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14-05-09, 04:44 PM | #1 |
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Oil warning light
How low does the oil level have to drop before the warning light comes on in an 01 SVS?
My bike had a really choppy feel to it today rather than the nice smooth vibes the twin puts out so I checked the oil level when I got to uni and found nothing but a little bubbling at the very bottom of the window! Somehow it's managed to go from half-full to empty in a fortnight. Cue a walk down the road to Halfords for a funnel and some more oil and then pondering how the hell I carry a 10L bottle of oil home on the bike. At least it gave me the chance to buy some ultra-chavvy blue anodised aluminium valve caps to tart things up! |
14-05-09, 05:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: Oil warning light
Its an oil pressure light not an oil level light - so pretty much empty. The engine could be very well knackered by the time it comes on. It's there to warn in cases of major oil leakages.
10L is a bit overkill! the SV only needs 2.3 be careful with aluminium valve caps as they have a habit of getting stuck to the valves.
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14-05-09, 08:13 PM | #3 |
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Re: Oil warning light
Not a problem, someone will pinch them long before they seize on.
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14-05-09, 08:21 PM | #4 |
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Re: Oil warning light
Half full to empty sounds right in around 2 weeks.
Do you use your revs often? |
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14-05-09, 09:30 PM | #7 |
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14-05-09, 09:35 PM | #8 |
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Re: Oil warning light
Well if it starts rumbling and knocking now you'll know it's proper f##ked!
It will either be right, or it won't. You could pull it apart now to check I suppose, but if there is no damage done then you've wasted the price of a gasket kit. How long did it run for with oil light on? Though to be fair, anybody putting blue anodised valve caps on is probably safer with a blown up engine...
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Re: Oil warning light
I think he means, it didn't come on even though the engine was low on oil - which is normal behaviour, but some expect it to behave differently.
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Ahh must read the OP more carefully.
It depends on many things. Low oil will however cook your motor, and can demolish things without the light even flickering...
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