the Price of an Oil Change for a Scooter

The most important thing to do is regular oil changes for four stroke engines. Two stroke engines consume their engine oil, so you don't have to worry about changing it. My Honda scooter only hold about a quart of engine oil. The bigger Yamaha scooters have oil filters, but the Hondas do not have filters (just a small screen). Given the small displacement (engine size) of most scooters, they tend to get run hard. The small amount of oil, lack of oil filter and high rpm usage leads to oil breakdown much quicker than in automobile. I change my scooter oil every 1000 miles. This may sound extreme, but given that most scoots only take a quart of oil - what is the cost of a quart? Even the very best synthetic oil is only $5 a quart. Is that cheap or what? As for oil, use a top quality oil made for smaller engines. I use a top quality synthetic oil. Remember that changing your oil is WAY cheaper than replacing your engine.

It was very easy. I went to the closest gas station. The guy there was very helpful. He changed the oil for my scooter by himself and he didn't ask for an extra charge for this. It was about 10-minute procedure and cost me only $5.

Note that the 80-125-150-250 Honda's have a small window in the speedometer. The window changes colour from green to red every 1000 miles. It's to remind you to change the oil. After you change it, just place the key into the slot on the lower left side instrument panel and push. This will reset the indicator back to green.