Oil Topped up too much.

i will try loosening the nut and see what happens if it all goes pear shaped i migh do a change. what is the amount i should put in i think when my mate done it we used about 2 and a half litres?. Is there a good but cheap one i can use between now and my next service around spring time. last time i used Castrol Power1 GPS 4T 10W-30 .

I recently used the brake bleeder (MityVac) that I have in the shed to suck oil out of ziv's bike. Took a good few hundred ml out of that thing!

Originally Posted by tonybmw92

i will try loosening the nut and see what happens if it all goes pear shaped i migh do a change. what is the amount i should put in i think when my mate done it we used about 2 and a half litres?. Is there a good but cheap one i can use between now and my next service around spring time. last time i used Castrol Power1 GPS 4T 10W-30 .

10W 30 seems a little thin tbh, 10W 40 is better!

[yorkie_chris]

It won't do any harm, a decent quality oil won't thin due to attrition as much as a cheap thick one.

I use motul 5100 10w40 which is a 100% ester based oil. Overkill, but good stuff.

However you decide to get it out doesn't really matter, but I wouldn't ride the bike until you're back to the recomended oil level. Too much oil can cause excessive oil pressure which can blow engine oil seals.

[yorkie_chris]

Yeah and also froth up, which can reduce proper oil pressure and damage engine. Case pressure will go up, but that'll mostly show by oil getting blown into airbox.

ive riden it to and from work around 18 miles each way for three days and it seems a little better today although i will sort it tommorow when i get a day off.

[yorkie_chris]

Lol after a while it will burn off the excess and settle to a level. I still wouldn't recommend that approach.

Just a thought, you are checking the level when it's level and not on it's stand aren't you? As checking on it's stand and it reading full would be way too much.

well i changed the oil and filter and it at the correct level just below fill (checked on level ground) and its still lumpy going up through the gears. feels like compression or blockage of some sort. Any ideas?