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Message started by Keith55 on 07/01/08 at 15:49:27

Title: oil level please
Post by Keith55 on 07/01/08 at 15:49:27

Can anyone tell me the correct way to check the oil level? I changed the oil and added 2 quarts 20w 50 but it looks to high in the window.I don't have owners manual,and its my first time.
Thanks very much
Keith

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by serowbot on 07/01/08 at 16:10:30

Warm it up, shut it off for 2 min., hold it upright, look in glass...should be in the middle.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Keith55 on 07/01/08 at 16:11:39

Thanks

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Dj12midnit on 07/01/08 at 16:11:40

Keith,

you should see two lines to the right of the little round window. That is the not enough and to much lines. If you change the oil and filter it will take a little more then two quarts.

dang I type to slow.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by thumperclone on 07/01/08 at 16:54:28

2 quarts is right in line with a filter change(spec 2.1 qt)there is is .4 qt that comes out during an engine overhaul..
get a friend to balance the bike from the left side as you kneel down onn the right holdin the handle bar to level the bike and check the glass site to the rear of the right foot peg...with pratice you can do it alone but a friends help with beers is...... ::)

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by thumperclone on 07/01/08 at 16:55:12

1E303C213D6060550 wrote:

i remember my "first time" ;)

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by thumperclone on 07/01/08 at 16:56:05

now buy A book!!! 8-)

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Reelthing on 07/01/08 at 17:29:17

crap you wrote a book on your first time :o

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Dj12midnit on 07/01/08 at 18:17:31

Owners manual says 2.5 Quarts when replacing Oil and filter. So as long as you have 3 quarts on hand you are covered till the next oil change.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/02/08 at 00:31:04

Put 2.5 in & you'll be draining it. Drain the oil, swap the filter, INSTALL DRAIN plug,, add 2 quarts, go for a ride, let it sit a couple of minutes, put it in first, get down on one knee with a drop light laying on the floor, reach up & grab the throttle, straighten the bars across the bike, pull down & across & stand the bike up, Slowly, feel it slowly stop resisting, then, it will start to press into your hand, as it comes over center. Push back, gently, rock it back & forth & you can feel when its traight up & down. Look at the sightglass. There are 2 lines, one ( as mentioned earlier) is for Not Enough Oil, the other, PLenty Full. I dont like being close to the bottom one, or over the top one, Its okay when its NOT perfectly full, as long as its not almost to the lower line.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by youzguyz on 07/02/08 at 03:00:18

Old guys like me use one of those inspection mirrors. Sit on bike so you know you have it vertical.. check oil level using mirror.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Jay on 07/02/08 at 03:40:08

2 quarts. More than that and you'll be draining the excess. Don't ask me how I know. ;)
Ride safe,
Jay

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Keith55 on 07/02/08 at 06:59:11

thanks everyone . warming it up and let set for a few mins. did the the trick, with 2 quarts it was right to the top line. it was a long time ago but my last bike, a gl or gs , 450 suzuki had a dip stick I think, anyway I wish the savage did.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Rustbucket on 07/02/08 at 11:48:09

Yeah, I made the mistake of going by the owners manual when i did my first oil change.
When i locate one i'm going to buy one of those mirrors on a antenna shaft thingies to check my level. It sucks having to get the wife to come out and help me check my oil level. lol

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by bill67 on 07/03/08 at 19:26:53

I put the handle bars straight get down and look at the little wind,grab the seat with left hand and slowly pull it over till straight up and down

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Dj12midnit on 07/03/08 at 20:57:40

Does everyone wait till it stops dripping, then rock it back and forth and drain some more. Cause I put in two quarts then warm it up then let it sit and it is right at the bottom line. Then I top it off.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Ian on 07/05/08 at 06:33:16

I changed the oil and filter in my daughter's 1995 LS650 and added exactly 2 quarts. The sight glass is completely full. How full is too full?

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by T Mack 1 on 07/05/08 at 07:23:31

7E7679792F7E7C170 wrote:

I changed the oil and filter in my daughter's 1995 LS650 and added exactly 2 quarts. The sight glass is completely full. How full is too full?

Tip the bike slightly off level and see if the level comes into view.

I have had my engine apart, that's how I bought the bike (cheap). You should be able to get away with oil to the top of the window. The issue that arises is too much oil splash. Which turns into oil vapor and goes out the vent, which gets messy.

To check the oil level I use a piece of wood that makes the bike "almost" level and fill to the line. "Almost level" as in if you bump the bike it might tip over, but the wind won't blow it over... I have since (with the help of my 13 YO son) checked the bike at level. The oil comes to just the top of the window.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Ian on 07/07/08 at 08:15:05

with a slight tip I get the bubble at the top so I'm not going to worry about it. thanks!

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by thoner7 on 07/07/08 at 12:35:54

I Just changed the oil on my "new" 87 Savage. I used 10w-40, like it said right on the cap, but now there is a slight tick/knock when running the motor. I didnt use a special "motorcycle" oil, just some castrol syntec blend I already had. I didnt have the tick before and I am wondering if its the motor oil? The motor died when riding for the first time since Ive had it as well, and was losing power in lower RPM. The oil level is right below the top line.

Also, Ive noticed that the pads rub the disc ever so slightly on my front brake, whats the easiest way to "widen the gap" between the pads.

Thanks

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by thoner7 on 07/07/08 at 12:41:07

Also wanted to add: I checked the sight glass after running it about 8 miles, and the oil is almost as black as it was right before I drained it? I didnt change the filter

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Ian on 07/07/08 at 13:10:33

thoner7 - your ride is old enough and loose enough you could probably run 20W-50 in it to quiet the valves. I'd change the filter with each oil change - they are cheap insurance.

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Brad_THMP3R on 07/19/08 at 19:00:17

so.. it's supposed to be within the marks when the engine is off, right? So when you start it, the oil dissapears? I'm second guessing myself so any help would be great. thanks

Ok, just found this
--"After the engine has idled for about a minute, shut it off and wait another minute or so for the new oil to settle from the cylinder heads into the crankcase."

Title: Re: oil level please
Post by Dj12midnit on 07/19/08 at 19:21:18

You ride the bike turn it off, let it sit about 5 minutes then check the level.