V7II oil change - oops

[redhawk47]

Changing the oil on my V7II today - After draining the oil I discovered that I didn't have a filter on hand. So I put 1.8 liters in (instead of the normal 2 liters) and ordered some filters. Moto Guzzi recommends new filter each oil change.

Questions: I'm planning to change the filter as soon as they arrive. Do I really need to? Or can I wait until the next oil change?
Next question: If I change the filter without draining the oil first, will I lose more oil than what's in the filter? Looking at the drawing of the pan in the parts manual I think not. Has anyone tried this?

Dan

[Tom H]

On my '04 EV I change the filter every other oil change. On the EV you have to pull the oil pan to change the filter.

If you follow the maintenance schedule, you could skip a filter change. If it was me in your situation I would, but then again, I don't have a V7 series bike to know it's oil change quirks.

Tom

[jpv7]

Did you actually remove the filter?  If not, isn't that too much oil?  Mine would struggle to take 1.8L, even with the filter changed

My experience has been that if i fill to the top line of the dipstick, it will put it into the airbox.  Bike level, dipstick in but not threaded at all - 1/2 way up is enough.  My bike doesn't use any oil, and it maintains at that level reliably, and just a bit of mist in the box.