Re: [ST] Oil level

["emallett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <emallett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Karl,

When I had my Thunderbird the sight glass was on the
opposite side of the engine and I had to pull the
bike upright to even see any oil in the sight glass.
This make sense in that when on the side stand the
oil drains away from the glass. 

My Sprint has a dipstick which I believe is meant to
be used on the center stand.

Check your manual for the amount of oil needed. It
should be in the owners manual but if not one of us
will have access to the information based on the
model year of your bike.

Mine (2003) takes 4.5 (US) quarts assuming an oil
filter change.

Ed Mallett
Tillamook, OR



>------- Original Message -------
>From    : Karl Clark[mailto:kctex99@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent    : 4/22/2007 2:28:07 PM
>To      : ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Cc      : 
>Subject : RE: [ST] Oil level
>
 >I've had my ST for about 8 months now. I changed the
oil myself once, and it was level and on the center
stand. I put in 4.5 qts? (I don't remember now.) - I
put in enough oil to read 1/2 way up the site glass,
level on the centerstand.
-
I took it to a Triumph dealer to have the oil changed
the second time (and last) and I've been riding around
on it for the past 2 or 3 months now. I looked at the
site glass and it's full-up. When it's on the side
stand the oil is just less than 1/4 the way up the
site glass.
So when I go to change it again, how do I measure how
much to put in?

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