metal shavings in 2stroke gearbox oil

[bigo]

hey all i just dumped my 2ride old oil out of my gearbox and theres a bit of metal shavings in there is this normal for a 2stroke?
at a guess my kick starter is slipping so its $hit from that should i do something about it or is it right to keep using it as is?
its a 91 kdx200
cheers

[kdxquebec]

Welcome to the group Bigo.Sometimes I find metal shavings in my oil too. But just in a very little quantity and much much smaller than yours. Do an other oil change (after 3-4 min of iddle time) and inspect.

Does your kickstarter slip all the time? For sure this problem do not help!

[skipro3]

I get that too, but usually just after replacing some part or another, like clutch plates. Keep an eye on it by flushing with cheapo oil; drain and fill with cheap oil, start bike and warm up tranny, drain, repeat and then fill with good oil. After about 100 miles of riding, check it again.
BTW is it steel or aluminum? Check with a magnet.

[bigo]

thanks guys, it's steel shavings.
did i read somewhere i could use car auto oil for the box? ne type in perticular?
cheers

[bigo]

oh an yes the starter slips all the time and lots but cant still start it with a few 1/2 kicks.

[KDXer]

Maybe email the ebay seller I sent you and ask if they also have the kick start mechanism... It sounds like whats causing the problem. Maybe worth a try. just a thought.

[bigo]

no luck on that one kay dee

[KDXer]

Spewin... Have you priced the assembly at a stealership ?? I can recall reading of a fair few people having kickstart issues with the older KDX's.

[bigo]

not as yet cos it wasnt pi$$ing me off enough yet ;)

[Indawoods]

Everytime that puppy slips it is making shavings for ya... Nothing to really worry about but I would get it fixed...