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About ready to remove the oil pan off my 77' KZ1000A to change out the gasket and inspect. Can I remove the oil pan without removing the engine? Looks like you can, but wanted to make sure?

Yes ....you can remove the oil pan with the engine in the frame .

Yes.In your WSM do you have orings for the oil paths inside pan cover ? You MUST locate these correctly, ZR.

I see one inside the oil pan. Is that the one your making reference too? It's a 91mm o-ring that sets inside the groove inside the oil pan? I have one on order with Z1 Ent.

That should be your filter cover oring ? The ones i am referring to would be much smaller - about 25 - 30 mm.I am not familiar with your exact model - just figured they would be similar to mine. Have you got a Manual ?

I do have a FSM. There is the Filer Cover o-ring that measures 105mm which usually comes with the oil filer. And then there's the oil pan internal o-ring that measures 91mm. I'm not aware of anymore at least associated with the oil pan.

On mine there are three small O rings around 1cm each if I remember right. I just swapped mine with one from ebay purchase. U can prob search it on ebay and find a pic, but don't forget these O rings as I think the passages channel the oil to different parts of the engine that absolutely need the lube. When u pull the pan, check the underside of the crankcase to see if they stuck up there. U can also wipe out any settled grime that sits in the bottom of the case while pan is off. At work now, else would confirm w pics.

One large o-ring on the kz1000 motors; the 750 is a different engine and has the little o-rings in there