Re: [ST] oil level

[Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I must be getting old .. I would assume that if you put more oil in 
than the maximum then it's overfilled, of course I could be wrong.

  FWIW my owners manual say's ( and there's even a picture) that the 
CORRECT oil level is between the minimum and maximum marks.. ( engine 
cold of course)

Erik


>Erik
>There are two graduations on the sight glass-minimum and maximum.  After the
>oil change-the level is slightly above the max-that does not mean that its
>overfull.  The oil level is not suppose to be "in the middle".  That denotes
>the "safe area" of operation.
>
>Regards
>
>Burt Barrett
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Erik Miner" <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [ST] oil level
>
>
> > I've checked the oil level with the bike on it's wheels and on the
> > centerstand there's very little difference in the sight glass. That
> > said if you try and dump 4 qts in the bike will be overfilled. In
> > fact early, early on we had this disscussion here about dealers
> > dumping the whole 4 liters from a Triumph jug of Mobil1 in and sort
> > of concluded that that's too much oil. I've found after many oil
> > changes that about 3.80 quarts fills the the sight glass a bit past
> > the middle which is where it's supposed to be, and that the sight
> > glass is acurate if you check the oil after it's been ridden awhile
> > and then left for about 15 minutes so that mostly all of the oil
> > drains from the engine and oil cooler and lines. Keep in mind that
> > some oil will remain trapped in the lines and cooler so half up the
> > site glass is a good place to be. Always better a little less than to
> > overfill.
> >
> > Erik
> >
> >
> > >Boy, I'd be really leery about using the site glass as a guide to putting
> > >the correct volume of oil in your bike. You say the site glass should be
> > >checked with the bike upright on its tires on level ground--not on the
> > >centerstand. How accurate can this be? How can you tell if it's level?
>You'd
> > >get a different reading every time. As far as I can tell, the bike is
> > >essentially level when on the centerstand. As such, the site glass SHOULD
> > >work with the bike on the centerstand, but it doesn't.
> > >
> > >I think the only way to truly know how much oil is in the bike is to
>drain
> > >it.
> > >
> > >- - -Chris
> > >
> > >And for the guy who put 4 quarts in and the  oil level didn't dome up to
>hte
> > >sight glass; The bike should have 4.22 quarts in it. That would probably
>put
> > >the level in the sight glass where it belongs.
> > >Bare
> > >
> > >
> > >
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