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Great thanks guys, good to know. Will give it a go now!!

I'm needing to change the coolant on my XJ6S. Having gone through the manual (and worked out what type of anti-freeze to buy), the only point I'm not sure on is whether it's mandatory to change the 'gasket' on the coolant drain plug (I'd call it a washer personally!) The manual suggests it should be changed - but I cannot seem to find a part number anywhere for this. So 2 questions really - Do I need to change it really? (the bike is 5 years old) - What is the part number for the 'gasket'? Is it just a standard washer or is it a crush washer like on the oil drain sump plug? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the update guys - hasn't happened just after the service, was there before and I asked them to take a look but couldn't find anything wrong I did try to search to see if this was a common problem but couldn't see any related threads And thanks for the link, I'll use the right forum

Hi there Got a late 2009 XJ6S Diversion which has been a great bike so far - currently at around 4000 miles. Had a service done a few weeks back for oil/filter change and general check-over which was all fine. However ever since I've had the bike (for about a year), I've been getting an annoying buzzing at around 6000rpm in any gear - and believe it also vibrates when standing still (on side or main stand). The buzzing is through the pegs and pretty much the whole frame - really bad causing numbness. Particularly annoying given 6k is cruising speed on the motorway in 6th! Any ideas what it could be? Engine mounts? Chain tension (though would have thought this to be corrected in the service)? And would it be covered under warranty? Thanks!

Hi there - I've had my XJ6S for about 3 months. Mainly I do the traditional 'extra-urban' cycle (mix of town and country roads) and have found I'm comfortably getting 55mpg - bike has just got up to 4000 miles for reference. With the torque range of the bike to be honest I'm shifting up at very low revs which obviously helps with the mpg (though conscious to not labour the engine) and find that I don't need to kick-down to overtake! Sounds like the mpg you're getting despite city riding is slightly lower and probably is down to something like the TPS needing adjustment.