How do I change the oil and coolant in my Yamaha YZF 600 motorcycle?

Where can I find the type of filter I need? What type of oil do I use? What type of coolant?How do I change the oil and coolant in my Yamaha YZF 600 motorcycle?
You can get a FRAM filter from Advanced Auto Parts for like $6. You can tell the cashier the year, make , and model and he can tell you the model number of the specific filter for your bike. I just bought a filter and 4 quarts for $11.





Pull your lower and upper front fairings off. The drain plug is near the kickstand switch. It's the only bolt that doesn't hold anything on. It's an 1/2 socket on my bike. Righty tighty, lefty loosie. if it's tight you may need to spray some wd40 to loosen it. You can drain it into anything. The pan I use is too high so I have to sit my kickstand in the pan and let it drain in and clean my stand after. After it all drains out put the plug back in. If you look between the pipes coming out the front of the engine, you'll see the filter. Unscrew it. You may need to loosen it with a wrench or something. Don't worry about denting it. Don't remove it all the way just yet. First use your finger tip to put some fresh oil around the rubber gasket of the new filter. then pour about two cap fulls of fresh oil into the center chamber of the new filter. Now as a fast paced movement remove the old and in with the new. i say do it fast because oil will spill out onto your pipes. Just clean them with a damp rag when done. Hand tighten the filter only. Tight as you can with your hands. Now unscrew the oil cap and pour 3 quarts in. Close it and start the bike for about 60 seconds. Do not rev just let it idle. Next turn it off, have a buddy stand it up off the kick stand and pour more oil into it until the oil level reaches the center of both lines on the oil level gauge window. The reason you start it is to make sure oil is pumped into the filter and circulated everywhere it needs to be. You don't rev because you are running the bike with not enough oil. the 60 seconds shouldn't hurt any but reving 1/2 qt low might. So now your oil is changed.





Coolant: You'll notice a thick rubber hose coming from the radiator going down towards the drain plug. Unscrew the clamp that holds it in at the bottom and the coolant come gushing out once you loosen the hose. Once it's all out, pour a gallon of water through and just let it run right out. Put the hose back on, tighten the clamp and refill with coolant. Don't waste your money on the 50/50 stuff. You're paying for half a bottle of water. You can get water free and just 50/50 yourself. Anyhow the radiator cap is on the right side under the hand grip to the right of where the tank meets the bars. Unscrew it and fill it up. The first time full isn't full. Leave the cap off and start the bike. You'll see the coolant level go down. Leave it running and pour more into it until it's full. Turn bike off, put cap back on and you're done. You can also put some in the res under the seat if needed.





Clean up and pull off. Ride safe and have fun!