hey guys im new to brushless and wanted to find out what things i need to do to make sure this motor stays at its peak for along time. so far all i have seen is to oil the bearings and make sure it doesnt over heat. im used to brushed where i tear them down and pray them out and oil them up cut the comm and put them back together but im not sure if i just oil bearings only or do a complete tear down and clean it once in awhile. im running onroad so i just want to make sure it stays clean

I don't do much. I wipe any dirt off and keep it clean, but beyond that, nothing. My bl motors have sealed endbells and I don't run in wet or muddy conditions. I'll do something for brgs when they start feeling gritty or start to make noise.

so i really dont need to do much to it then? i bought it used and i beleve he used it in a offroad car so thats why i ask if i should tear it down or just leave it alone. it doesnt feel gritty at all but it does seem like the power isnt there like other 17.5 motors

If the power feels off and its not brgs/drag, about the only other thing it can be is it's been run hot enough to sap some of the magnets strength. I've seen brushless run hot enough to completely demag. Short of the rotor starting to come apart, there's really nothing in there. If its sealed, it shouldn'r be full of dust or dirt.

I did have a Feigao XL motor start to act like it was demagging, and I did puill that apart - rotor had unglued from the shaft and screwed up the magnetis inside. I did manage to fix that. Could always pop an endbell off and take a look.

its a orion vortex 17.5. the motor is spot on with other 17.5 orions but against some other 17.5 it seems like they pull harder so i was thinking its just alittle dirty

there could be other factors that make them seem to pull harder.. batteries, gearing...