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!!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:15 pm
by TRiXy
Guys,
Just a quickie... i've just dropped the oil out of the bike to do a oil & filter change (first since i've owned the bike), and it hasn't come upto even the 1L mark in the drain tub... i understand that normal capacity is 4.2L... have i drained the oil properly? or have i missed a drain for the oil tank? i removed the sump plug, and the oil filter cover... is there something else?
Re: !!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:19 pm
by steve speed
you need to remove the drain plug on the left of the bike ,,the oil filter cover,, and at the back of that is the drain plug for the oil tank ,,download the manual its all in there ,,
Re: !!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:23 pm
by TRiXy
steve speed wrote:and at the back of that is the drain plug for the oil tank ,,download the manual its all in there ,,
ahhhh!!! PHEW... was starting to panic that i had been running it empty!
i got the manual, but missed that plug...
Re: !!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:47 pm
by kookimonsta
i made that mistake a couple of weeks ago lol. except i drained it into a oil container and then filled up the tank too much
ha. live and learn eh
Re: !!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:45 pm
by TRiXy
kookimonsta wrote:i made that mistake a couple of weeks ago lol. except i drained it into a oil container and then filled up the tank too much
ha. live and learn eh
lol... atleast i'm not the only one... i wasn't going to fill the bike up until i had an explaination for my lack of oil
... i'm just glad it wasn't running dry for the past few weeks..
Re: !!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:21 pm
by Jak
When one of you guys has time ... can you do an "oil change" thread in here ... including pictures and a step by step "how to"
I know it's covered in the manual, but I think it would be useful to have here for easy reference
Re: !!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:03 pm
by Silver
Best to measure how much comes out, then put the same amount of "new" in. That way you are guaranteed not to overfill initially.
Always check oil level immediately after a warm up ride. Never before starting.
Dave
Re: !!EMERGENCY!! - Where has my OIL gone?!
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:40 pm
by burty
Jak wrote:When one of you guys has time ... can you do an "oil change" thread in here ... including pictures and a step by step "how to"
I know it's covered in the manual, but I think it would be useful to have here for easy reference
I often thought about doing something like that. Maybe next oil change....