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Originally Posted by ricthemic
Yamaha 2010 gas cart: is there an oil filter? If so where do you buy them? Can you change the oil easily without jacking it up? Thanks
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No oil filter on your cart - it's a "splash" lubrication system. A "pressurized" lubrication system will have an oil filter.
You can change the oil on in your cart without jacking it up.........but you'll probably be laying on your garage floor doing it since the cart sits so low. Pretty easy to get to the drain bolt. One thing I'd offer as a tip: Stuff a shop rag/paper towel into the small area between the bottom of the engine (right under the drain bolt) and the supporting frame/pan beneath it before cracking that drain bolt loose. The oil will have a tendency to want to drip back into that area when it's down to the last little bit of oil draining from the engine. If you don't catch it before in gets into that area, you'll wind up with occasional oil drips on your garage floor for a while - the oil that would get in there lies on that pan and winds up dripping out eventually. Remove the shop rag/paper towel after you're done reinstalling the drain bolt. Refill with one quart of oil.
FWIW, I change the oil in our cart every 1k miles. Seemed to be a reasonable balance based on the various recommendations in the owners manual - they list "rounds of golf", "hours (of engine operation)", and "miles". Using a semi-synthetic blend right now - switching to full synthetic on the next oil change.
Bill
