674 miles this year, replace oil, or leave it in?

[stevet]

Due to the irresponsible purchase of my Fiat convertible this past spring, I managed to only put 674 miles on my '16 V7II Stone this season.  For shame...  Just under 8000 miles on the ragtop this season, by the way.

It started 2017 with a new filter and a fresh fill of Spectro Platinum 4 full synthetic 10w/60 oil, a Group IV synthetic.  Good stuff.

It's still a nice brown oil color on the dipstick and rag.

Opinions wanted, leave it in for 2018 (flushing at my normal mileage of about 3000, or by the end of 2018, whichever comes first), or change it now, regardless of the low miles?

Thanks,
Steve.

[fotoguzzi]

IMHO it would be a waste to dump it now.

[guzzisteve]

No reason to get Mr Puppets mitts dirty this year.

[SmithSwede]

Personally, I would leave it in there.   But if you are going to store the bike for the winter, I’d suggest taking a good long ride to get the oil stinking hot and drive out any moisture before storage.

[Darren Williams]

Personally, I would leave it in there.   But if you are going to store the bike for the winter, I�d suggest taking a good long ride to get the oil stinking hot and drive out any moisture before storage.

I agree.  Especially if the 674 miles was short trips, I would follow this above advice. If the last ride was a long hard one that got the oil/engine real hot for quite a while, I wouldn't worry about it.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Rust is your engines worst enemy. I change oil at the end of the season. (once a year or 6000 miles on synthetic) This may be as bad as an oil thread. 

[LowRyter]

ride it like you stole it before you park it.

[pyoungbl]

Yeah, don't throw that expensive oil away.  Now, tell us about the Fiat conv.  Are you talking 500, or 124?

[oldbike54]

Rust is your engines worst enemy. I change oil at the end of the season. (once a year or 6000 miles on synthetic) This may be as bad as an oil thread. 

 You mean those ads claiming sludge is the enemy are bogus ?

 Oh , this is an oil thread , Winter must be nigh .

 The answer to the original question of course is to check the nano-tags placed in the oil by the manufacturer . They will indicate the health of the oil .

 Dusty

[stevet]

Yeah, don't throw that expensive oil away.  Now, tell us about the Fiat conv.  Are you talking 500, or 124?

Stone oil update, I'm leaving it alone.  Last ride was a proper cooker, but I'm gonna do one more to move Seafoam into the fuel lines.  Thanks for the feedback.

Convertible- 2017 Fiat 124 Spider, the Classica trim version, which is the base version.  Dark gray, 1.4 liter turbo, 6-speed manual transmission.  Almost 8000 heavenly miles since late April, perfectly trouble free.  I've made a couple minor tweaks under the hood mainly to allow the turbo to swallow more air, but no changes to the exhaust system, by choice.  Maybe it is just the honeymoon stage, but I have to admit, I enjoyed the car more this summer than the motorcycles.  My FJR logged under 1700 miles this season.  We'll see what happens when 2018 rolls around.

Here's some background story on the car, and some photos-
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=89296.0

We had a wee bit of snow here yesterday, just enough to cause a call-out for salt on the interstates and some other roads.  My season ends when the salt goes down.  Goodnight to the bikes and the ragtop, and hoping for an early spring...

Steve.

[pyoungbl]

Steve, I am living vicariously through you.  Many years ago I bought a Fiat 124 Spyder.  The car was sex on wheels.  Too bad the car got caught up in a divorce.  She got the Fiat.  Now I simply enjoy my 500L with a neat turbo powered mill and remember when I wore a younger man's clothes.  You are one lucky guy!

[stevet]

Thanks, py.

A fella's gotta have fun, has to live, before the nursing home comes looking for it.

Don't wait to buy your convertible.

Steve.

[malik]

Me, I'd treat that baby nice & change it. Sometime between now & before you're next likely to use it. Using an engine oil flush. It doesn't cost all that much after all, and good insurance. But then over here we don't have your seasonal restrictions & it's always useful to have a bike ready to go at a moments notice.

[pete mcgee]

Id leave it in there.
Im in the middle of rebuilding a  1977 bmw R100 rs which was last run in july 1993.
I expected all sorts of issues with a bike just parked and not run for 23 years.
No sludge, no rust, no mayo no pitting on the bearing surfaces.
From memory it ran a 20w50 dino oil and I know it needed a change when he parked it.
The decision is yours.

[Dukedesmo]

pete mcgee on Today at 10:05:36 PM

Id leave it in there.
Im in the middle of rebuilding a  1977 bmw R100 rs which was last run in july 1993.
I expected all sorts of issues with a bike just parked and not run for 23 years.
No sludge, no rust, no mayo no pitting on the bearing surfaces.
From memory it ran a 20w50 dino oil and I know it needed a change when he parked it.
The decision is yours.

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So, are you changing the oil then?   

[pete mcgee]

So, are you changing the oil then?   

Ah yes you could say that.
As most of the seals had started to hemorrhage before it got parked,  the bike is currently in about 12 boxes as I go thru and resurrect anything that held oil or grease, gripped things, or provided drive.
New oil is still a fair way off atm.