• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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New here and a question about TE310 sump plug?

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Wollongongwolf

Husqvarna
A Class
Hi all, new here from OZ and have just enterered the brave new world of Husqvarna, having just picked up an 2011/12 TE310 with 32hours on it. Last bike was a DRZ400, 6 years of hard riding with no problems ever, so a little nervous about going Euro, always ridden Jap dirt bikes.
My first question is about the sump plug. I read that the 2013 model has a magnet on it to catch the metal crap, just changed the oil on mine and don't see a magnet, so presume it is different to the 13 model.
I just rang the Husky dealer and they said mine should be the same as a 13.
So are the 13 model sump plugs different to the 11/12 models and if so, would a swap of a 13 model to mine be better for the engine? The articles I have read says gives the mother longer life.
I also changed the oil filter, but read there is a metal mesh that should be cleaned also, where is that on the engine?
Well that's the first couple of questions, I am sure there will be many more, thanks.
 
The 2012 is not the same as the 2013. The 2013 has a separate drain plug with magnet. The 2012 needs to be drained via the barb fitting that the oil vent return connects to. Do yourself a favor and get one of the ZipTy kits and reroute the hose to the fill plug. Either way, you will not have a magnet. I've asked Tinken to have ZipTy make one. Perhaps if both of us harass him enough...
 
Thanks for your reply. I thought that may be the case, that they would be different, what a pity. Guess best to keep the oil changes up. I did the oil change yesterday, what a mess, what were the Italians thinking?????????????? I looked at the sump and thought how hard would it to of cast a sump plug in the original design? Seems that forgot to and had to come up with a quick solution!
Know any thing about the wire mesh screen so where on the engine?
 
The screen is inside the oil drain hole. I usually bend a piece of wire into a hook and gently fish it out. Be careful not to poke a hole in it.
 
Ok thanks, did not see it, will have to look more carefully next time. I hope it is in there.riding this weekend, so do they get much crap on them? Just don't want to starve the engine of oil or whatever.
 
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