucalyptus?

 

[fleabag]

The strawberry taste or the slightly hotter one with a bit of eucalyptus?

He’s here all week folks...

 

[Petrus]

He’s here all week folks...

From my man cave off to a Neanderthal cave this afternoon. Seriously
and tomorrow the Cástulo (Linares).
First though bringing some spares for a classic Vespa to the village up the road. In the backpack on the bicycle

p.s. following the carnivorous diet quite strictly and the increase in testosterone is not a joke. Like too much coffee or being in the menopause