are there any issues with self servicing the new Stelvio, assuming out of warranty
Hello Jim, good to see you on the forum. Iām sure others have some knowledge to help you.
Best wishes Chris
Hi there. I am new to Guzzi and the V100 engine but the biggest issue Iād call is money!
I guess it depends on whether you are a confident spanner merchant? How close you are to a competent dealership etc. However I canāt see paying a couple of hundred quid for routine stuff like oil and filter changes when I am completely capable of doing it myself.
Mine is a 23 and out of warranty though have a off house one for a year. They, of course, insist on stated services being done at approved dealers. Aināt happening!
About the only job I can see that I might not want to do myself is the 15k valve clearances but honestly, even that is pretty much just follow the manual. If you have the tools and the workspace and keep your receipts and records then you know for sure exactly what has been done. Just depends where you are on the experience/confidence curve.
Just my two cents.
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Engine oil and filter changes are easy.
Shaft (bevel) oil change is easy if you have the 65mm (IIRC) socket and tools to remove the rear wheel.
Not tried valve clearances yet, and TBH unlikely I will try as I have a great local dealer (Jim Allan) and happy to give him some business to make sure he remains open 
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Hi! Not somethin g I have looked at closely as yet but do you actually need to remove the rear wheel for a bevel gear oil change? Not disputing that at all. Just on past shafties I have had just a drain plug and fill orifice to get at. Maybe the V100 makes that tricky?
On the Stelvio, I could not see a way to get to the filler/level plug without removing the wheel.
If youāre anywhere near me (central Scotland) , pop over and Iāll give you a hand. You may need a big breaker bar to accompany the socket to remove the wheel, and the a torque wrench to re-tighten it afterwards
I measured the correct quantity of oil to put back into the bevel box, and filling coincided with a tad of overflow, so I think the filler plug is also a level plug 
Itās a 30 min job once youāve done it once
Hi. Yeah Iāve just been looking at the workshop manual illustrations and looks to me that you can get to the filler orifice through between the rear wheel spokes.
As you say, ā I think the filler plug is also a level plugā, just so. every two or four wheel vehicles I have done transmission fluid have the fill plug situated to be āoverflow pointā leaving space above. Really just ensures the bevel gears lie in a bath. Itās not any kind of pressurised set up.
One tip from me if not already equipped, look on Amazon or eBay for āCatheter tip syringesā. They are cheap and accurately graduated. Just saw a couple with two to three syringes plus a metre length of clear tubing and caps from 7 to 10 quid. Some 60cc some 100cc.
Just need a long extension on your ratchet to reach the filler cap.
Just interest, where in Central are you? I am in Kirkcaldy. Have been checking out Jim Allenās website and happily barely 30-40 minutes from me if I need them. May well support them like you say when I get to the 15k service/valve check job.
Iāve done those before on straight four engines but typically if only a couple of shims are out of tolerance the dealerships will usually have a selection kit on hand rather than having to order individual replacements and await arrival. Also canāt see me springing for the couple of holder tools to preserve timing while working. Additionally getting at the shims requires a slew of dismantling Iām not likely to fancy messing with. Seems unnessesarily complicated compared to Jap fours?
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Thatās the V100 but Iām presuming the Stelvio is the same.
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Yup! Exactly right for the V100 with alloys however the Stelvio with spoked wheels would indeed need the wheel removed.
Iām in Alloa 
As I thought. Sorry! I missed that reply clearly! Dave