Low Oil (pretty urgent)

Yes, i can assure you you don't want to run low...

Especially whilst having a top speed blat against a Hornet :look:

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

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

Too much oil does as much damage as not enough, plus you will struggle to get any gears if you overfill it.

What you need to do is to work out the difference between min and max in the window

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Daimo

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

two out of three ain't bad

engine should be off and level, but you should do it after running up to temp then leaving for a couple of minutes to settle

so sayeth the manual

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

engine should be off and level, but you should do it after running up to temp then leaving for a couple of minutes to settle

so sayeth the manual

+1

[TEC]

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

so sayeth the manual

Be the first one that does say that, it may say something like if the oil has been changed then run for a few mins to fill the filter and leave for a few minutes or if the bike has been run leave for a few minutes. But the best time to check the oil is when the engine is cold because then you will get a true level, it takes more than a few minutes for the oil to drain down into the sump, checking while warm can give a false reading, ie low, you add more thinking its needed and only discover the error later on

And if my mechanics have all been wrong about that little bit over 30 years then I must have been lucky

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by TEC

And if my mechanics have all been wrong about that little bit over 30 years then I must have been lucky

Page 6-14 of the K6 manual:

ENGINE OIL LEVEL CHECK

Follow the procedure below to inspect the engine oil level.

1. Start the engine and run it for a few minutes.

2. Stop the engine and wait 3 minutes.

3. Hold the motorcycle vertically and inspect the engine oil level through the engine oil level inspection window on the right side of the engine.

filter change is the next section, completely seperate

make of that what you will, but i'd say suzuki know how to check the oil on their bikes

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by TEC

Be the first one that does say that, it may say something like if the oil has been changed then run for a few mins to fill the filter and leave for a few minutes or if the bike has been run leave for a few minutes. But the best time to check the oil is when the engine is cold because then you will get a true level, it takes more than a few minutes for the oil to drain down into the sump, checking while warm can give a false reading, ie low, you add more thinking its needed and only discover the error later on

And if my mechanics have all been wrong about that little bit over 30 years then I must have been lucky

No, you're absolutely correct, the manual advice whilst not wrong is simply un-necessary. Plus there is the fact that oil will 'bulk up' when air gets trapped in it in use leading, possibly, to a false reading.

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

make of that what you will, but i'd say suzuki know how to check the oil on their bikes

Hmmmmm...

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

make of that what you will, but i'd say suzuki know how to check the oil on their bikes

Hmm, would this be the same Suzuki that put the oil sight glass in the wrong position on the first TL's

[the_lone_wolf]

fair dos to the nay-sayers, i'm off to the NEC tomorrow, but on saturday i'll test the theory by checking the oil cold then hot, see if they're the same, it would certainly be easier checking it without starting it...

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

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

Haven't heard that before. Surely that's for distilled water?