 |
 |
| Bikes - Talk & Issues Newsworthy and topical general biking and bike related issues. No crapola! Need Help: Try Searching before posting |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools |
10-03-07, 07:19 PM
|
#1 |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
scottoiler setting ?(flow rate ?)
got my scottoiler set to NO. 1 but the oil is coming out 1 drip every 5 seconds, any ideas?
|
|
|
10-03-07, 07:29 PM
|
#2 |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?
Yeah remove it and lube your chain like normal people
|
|
|
|
10-03-07, 07:29 PM
|
#3 |
|
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: South London
Posts: 9,799
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?
read the instructions
 Cheers Mark.
__________________
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride! |
|
|
|
10-03-07, 07:30 PM
|
#4 |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?
got it off ebay.............. no instructions
|
|
|
|
10-03-07, 07:32 PM
|
#5 | |
|
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: South London
Posts: 9,799
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?
Quote:
__________________
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride! |
|
|
|
|
|
10-03-07, 09:21 PM
|
#6 |
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Plymouth, Devon - mostly.
Posts: 527
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?(flow rate ?)
Is it brand new or second hand? If it's new, and there's a problem, you should be able to refer back to the 'dealer' or 'seller' - spose you could always email scottoiler.
__________________
Twitter: @poseidon_ashore |
|
|
|
|
10-03-07, 09:25 PM
|
#7 |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?(flow rate ?)
That flow rate is way too fast, and probably dangerous.
Scottoiler suggest 2 drips per minute but I found this to be too much. I started at 2 drips p/min and kept turning it down untill there was only a little bit of oil splatter on the rear wheel. |
|
|
|
10-03-07, 09:32 PM
|
#8 | |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?(flow rate ?)
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
11-03-07, 09:54 AM
|
#9 |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?(flow rate ?)
Hovi5,
Scottoiler say 1 - 2 dpm..... say 1.5dpm, so that's one drip every 40 secs. Are you using "proper" Scotoil? The current colour is blue but there may be some peeps with an old bottle of the red stuff lurking about. They do a red oil but that is for use in high temp places. Where have you mounted your reservoir? If it's too close to the engine or in a warm airflow then the viscosity will reduce and flow too quickly. Strange that it should be flowing too fast - hope the internals of the reservoir are okay, not that there's much to go wrong. Does the oil flow stop when the engine stops? |
|
|
|
11-03-07, 10:37 AM
|
#10 | |
|
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
Re: scottoiler setting ?(flow rate ?)
Quote:
 If its not dripping when the engine stops, this sounds like either the oil that you are using is way too thin (as Jabba stated) or that the oiler is out of whack. I had one go too slow and sent it to Scottoiler (with proof of purchase) who adjusted it and returned it in four days, that was only a couple of weeks old though and purchased from new. I dunno what they would charge for an old unit to be fixed if its not had the correct oil used. Good Luck! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Suspension flow chart | lukemillar | Bikes - Talk & Issues | 18 | 20-08-08 06:09 PM |
| Injector flow | wojto | Bikes - Talk & Issues | 0 | 26-01-08 09:05 AM |
| HI FLOW oil filter | Smudge | Bikes - Talk & Issues | 8 | 24-09-07 09:30 AM |
| Free Flow Exhausts | silver surfer | Exhausts | 2 | 14-06-07 02:38 PM |
| scottoiler setting? | hovis | SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking | 6 | 25-01-07 07:47 PM |
