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Oil change problem
09/02/14 at 17:22:55

Hi all. I have a 1996 Suzuki Savage LS650. I recently moved to SoCal and transported the bike, so I had to drain out all the oil and gas. It sat for about 2 months after I drained the bike.

I just put in 2qt of 10W-40 while the engine was cold (there wasn't any oil in the bike, so I didn't want to run it), but there is no oil visible when I looked through the glass.

I thought maybe I needed to run the bike for a couple of minutes to let the oil circulate, so I warmed it up. When it was running, I could see oil moving (spurting might be the right word) through the window. After I turned the bike off and let it sit for a little while, the oil level still showed 0 even though I had just put 2qts of oil in the bike.

I'm going to do another oil change (drain and filter change) and see if that helps.

Any ideas what could be wrong? Could there a clog somewhere? Can I put an additive in the oil to break it up or something?

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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2679 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Oil change problem Reply #1 - 09/02/14 at 17:42:06 The bike has to upright to check the oil. Can't check it with the bike on the sidestand. Get someone to hold it up while you look in the glass. Oil should be a little more than halfway up the window. If you didn't take the filter out when you drained the oil, two quarts should be about right.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil change problem Reply #2 - 09/02/14 at 18:05:41 Yeah,that window is empty when the bike is on the side stand.
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HondaLavis Senior Member Offline It's nothing personal; the other one came first. Posts: 451 Plano, TX	Re: Oil change problem Reply #3 - 09/02/14 at 18:13:05 If you can't find a friend to help you check your oil level, a small telescoping inspection mirror can help you for about $1.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28367 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oil change problem Reply #4 - 09/02/14 at 18:13:30 Total oil capacity is 2.5 quarts... it usually takes me about 2.2 to 2.3 to do an oil change.. If there's none in the window, with the bike held up vertical... add some 'till there is... ...if it takes more than 2.5 quarts... put the drain plug in and try again... ...
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mountainmad YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3	Re: Oil change problem Reply #5 - 09/02/14 at 19:04:34 Thank you everyone for your input. I got a friend to help stand it up, and we're golden now. I thought the reading was just wrong if the bike was on the kickstand rather than impossible.
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1387 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Oil change problem Reply #6 - 09/03/14 at 14:08:06 on my 'new' '08, I just drained out 3 1/2 litres from previous owner, put in 2 litres of rotella. BTW, Rotella is on sale now at Wally and O'reilly for $12.77 per gallon. 15w40 !
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