Water in Oil? sv650s k4 - SV650.org

07-05-06, 06:26 PM

I hope I'm just being a bit paranoid here but being a newby bike/SV owner would appreciate your advise>
I got back from a ride today and my brother noticed whilst I was driving past his car that the Oil in the sight glass looked a bit milky (his description).
After parking up I looked and it just looks as though the oil had been swished about a bit causing some bubbles in the sight glass. A couple of mintues later I checked again and the oil looked perfect - at the right level, clear and with no obvious signs of anything untoward.
I undid the filler cap and there where no white deposits or anything. The expansion tank doesn't seem to have lost any water either. Am I worrying over nothing?

07-05-06, 06:32 PM

If theres no milky deposits and the oil in the window is normal then I wouldn't worry he proberbly just saw air bubbles

07-05-06, 07:05 PM

I think you're right - my brother just sent me into a bit of a panic when he said it. I think I'll get my own back and start mentioning strange noises coming from his car or smoke from his exhaust when next comes round!

07-05-06, 07:24 PM

He'll be telling you your bikes no good and you should sell it to him for £20 next.

07-05-06, 07:59 PM

Or just go and do a massive burnout on his drive at 6oclock in the morning

07-05-06, 10:15 PM

If your oil sat over winter in the bike it could go a bit milky.
if you're worried do an oil change. You should every spring if the bike was stored for winter just in case.

embee · 08-05-06, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparkymarky

.........whilst I was driving past his car that the Oil in the sight glass looked a bit milky (his description).

while the engine is running the oil level will (should) be well below the sightglass, so what you'll see on a drive-past is the casing inside the engine, which will look sort of grey/silver. Could this be it?

As the others say, if the oil itself looks clean with the engine stopped it should be fine.

09-05-06, 08:36 PM

Thanks for the advice guys, when it's running the oil does seem to be well down the sight glass - I think it was just some bubbles of oil against the glass. The oil is definitely clear when stopped so I don't think it's a problem - I'll just keep an eye on things for a while until the paranoia subsides.
Once again thanks for the words of wisdom - like I said before this is my first bike so no doubts I'll be asking more silly questions and calling on all the excellent advise/experience on this site.

09-05-06, 09:36 PM

if you do lots of short journeys you can get condensation in your oil this can look a little milky on your oil filler cap but a good oil change is all that is needed.

northwind · 09-05-06, 11:35 PM

Does he have binoculars for eyes?

07-05-06, 06:26 PM	#1
sparkymarky Guest Posts: n/a	Water in Oil? sv650s k4 I hope I'm just being a bit paranoid here but being a newby bike/SV owner would appreciate your advise> I got back from a ride today and my brother noticed whilst I was driving past his car that the Oil in the sight glass looked a bit milky (his description). After parking up I looked and it just looks as though the oil had been swished about a bit causing some bubbles in the sight glass. A couple of mintues later I checked again and the oil looked perfect - at the right level, clear and with no obvious signs of anything untoward. I undid the filler cap and there where no white deposits or anything. The expansion tank doesn't seem to have lost any water either. Am I worrying over nothing?

09-05-06, 11:35 PM	#10
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07-05-06, 06:32 PM	#2
BILLY Guest Posts: n/a	If theres no milky deposits and the oil in the window is normal then I wouldn't worry he proberbly just saw air bubbles

07-05-06, 07:05 PM	#3
sparkymarky Guest Posts: n/a	I think you're right - my brother just sent me into a bit of a panic when he said it. I think I'll get my own back and start mentioning strange noises coming from his car or smoke from his exhaust when next comes round!

07-05-06, 07:24 PM	#4
DeanoN Guest Posts: n/a	He'll be telling you your bikes no good and you should sell it to him for £20 next.

07-05-06, 07:59 PM	#5
BILLY Guest Posts: n/a	Or just go and do a massive burnout on his drive at 6oclock in the morning

07-05-06, 10:15 PM	#6
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	If your oil sat over winter in the bike it could go a bit milky. if you're worried do an oil change. You should every spring if the bike was stored for winter just in case.

09-05-06, 08:36 PM	#8
sparkymarky Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the advice guys, when it's running the oil does seem to be well down the sight glass - I think it was just some bubbles of oil against the glass. The oil is definitely clear when stopped so I don't think it's a problem - I'll just keep an eye on things for a while until the paranoia subsides. Once again thanks for the words of wisdom - like I said before this is my first bike so no doubts I'll be asking more silly questions and calling on all the excellent advise/experience on this site.

09-05-06, 09:36 PM	#9
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	if you do lots of short journeys you can get condensation in your oil this can look a little milky on your oil filler cap but a good oil change is all that is needed.