Re: [ST] oil level

[Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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