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roughrider Ex Member	Does the savage use oil? 08/27/05 at 19:39:13 Just wanted to get everyones opinion on this. I wanted to know if the savage uses oil. I was told by a mechanic that the savage uses about a quart of oil every 1000 miles? Is this true? He said it was common for a single cylinder?
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Re: Does the savage use oil?
Reply #1 - 08/27/05 at 19:45:52

RoughRider wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

Just wanted to get everyones opinion on this. I wanted to know if the savage uses oil. I was told by a mechanic that the savage uses about a quart of oil every 1000 miles? Is this true? He said it was common for a single cylinder?

Mine doesn't. Many Savages have a known issue with a plug in the cylinder head that begins to leak oil after some time in use. It's not under pressure so it's a seepage issue. They corrected it around the 2002 model year, I believe. It's a $6 part and isn't to hard to replace but not without its frustrations (I broke a bolt on mine while doing this). However, I thought yours was a newer bike, so that should not be an issue.

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short round Junior Member 2005 No Login Offline Posts: 88 mid Missouri Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #2 - 08/27/05 at 19:54:33 Mine certainly doesn't. I go oil change to oil change without needing to add.
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Joel Ex Member	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #3 - 08/27/05 at 21:05:36 I have an '87 with 15K miles on it, and it doesn't use oil (well other than the leaks). Every couple hundred miles I put about an ounce of oil to recover what leaked out.
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Reply #4 - 08/28/05 at 00:04:15

Lightwieght oil in 100 plus degree weather will caus it to use oil like nobody would believe. 2 quarts in under an hour at a mid-summer rally in central MS. Other than that, if your piston rings have properly bedded in, it should use little to no oil in regular service. BUT, since there is no such thing as a perfectly sealed engine, some oil usage should be considered normal.
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slavy Serious Thumper Offline smart cars for stupid people Posts: 710 Phoenix, Arizona Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #5 - 08/28/05 at 09:16:34 If You are somewhere with a high temperatures in 80's and You ride in 50-55 mph range and You use 20W-50 oil - no problem- very low oil consumption. If You are in TX or NM or Az , You put the recommended 10W-40 oil and You ride on the hwy- You better check your oil daily or at least weekly.
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savage777 Ex Member	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #6 - 08/28/05 at 10:08:28 my 2001 doesnt use oil ..well very little between changes I havent ever had to top it off. I live on the Illinois side north of St. louis so we dont hit 105 but 98'99 insnt uncommon I run 10w40 Valvoline Dura Blend never had problems
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #7 - 08/28/05 at 11:04:29 My '01 has 5k miles. Seems to use about 4 oz. of oil per 1000 miles.
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gazab44 Senior Member 2004 No Login Offline TO OLD TO DIE YOUNG.... Posts: 416 uk Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #8 - 08/28/05 at 11:47:26 never had to top up between oil changes
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #9 - 08/28/05 at 12:18:52 A quart of oil every 1000 miles sounds excessive, after all an oil change is only 2 quarts for one of these bikes. My '02 seems to be using an ounce or two every 100 miles.
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #10 - 08/28/05 at 14:00:19 Well, as to oil useage, I've had my '03 for 2 years now and at 4300 kms (2700mi) my Savage hasn't used a drop of oil (weekly checks) ... and I've changed my oil twice a season ...
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Re: Does the savage use oil?
Reply #11 - 08/28/05 at 15:20:48

slavy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

If You are in TX or NM or Az , You put the recommended 10W-40 oil and You ride on the hwy- You better check your oil daily or at least weekly.

I'm in Dallas and using 15W50 synthetic riding about 150 miles a week without a need to top off. I suppose the heavier oil helps a lot. I changed the oil yesterday after 4 months and drained slightly over 2 quarts.

Note: I finally installed the magnetic drain plug. We'll see what it picks up at the next change.

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Paula71 Full Member 2005 No Login Offline Ohio Rider 'N Luvn every minute! Posts: 161 Troy, Ohio Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #12 - 08/28/05 at 15:35:10 My '05 does not use oil, changed 2x and each time just a little over 2 quarts out which is what went in.
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Dr_D Full Member 2005 No Login Offline 30 bikes in 39 years Posts: 190 Jarvis, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Does the savage use oil? Reply #13 - 08/28/05 at 18:18:23 1998 model, 30,000km, use 20w50, never had to add even a spoonful between changes. My Triumph was the same, until I started using a fully synthetic. It started leaking out of everywhere except the handle bars. LOL. Too thin at temp I guess. Gonna go back to dino juice.
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Re: Does the savage use oil?
Reply #14 - 08/28/05 at 18:33:49

Mine does not use oil - 04.

From your posts it really sounds like you need to find a new mechanic/dealership.

Incidently, when I asked my mechanic about the white spacer mod (they already knew about drilling out and adjusting the idle mixture) he looked it up on schematics and decided that it made sense if you wanted the bike to run richer in the range affected.

Since my bike doesn't afterfire or backfire unless I reallly try to make if happen and even then not all the time, I haven't tried the spacer mod or new jets. The idle mix is adjusted. I have some mild bluing (light brown really), but other than that my bike has run fine from the get go. I would only try other modifications if I thought it would keep the MPG the same or improve while improving the ride.

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