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19-10-04, 10:16 AM
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Why is my bike using oil???
My bike uses about a 250ml of oil a month.
I have checked the following : its not leaking oil anywhere it doesnt smoke under hard acceleration the exhaust is dry So where does it go??? |
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19-10-04, 10:20 AM
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How old is your bike?
It is going to use a bit of oil if you rag it everywhere. Are you positive that it is not leaking anywhere. Mine weeps a little oil from the clutch cover. Don't really notice it unless you look hard.
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19-10-04, 11:00 AM
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Its a 2001 model with 26000Km on it.
I have checked the motor for leaks and its very clean... I must admit I do bang it quite often... Our cops are still sleeping.... So if I hold it at 190Kmh for 20 kilometers it will use some oil... |
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19-10-04, 11:07 AM
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19-10-04, 12:25 PM
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19-10-04, 12:43 PM
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As I've said (in other threads) before, mine uses about 80mls every 1000 miles or so,
I can stop that, just by slowing down and not hammering the bike so much, but I like doing  (I recently went 2500 miles without any oil lose, just to try, bit borring though) the SV lump is fine under normal use, but you have to expect a bit of oil consumption when you hack it. Cheers Mark.
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19-10-04, 02:50 PM
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Rictus, where does the oil actually go?
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19-10-04, 11:55 PM
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Look in the airbox. It's from the two breather tubes that vent into the box. Designed mainly to vent gasoline fumes, but also allows oil to vent due to crankcase pressure. From what I've been told, it's a characteristic of twins especially.
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20-10-04, 12:09 AM
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That, and the fact the more you work the engine (higher revs) the more pressure there is, increasing the amount pushed past the rings,no doubt?
also the point of not letting the engine heat upand working it hard, would also send some passed the ringd before they expaned. I'm only a practical mechanic, but I'm sure one of the techi boys will have a better explanation for you. Cheers Mark.
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20-10-04, 12:55 AM
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