Fitting a Scottoiler

[old son]

I have just bought a new Scottoiler and am trying to work out the best way to fit the delivery tube to the swing arm. I have used stick on pads in the past but they usually fall off over time. I don't want to see cable ties!! Anybody thought of a long lasting way of fitting this tube?

[Tmation]

I have seen a couple of installations where they have put the dispensing pipe behind the front sprocket cover. It looks much neater than having cable ties on the swinging arm as most of the pipe work can be hidden.


I don't have any more information as I am not a scottoiler fan and wouldn't have one on my bike, I don't commute in all weathers and if I did I would buy a shaft drive.

[hotmetal]

Sorry old son, I've got one on mine and I agree the gen 1 swing arm seems to be Teflon coated. I tried various glues and ended up with cable ties, much to my annoyance.

I managed to get the routing fairly 'stealth' with just a short vertical bit near the shock visible which is good to check that there's still oil in there at a glance. Space is a bit limited to run it on the inside of the swing arm though.

I have seen somewhere that you can shorten the pipe and aim into the front sprocket cover (could have been on the old thou forum though). Scott oiler don't recommend that though. Not sure why not, can't see how that would affect oil penetration or fling. You might get lucky with something like contact adhesive but forget anything hard like epoxy or super glue.

[old son]

Has anybody tried using the stick on pads supplied in the kit and used pop rivets to hold them on? I can't believe the small holes would weaken the arm??

[NorthWestern]

I had cable ties etc too, I used to race RC cars and had some really good "servo tape" (double sided tape), I used that and it lasted a month or so.


My dual injector blocked and kept blocking so in the end I made it into a single injector and moved it to drip on the chain at the front sprocket.


Since then I have had zero issues, the chain is always spick and span and have no oil spatter on the rim/tyre.  I am an all weather rider and to be honest I have no idea why scotoiler tell you not to mount it there as I find it to be superior.


Some people say you can't count the drips/min as easy because the nozzle is "hidden".  This is only a problem if you use that method to set it up, I just adjust it depending on the chain condition, if its dry, turn it up a bit, dripping, turn it down etc.  TBH I have not had to adjust mine for ages ( prob since last spring)

[dickturpin]

My scotoiler is mounted under the rear wheel mudguard. The delivery hose is visible dropping vertically onto the swingarm. It is then routed under the swingarm with clear impact adhesive to the rear sprocket...no cable ties. I tried the front sprocket idea but too much oil flung off with the greater speed of the front sprocket. I used some tv coax centre core in the last couple of inches of the delivery pipe to give a 'bendable' tube to drop on the chain just in front of the rear sprocket. Also supported by washer (with arm) through back axle bolt.

Hope that helps

[old son]

Dual injector?

No, single.

Thanks for your input guys

[hotmetal]

My scotoiler is mounted under the rear wheel mudguard. The delivery hose is visible dropping vertically onto the swingarm. It is then routed under the swingarm with clear impact adhesive to the rear sprocket...no cable ties. I tried the front sprocket idea but too much oil flung off with the greater speed of the front sprocket.

That was it!