Hey guys changed the oil 400 miles ago I noticed that my oil is a little low just a little bit above the fill line. Above the oil there is a white haze or condinsation on the inside of the viewing window. Has anyone else exsperanced this?
Not sure what the highlighted text means..... Which fill line, the upper or lower? Anyway, sometimes a vent tube can get clogged or kinked and will present the condensation problem. Could also be the thermostat. Conrad had an issue with that.
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg38198#msg38198
Not sure what the highlighted text means..... Which fill line, the upper or lower? Anyway, sometimes a vent tube can get clogged or kinked and will present the condensation problem. Could also be the thermostat. Conrad had an issue with that.Lower fill line.
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg38198#msg38198
A new 'stat fixed that problem. Do you have any oil foam inside of your oil filler cap?Ill have to check when I leave from work this morning. If I do what does it mean?
Pretty common in the winter if you have made some short trips. If it's below 40 degrees or so you need to ride about 20 to 30 miles each trip to heat the engine and oil completely so it will evaporate the condensation. If it's white and doesn't look like antifreeze in the oil there should not be anything to worry about. Remember, no short hops when it's cold.yes it was below 40 45 mon trip to work 10 min warm up before I took off so 55 min of running time
Ill have to check when I leave from work this morning. If I do what does it mean?
Actually it's fairly common on all motorcycle engines with a sight window at the oil level. Same thing happens in your car engine, but you just don't see it. Nothing to get alarmed about, except as a reminder to make long trips every once in a while to burn the condensation out.
Ill have to check when I leave from work this morning. If I do what does it mean?
Before I had my 'stat changed out my bike would never get over one line on the temp gauge, unless I was at a stop light or something. In the cold weather I sometimes wouldn't even see one line while riding.
I've never seen no lines, so I'm guessing mine is ok.(?)
I meant bars as well. If it sits and idles, I can get the fans to come on. But it always drops to one bar once I start moving.
Even in the warm weather? That sounds like how mine was acting before the new 'stat.
No, in warm weather, it will run with 2 to 3 bars. I've been taking short trips this winter, so I think that is the cause of the condensation.