Oil Overfill
Oil Overfill
Slightly overfilled my firestorm when servicing it - its very easy to do dependant upon level of ground etc. When bike is dead upright the sight glass is now completely full - guess its over by about 1/2 litre or so as 4 litres didn't even get to the botton of the glass and I then added the best part of another litre. Don't really want to drain the excess out - but certainly dont wish to do any damage either! any advice from those who have experience of this welcome........
Re: Oil Overfill
Off the top of my head - get a big syringe and some silicone tube, poke the hose down the filler hole - just try not to look like a junkie at Boots!
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Re: Oil Overfill
NealD,
Don't whatever you do start it up.
You must have the bike on level ground and make sure it's fully upright when checking the oil level, that's easier to do with a helper. I've never used a full 4lts of oil when doing an oil change and that's with a filter change at the same time.
Iirc the workshop manual only recommends 3.9ltrs.
You definitely need to remove some oil to bring the level correct at the window.
Chris.
Don't whatever you do start it up. You must have the bike on level ground and make sure it's fully upright when checking the oil level, that's easier to do with a helper. I've never used a full 4lts of oil when doing an oil change and that's with a filter change at the same time.
Iirc the workshop manual only recommends 3.9ltrs.
You definitely need to remove some oil to bring the level correct at the window.
Chris.
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Re: Oil Overfill
i always put a full 4L in mine when i change oil & filter... never had any problems at all.
ive heard scare stories about seals blowing etc but tbh it's bollox, you'd have to seriously overfill to do any damage.
i set mine so i can just see oil in the bottom of the sightglass when it's on the sidestand, seeing as it spends so much time leant over lol...
ive heard scare stories about seals blowing etc but tbh it's bollox, you'd have to seriously overfill to do any damage.
i set mine so i can just see oil in the bottom of the sightglass when it's on the sidestand, seeing as it spends so much time leant over lol...
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Re: Oil Overfill
Yep, overfilled mine several times and no seals blown.
The usual culprit for seals blowing is the oil seal behind the points on older IL4's, nothing to blow that I can think of with a storm.
The usual culprit for seals blowing is the oil seal behind the points on older IL4's, nothing to blow that I can think of with a storm.
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Re: Oil Overfill
Overfilled mine the other day & easiest way to sort it is to loosen the sump plug & remove some that way. As long as u dont unthread all the way it will be controllable.
Re: Oil Overfill
That as far as I can see on my bike is not possible as the clutch basket in in the way. Another good pointer to ensure fast oil delivery at initial startup would be to fill the oil filter before fitting it. You will be surprised as it will absorb nearly 3/4l before saturation.Wicky wrote:Off the top of my head - get a big syringe and some silicone tube, poke the hose down the filler hole - just try not to look like a junkie at Boots!