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Message started by streece on 03/20/07 at 18:29:17

Title: too much oil?
Post by streece on 03/20/07 at 18:29:17

the stealership worked on my bike the other day. while they had it they changed the oil. now when i look at the site glass with the bike level and upright the sight glass is full and then some. :o According to one pic i saw on this site that would be overfull. Is this right ??? also i have noticed my clutch seems to be slipping some from time to time. also maybe due to being overful ???

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by SavageDude on 03/20/07 at 18:38:59

Did you warm-up the engine then wait for 1 minutes before checking the oil? If you didn't, you should read oil level at or a bit above the top mark.

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by streece on 03/20/07 at 18:40:53

no i did not do that...but mine is above the site glass cold or hot.

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by Reelthing on 03/20/07 at 19:23:49

too it is - time to drain it a little - bozos may have filled to the mark while on the side stand

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by Greg_650 on 03/20/07 at 22:05:18

Reelthing wrote:

too it is - time to drain it a little - bozos may have filled to the mark while on the side stand

Yep...good point. Might have been the custodian at the dealership getting some training :P

Drain some out in something clean, and pour the right amount back in.

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by streece on 03/21/07 at 04:07:03

thanks for your help guys....probably was the janitor :o.

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by Paladin on 03/21/07 at 05:54:22

Nah, the janitor has probably worked there longer and knows more about motorcycles than the mechanics. I overfilled mine when I first got it (read the instructions weeks later) -- I suspect that the overfilling caused my plug leak.

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by RadarORiley on 03/21/07 at 08:32:17

I have yet to figure out a way to check it myself & hold up the bike. Must be a circus contortionist to do that one.

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by verslagen1 on 03/21/07 at 08:58:12

It must be a cultural thing... or they're laughing their arse's off.

Tried the mirror thing, pretty hard to see. Light has to be just right, forget it at night.

Blocking up the kick stand seems to work best for me.
Block up kick stand to point where any more will tip it over. Then you can steady the bike with one hand (in case of a breeze, earthquake, etc.) bend over and check. ;D

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by Greg_650 on 03/21/07 at 09:37:44

Paladin wrote:

-- I suspect that the overfilling caused my plug leak.

Aw, come on...let's not start some kind of myth here. I can see that statement coming back in some newbie topic next year..."I read in some post that the plug leak..." :P

You and I have the same bike, we both had the leak...I've never overfilled it. That silly plug is the problem.

You have a good sense of humor :)

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by Greg_650 on 03/21/07 at 09:50:46

verslagen1 wrote:

So easy, even an old guy can do it!!!

Are you guys trying to say that an old guy with 2 bad disks can get on the floor, pull the bike upright by the handlebar, and check the level, but no one else can ???

If you're really worried put it in gear, so it won't roll. I check the oil level from the same position that I fill it. Sitting on my butt. Much easier that way ;D

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by georgekathe on 03/21/07 at 10:06:04

I get Kathe to straddle the bike so I can get down on floor & check oil, safe in knowledge it won't fall over on me!

(if I were chauvenistic I'd say that was what wives were for, but as I'm not, I won't!) :)

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by Greg_650 on 03/21/07 at 10:22:21

georgekathe wrote:

Doesn't her leg make it hard to see the oil level? Your motive might not be the same, but that's understandable. :P

So easy, even a younger guy can do it!!!

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by verslagen1 on 03/21/07 at 11:47:33

Greg_650 wrote:

Are you guys trying to say that an old guy with 2 bad disks can get on the floor, pull the bike upright by the handlebar, and check the level, but no one else can ???

I guess my arms aren't long enough. :'(

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by Greg_650 on 03/21/07 at 13:04:32

verslagen1 wrote:

I guess my arms aren't long enough. :'(

Just gotta think outside the box. Being lazy helps :P

Title: Re: too much oil?
Post by streece on 03/21/07 at 18:46:50

hey guys. i drained 8 ounces of oil out of the bike and now the level is at the top mark. and the clutch is not slipping now. ;D thanks for you help.