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Broken Oil Pan Bolt

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Bryanj:
Its actualy in the Honda service schedule to remove the pan and clean the screen every 12,000 miles (or annualy---YEH RIGHT!)

SteveD CB500K0:
12k miles eh?

My bike's 39 years old and only has 11k on the clock.

matthewmosse:
when it was in regular use that would  have been annually, I 'll be up to that milage again on a 500/4 by next year hopefully. I've seen some filthy screens in some of the bikes I've owned, most notably when the cam guide blades or tensioners have decided to throw in the towel. It can give a good indication of the internal health of the engine. I had one 500/4 motor that kept chewing it's tensioners - I suspect something in the bottom end to be ammis but never had the chance to open it and look. The mess a tensioner can make is alarming if it lets go - bye bye the valves (bent), gearbox (everything scrored and chipped) and crank plus rods (would you trust them - it's easyer to replace the motor and strip for parts (head and cluch if lucky)

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