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Hi. Thanks first for taking the time to read me. I have a Honda PCX, year 2019. It now has 5,000 KM. Recently on my own, I changed the transmission oil (the first one).

In the container where I drained the oil (I was curious) I saw that there was metal shaving. When I shined my flashlight on the old oil, it glowed like a bit of glitter. Other than that, I saw that there were very small pieces of metal, not many but there were. I don't know if this is normal for being the first transmission oil change, but it worries me a bit. The bike works perfectly and I do not notice anything strange, only that worries me because I do not think it is very normal that there are metal traces in the old oil.

I am writing to you because (the bike is guaranteed) I cannot go to the official dealer and tell them that I have changed the oil. In the manual it says that it is done every 2 years. What do you think?

I leave you the link to the images (you can download it if you want, and zoom it). Again, thank you very much for your time.

https://i.imgur.com/S7JjtOz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jRPNHmt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5hdmUlk.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/d3OI9NY.jpg

Regards.

It’s not unexpected. You did right changing the oil

you you wrote:It’s not unexpected. You did right changing the oil

Hi mate, sorry for my bad english.

Do you mean it's normal what you see in that pictures?

Thank you very much.

Yes it’s normal.

I concur, I have always see glitter metal shavings in the transmission oil of all the scooters that I have owned.

rick-pcx wrote:Hi. Thanks first for taking the time to read me. I have a Honda PCX, year 2019. It now has 5,000 KM. Recently on my own, I changed the transmission oil (the first one).

In the container where I drained the oil (I was curious) I saw that there was metal shaving. When I shined my flashlight on the old oil, it glowed like a bit of glitter. Other than that, I saw that there were very small pieces of metal, not many but there were. I don't know if this is normal for being the first transmission oil change, but it worries me a bit. The bike works perfectly and I do not notice anything strange, only that worries me because I do not think it is very normal that there are metal traces in the old oil.

I am writing to you because (the bike is guaranteed) I cannot go to the official dealer and tell them that I have changed the oil. In the manual it says that it is done every 2 years. What do you think?

I leave you the link to the images (you can download it if you want, and zoom it). Again, thank you very much for your time.

https://i.imgur.com/S7JjtOz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jRPNHmt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5hdmUlk.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/d3OI9NY.jpg

Regards.

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I cannot tell ANYTHING from the photos. There is nothing that is clear. Some wear is normal. Obviously it would not be good to have any metal in a gearcase. So change it, put in the recommended oil, and if you saw shavings, change it again in 2,000 miles comparing and noting the resuts .