Burning Oil
#11
08-06-2024 | 10:00 AM
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With the 2008 dipstick and the bike upright as it is a trike the oil level is over the top mark but fortunately we have the 2017 for reference.
Maybe I should get a 1991 dipstick? LOL.
With the newer bikes I guess my comment is out of place here being somewhat irrelevant?
Maybe I should get a 1991 dipstick? LOL.
With the newer bikes I guess my comment is out of place here being somewhat irrelevant?
Last edited by Andy from Sandy; 08-06-2024 at 10:02 AM.
#12
08-06-2024 | 10:18 AM
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With the 2008 dipstick and the bike upright as it is a trike the oil level is over the top mark but fortunately we have the 2017 for reference.
Maybe I should get a 1991 dipstick? LOL.
With the newer bikes I guess my comment is out of place here being somewhat irrelevant?
Maybe I should get a 1991 dipstick? LOL.
With the newer bikes I guess my comment is out of place here being somewhat irrelevant?
#13
08-06-2024 | 10:21 AM
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08-06-2024 | 11:17 AM
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Yeah I'm convinced now that my procedure was wrong. However, could the level be wrong by a whole quart? I guess it's possible that a quart went down the engine, hence the requirement to do oil check after a good warmup of the engine
Question - if I have overfilled it, how should I "remove" the extra oil? I'm inclined to syphon it out somehow. Last time I changed it was spring 2023, about 2k miles ago, so maybe time for complete oil change?
Question - if I have overfilled it, how should I "remove" the extra oil? I'm inclined to syphon it out somehow. Last time I changed it was spring 2023, about 2k miles ago, so maybe time for complete oil change?
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08-07-2024 | 06:20 AM
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08-07-2024 | 06:36 AM
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"NOTE: The motorcycle should be upright and level when checking oil level."
It's pretty awkward trying to hold the bike upright, pull, and look at the dipstick. At least doing it by yourself, when I tried the factory method. I just factor in the bit of lean over on the kickstand, which should make the oil level just slightly lower on the stick than if held upright. As long as you're between the marks, you should be fine. I run my oil on low side, rather than topped up to the upper mark. That's also supposed to lessen oil discharge from the breathers, but IMO the jury is still out on that one.
John
It's pretty awkward trying to hold the bike upright, pull, and look at the dipstick. At least doing it by yourself, when I tried the factory method. I just factor in the bit of lean over on the kickstand, which should make the oil level just slightly lower on the stick than if held upright. As long as you're between the marks, you should be fine. I run my oil on low side, rather than topped up to the upper mark. That's also supposed to lessen oil discharge from the breathers, but IMO the jury is still out on that one.
John
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08-07-2024 | 09:12 AM
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I have never encountered a motor that used one pint in 250-300 miles. Unless it was my two stroke RM250 or RD400, and I don't think even they used that much I just put 3000 miles on my 24 year old truck (with 240,000 miles) in two weeks and used less than one pint in total. And that's with Castrol 5W-30 High Mileage semi-synthetic.
Where did you find this information? Not saying you're incorrect, but I have never had a vehicle that used anywhere near that much, even my leaky old VWs.
John
Where did you find this information? Not saying you're incorrect, but I have never had a vehicle that used anywhere near that much, even my leaky old VWs.
John
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08-07-2024 | 09:24 AM
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I have never encountered a motor that used one pint in 250-300 miles. Unless it was my two stroke RM250 or RD400, and I don't think even they used that much I just put 3000 miles on my 24 year old truck (with 240,000 miles) in two weeks and used less than one pint in total.
Where did you find this information? Not saying you're incorrect, but I have never had a vehicle that used anywhere near that much, even my leaky old VWs.
John
Where did you find this information? Not saying you're incorrect, but I have never had a vehicle that used anywhere near that much, even my leaky old VWs.
John