This is very funny (engine blew up)!! hahahahah

Originally Posted by hovi5

whats the point of an oil pressure light? a warning light to tell you your oil is low would be better

That'd only work on a cold engine. Once the engine warms up due to running, you have the fine mist sprayed around (reason given by northy for dipsticks being crap).

If you're thinking a float like in the fuel tank, think of all that high pressure oil pushing the switch back & foth. It'd flash constantly.

Originally Posted by Baph

That'd only work on a cold engine. Once the engine warms up due to running, you have the fine mist sprayed around (reason given by northy for dipsticks being crap).

If you're thinking a float like in the fuel tank, think of all that high pressure oil pushing the switch back & foth. It'd flash constantly.

should i warm the bike up b4 checking the oil??

i know the bike has to be upright

Originally Posted by hovi5

should i warm the bike up b4 checking the oil??

i know the bike has to be upright

LOLZ @ n00b

RTFM hovi5

Hehehehehe Hovis.

No, you shouldn't.

I picked up an engine this week, the owner of which paid £900 for a replacement. The breakers saw him coming.

so you check it when cold

I did the exact same thing, so I bought another engine for £300 delivered. Thinking of getting my original bored out to 700cc in a few years time when i come to sell the bike.

Originally Posted by Razor

LOLZ @ n00b

RTFM hovi5

i thought you had to go out on the bike for a short ride, then let the oil cool down a bit ....& then check it

Originally Posted by hovi5

i thought you had to go out on the bike for a short ride, then let the oil cool down a bit ....& then check it

So if it had no oil in it then what?

Why no muppet emoticon on this forum?

Originally Posted by Razor

So if it had no oil in it then what?



Why no muppet emoticon on this forum?

STEP 1: Check the oil when the engine is warm. Oil expands when it's hot and contracts when it's cold; different temperatures will give you different readings.

[northwind]

Northwind Rs T FM.

"Engine oil level check"
Follow the proedure below to inspect the engine oil level
1)Start the engine and run it for a few minutes
2)Stop the engine and wait for three minutes"

There should never be any risk of starting the engine with a dangerously low level, since oil doesn't vanish. If i start my bike tomorrow and there's no oil in it, then either there was no oil in it when I parked it tonight, or there'll be a load of oil on the floor.