Oil Topped up too much.

Whilst giving the garage a quick tidy up i found a drop of oil about 75cl ml or whatever it was and decided to top up my oil with it. Now my bike is pants on accelaration up through the gears it kind of holds back and i have to up change quick to bypass the issue. I think it must be because of too much oil. should i just drain a little out or wait until it clears? sorry im not very bike technical hence the post.

[Mr Speirs]

Turkey baster and suck it out. Have you checked the oil level through the spy glass? Is it where it should be? Are you sure it was oil and not tar?

ha ha no im sure it was oil and the level shows it as being full when on the level.

Take some out.. but keep above the minimum and see if it makes a difference.

On the full or just below the full?

I think on the full i will need to check again when i get home. the whole window is full of black oil as i recall. is it just a case over letting the engine run for 5 mins then loosen of the nut and let out a little drop and see how it is?.

Yeah on level the oil should only come up to the f line if it fills the whole window you need to drain some off ASAP !!!!. Find your drain plug and let a little out at a time end of the day you can put it back in if you let out too much but it needs doing.

I think when you have too much oil in it can force it past your piston rings which I think is bad for you bike :P

[yorkie_chris]

Loosen filter, if you do it on drain plug you'll end up wearing most of it.

[Mr Speirs]

I was going to say 'Do not loosen the drain bolt as you pretty much loose half the oil before you have a chance to tighten it up again' But YC beat me to it.

Maybe you could just to an entire oil change?

There is a way to use the drain bolt without losing half the oil - loosen the bolt so it's not connected to any threads. When the oil starts coming out put the drain bolt straight back in the hole to plug the oil and put the bolt at an angle in the hole so there's a little space at the side of the hole. The oil should come out slowly and neatly then.

When I adjusted my oil level a while ago I was going to use the filter but I'd heard that the engine would be running without oil for a few seconds when it's next started as the filter would be empty...