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Re: [ST] Oil Level?
- Subject: Re: [ST] Oil Level?
- From: "Neil Lindsey" <Neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 05:03:39 -0700
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Cunningham Andrew"
> Neil,
>
> > When you
> > tip the bike to the right you should be able to see any oil
> > in the sight
> > glass that would normally have been below the low mark.
>
> This I understand. But David specifically stated in his mail that the
> dealer tilted his bike to the left as evidence that the bike was not over
> filled and it is this "dealer manoeuvre" that I regard as suspect.
>
I agree. It implied that the dealer believes that if you don't have to tilt
the bike very far to the left to see the oil level appear, everything is ok.
I don't agree, but I wonder just how much extra can be put in before there's
a really a problem. I had one instance after a dealer oil change where I
still couldn't see the top of the oil level when the bike was on the side
stand. I took it back to the dealer, and although they still didn't think
it was a problem, they did drain off the excess (I just don't know how much
excess that was). I just assumed that they had dumped in all four litres
without checking. Triumph's service manual specifies 4.00 litres, but only
for a dry fill, filter included.
Neil
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