Great vid especially love the funnel with threaded covers-going out looking for one today!

Thanks for all you've done on this bike so far. I bought one recently and this channel and the info you provide helped in that decision immensely.

Great videos. Im new to the dirt bike style stuff an your videos help out alot 👍

I'm definitely going to be watching this again when I change my oil for the first time on my brand new bike

John, thanks so much for the oil change video. I feel confident now that I can do this myself. You've saved me probably a $150 in shop charges. You da man!

Picking up a 2016 this weekend. The safety wire hook for the oil filter is a nice hack. The finger-dig into the screen hole was significant. Thanks for those tips!

Thanks a lot for responding to my request, John. That was FAST! I will for sure ride much more slow than you, so hoping I can expand oil changes at least every 2000-3000 mi (manual says 10,000 km or 6,000 mi). Awesome video quality and expertise comments and tips! Very smart to change oil often, remove metal particles and use good full synthetic oil. That way you will reduce friction and very well preserve engine wear (amazing LC4 engine deserves it). I looking forward to own my KTM 690 Enduro soon ...I will let you know. Once again, THANK YOU. Keep going and enjoy riding the bike in Hawai island. Good luck!

I know it is basic information but just having bought a 2007 690 SMC, my first KTM, it was extremely helpful. Thanks

Thanks John, nice bike, nice video, you made it all the way to Amsterdam where i'm skidding through the streets with my SMC ;)

Late to the party here but what a great video! Clear, concise and nothing left out. I'm not a wrencher but I feel confident I could easily pull this off after watching your video. There were a couple of good tips also in the comments such a pre oiling the filters. Love your channel! Thanks so much for posting this. Oh yeah....that funnel is the bomb!

Thanks for the metal chips tip. At 3000 miles I did a second oil change and used some 6 inch Q-tips and pulled out a small amount of metal chips in that left side metal screen filter inlet.

Nicely done video my man ! Concise , to the point snd done right ! I do the same btw…. Filters every second change ...... and I’m in my third 690. ...... been riding them since 2008 ...... over 100000 kM on these bikes ...... cheers !!

Great vid, appreciate you posting it.

Thanks for the video bro. Just got a brand new 2018

I always pre oil my filters before installing great video

Super helpful for my first oil change. Thanks

Excellent video!

Just got a 2018 with 300 miles:) From Colorado Ive enjoyed your videos !!!!!

Great video John thanks for sharing. How about taking us through the valve clearance procedure next.

Great vid man! I used it to change the oil for the first time on my bike. Very helpful!

Personally I pre oil the filters before fitting, surprising how much oil they will absorb and hold without spilling, saves running the engine dry on first start up.

Hi JOHN HOWERTON, one way to keep oil from making a mess on engine may sound strange bug aluminum foil (fold it over) and place over the engine the oil will run over it and you can throw away the foil afterwards.

Great video! It would be interesting if there was a 'flush kit' or system to flush out the 'harmful debris' from the motor. I am inclined to use a syringe type system to try to 'suck-out' the residual oil in the bottom of the crankcase and hopefully get out the small particles that you showed. Appreciate the guidance to the process!!

Great video

John, you might try one of those pen magnets (or any other small magnet) to get the shavings from the oil ports.

John try spraying wd40 on the case's and other areas that oil gets on prior to the filters being removed it sure makes clean up easier, I ben doing it for years on Harley Davidson and other bikes to just pretty much just spray water and oil just comes off especially in the hard to get to cracks and crevices.

The mettle is probably from the sealing of the piston rings when you have a new engine you have rough sides on your pistons and rings they rub together to in theory make a complete seal stopping the oil leaking into the firing

For flushing out metal particles on left ports, how about having the bike on side stand then use a syringe with some fuel to flush out the filings by squirting it into the smaller drainage port and let the fuel flow out of the screen port - hopefully with the offending particles.

Super ❤

I always spend money on QUALITY OIL - never had any issues in any of my 2 stroke motocross bikes or 4 strokes (the ones I own) got a big tank DR650 (would love to have a *KTM)!!!!!*

Thanks for sharing. Once I was shown to push a small screw driver through the metal caps on the oil filters and pull it out. This should help avoid pushing a metal wire between the filter and the engine and causing eventual scratches or damages. You damage the filter but it goes out anyway so no need to be extra careful there. I guess there are other hacks and tricks. Like the tip to pre-oil the new filters. Thanks for the tips and comments.

Just acquired my used 2018 KTM 690 Enduro R today. Was searching for good video on oil change and came across your wonderful " how to " video. Could you explain your break in period frequent oil change? Also once you 're past the break in period what interval ( miles ) will you do oil change. Thanks. Kam

Wow thx for the video! Are you in Hawai’i? Where you stay cuz? I recognize the bird call in the background.

Thanks.JHB-SA.

Make sure you don’t overtighten the screws to the paper filters, it’s only 4NM, I found out the hard way but no damage was done and I got the broken piece out quickly.

Thanks, very helpful. Are the oil screens the same size?

Great Vid, Sub+ just bought a clean low mileage 2018

Hi, thank you for this tutorial, so it's not necessary to replace the o rings? What about the washer of the drain screw?

Okay John just bought myself one of these 2016 and looks like an appendectomy to remove the two spark plugs. Appears to be a coil and cap affair with a bolt holding it in place. You want to show us how to get them out and changed?

I did 2000 from factory an then changed it full synthetic. 620miles service not sure what they ment by that. lol. I used a screwdriver to stick it in their to line up. It stayed an then I screwed it in .

Yeah, do a video on the fork-stops adjustment!

I didn’t see a dip stick on the filler cap. Also, mine has a sight glass to see when it’s full.

Anyone know the bar height on a 2017 690 endure r? was looking at mine today and it appears to have risers and a bend on the bars.. (total height?) not sure if the pastrana bend will work with with stock cable length.

I don’t start my bike with dry filters. Put a little new oil inside the new filters

Wow 2 filters and 2 screens, for such a small engine. Wonder why they designed it this way?

easier than dads can am f3 lol.

What front tire are you running on that bike

I have a 2016 and calls for 10w 60 does yours call for a different weight oil because it's a different year

What do you use to clean the screens?

take photos at every stage

The bike doesn't need to be level ?

Torque down all the screws properly with a torque wrench. On LC 4 Engines - Duke (R), SMC-R, Enduro R 6 Nm - 4 lb ft on the oil filter covers (They're M5x16mm btw, threaded into aluminium, they strip out very easily, be careful, unlike you wanna be like me and drive home in a rental car, also clean out any oil that tends to seep into the lower threads by blowing them out with brake cleaner or you will not be able to torque them properly and most likely strip them out) 15 Nm - 11 lb ft on the oil screens 20 Nm - 15 lb ft on the oil drain screw It's also a good idea to just go and buy the complete oil filter kit (75038046110) since it contains all O-Rings, both filters and new oil screens so you can just toss the old ones out. Keep in mind that you have to buy the oil drain screw (58030021000) with the copper washer (58038022000) aswell, they're not included in the kit and have to be replaced everytime. Also LC4's take 10W60, no exception or you'll regret it on hot days.

lol 690 has duble finters and screens... the exc 500 has 1 filter and 1 screen..

19:15 lol

I don't agree with filter change every second change.

every 1000 miles? its not a ktm500 kiddo