I have a 2009 scooter, a 250cc MP3 with about 2,000 km on the odometer.
AFIK, it has never been serviced, and tonight I got to wondering what I need to check on and take care of?
The brakes are flawless, so does the brake fluids need to be flushed....
per the manual, yes, every 2 years.
Anti-freeze:
manual seems to think it is PERMANENT
I have never checked anything on this since I bought it 2 years ago, it always starts, which I discovered tonight is because it is Fuel Injected
The amount of fluids this thing needs is so minuscule, it would be easy to over fill, or under fill.
I need a lift table for it, but alas, I don't have one.
Viewing the above, it would seem that Vespa has been in the forefront of using Synthetic fluids for a long time.
the air filter is a sponge, wash it clean, use 50% petrol and 50% 4T oil ( 5w40 Synthetic )
let it drip 'dry' and put it back in.
Today, my order for WD-White Lithium Spray Grease arrived.
it did wonders for the water faucet out by the highway, one of those Farm style with a vertical shaft plunger to the valve 2 feet below ground.
seems like it will be perfect for brake levers for this scoot and my gl1800.
When they say permanent for antifeeze they mean all year round, still need refreshing every 2-3 years using quality glycol type as the anti corrosion additive wears out, careful on mix as if you go more than 60% glycol the freeze point starts coming back up, also mix with distilled water not tap water.
If you change the coolant pay special attention to the type, not just any coolant. Monoethylene glycol it says. Maybe that means just ethylene glycol in english.
If you change the coolant pay special attention to the type, not just any coolant. Monoethylene glycol it says. Maybe that means just ethylene glycol in english.
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