Low Oil (pretty urgent)

Right, i am without a haynes or anything so i apologise for having to publicly look like a supernoob

Just warming up bike now, thought i'd check oil as it hasnt been done for a good few weeks

It is not on the screen, but as the bike tipped slightly over upright the oil was visible which means i have some but not enough

Can i just top up the oil abit or does it have to be drained and renewed totally?

what oil do i need?

and if i have to drain the oil anyone got any ideas how i would do that? dont have anything to catch it or then anything to place it as i need to use the bike to go back to wolvo tomorrow noon.

also its the black twist top above the viewing lens where i need to fill lol?

if i top it up does this mean i waste all the money on the oil, only using a small amount, or can the oil be kept for a while? i thought it shouldnt be kept

You can just top up the oil yeah.

My oil catcher is the bottle it came out of (so a large bottle) then cut a large square hole in the side. Undo bolt, place under bottle, take out bolt, watch it fill up.

Then you can just undo the lid and easily pour into a safe transport container

Did you let all the oil settle down after stopping the engine? After starting, the oil will be sloshed around everywhere and might need 5 minutes to drop back down


Oil can be kept for a while as long as you keep it in a sealed container (its bottle, then) and keep it somewhere dark and reasonably cool (so the garage or shed)

Matt

When was it last toppped up?
Was the bike level?
Was the engine off when you measured it?
for starters

Oh, btw, oil should be checked when the engine is off, cold, and upright.

2 measurements on the viewing glass. Try not to go over the top marker (below top of viewing glass).

Look up the right service manual for your bike here.

1. Lookup the oil capacity.
2. Measure out 75% of that capacity into another container.
3. Slowly add the contents into the engine. Bit by bit, allowing time to settle and checking the view window level indicator.
4. When you're done - guage how much oil went in and make a note so you have a better idea of much to use next time against where the level indicator was.

If you go about it that way you should not risk an overfill. At this time of year it's better to run with levels half way between the min/max as less oil warms up quicker. Brim it in summer when you need maximum cooling benefit.

Originally Posted by Xan173

Look up the right service manual for your bike here.

1. Lookup the oil capacity.
2. Measure out 75% of that capacity into another container.
3. Slowly add the contents into the engine. Bit by bit, allowing time to settle and checking the view window level indicator.
4. When you're done - guage how much oil went in and make a note so you have a better idea of much to use next time against where the level indicator was.

If you go about it that way you should not risk an overfill. At this time of year it's better to run with levels half way between the min/max as less oil warms up quicker. Brim it in summer when you need maximum cooling benefit.

That's the Deliah method

cheers lads, i didn't leave the oil to settle no, which seems abit stupid of me now i think about it

will have another check when i go back to it (in the middle of lectures atm)

yeah the bike was upright and everything, also nice one xan on the halfway advice, sounds like it makes sense

cheers, Draper

I'd rather have too much than too little, put it that way.