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zzandeamos YaBB Newbies Offline West coast Posts: 12	No oil in window 02/11/09 at 15:36:41 I just finished changing the oil and checking the cam chain tensioner and put in 1.8 qts of oil. I cannot see the oil in the window. I start it up and it runs just fine. I shut it down after about a minute and look and still no oil in the window. What did I do, put the filter in wrong or something? No leaks. Gimme some ideas. Thanks
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SavageGreaseMonkey13 Ex Member	Re: No oil in window Reply #1 - 02/11/09 at 15:38:21 add more oil
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #2 - 02/11/09 at 15:44:33 I agree Add more. Just a little at a time though. If your not careful you can go from no show to over flow.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #3 - 02/11/09 at 15:46:04 Are you holding the bike upright? waited a minute after shut down? are you on level ground? is the seat in the upright position?
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zzandeamos YaBB Newbies Offline West coast Posts: 12	Re: No oil in window Reply #4 - 02/11/09 at 15:52:44 O.K. Thanks I'll try a little more oil. I got the Dyna installed and it is wussy compared to the supertrapp but it should be o.k.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #5 - 02/11/09 at 16:52:33 I said too quiet. needs that plate down the middle drilled out I think. or knocked out totally.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6047 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #6 - 02/11/09 at 17:04:31 BIKE MUST BE UPRIGHT AND LEVEL TO READ SITE GLASS !!!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: No oil in window Reply #7 - 02/11/09 at 21:41:23 If you added 1.8, its a tad low, but should be in the window i think. Gotta have the bike upright & level to read the level. If you get it looking Right in the window while its leaning on the stand, its waay too full.
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Re: No oil in window
Reply #8 - 02/11/09 at 22:04:04

zzandeamos wrote on 02/11/09 at 15:36:41:

I just finished changing the oil and checking the cam chain tensioner and put in 1.8 qts of oil. I cannot see the oil in the window...

I'm imagining you took the cover off to check the cam tensioner. That would be the same as oil & filter change, right?

Engine Oil Capacity:

Oil Change Oil & Filter Change Overhaul
Liters US qt. Liters US qt. Liters US qt.
1.8 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: No oil in window Reply #9 - 02/11/09 at 22:26:14 I tried that 2.5 thing Once.It was so full I had to drain some. Just adding 2 is all I do now. The book I got says 2.1, but I stopped bothering with the .1, till its time to add some, then I top her on off..
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #10 - 02/11/09 at 22:43:57 I do the 2 and check. Add a bit again if needed and check. I just copied and pasted the above from this site's Tech Data section.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #11 - 02/11/09 at 23:43:58 I get 1 gal jugs of oil. drop 1.5 for an oil change and check. filter change 2 and check. then fill as necessary.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #12 - 02/12/09 at 04:26:07 Two quarts is pretty close with filter change,maybe a half cup more
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Mr. Hyde Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 565 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: No oil in window Reply #13 - 02/12/09 at 05:47:47 Too much oil and you won't see the oil line either. When I bought my current '07 the previous owner had over filled and it looked like it had no oil.
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Re: No oil in window
Reply #14 - 02/12/09 at 07:15:46

thumperclone wrote on 02/11/09 at 17:04:31:

BIKE MUST BE UPRIGHT AND LEVEL TO READ SITE GLASS !!!

Most definitely! If you don't have one of those fancy bike stands to hold it straight (and haven't built one of the homemade ones that's on here somewhere), you can do what I do, and with the front wheel turned and locked to shift the center of balance to the left, put blocks under the kickstand until it's level. I don't recommend doing any wrenching on anything like this though; it's fairly stable, but not THAT stable.

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