oil consumption
Forum rules
Please can you post items for sale or wanted in the correct For Sale section. Items / bikes for sale here will be removed without warning. Reasons for this are in the FAQ. Thanks
Please can you post items for sale or wanted in the correct For Sale section. Items / bikes for sale here will be removed without warning. Reasons for this are in the FAQ. Thanks
-
t-rex
- Settled in member
- Posts: 51
- Joined: Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:40 pm
oil consumption
Hi can anyone tell me what would be classed as normal oil consumption
-
Evilchicken0
- Site Supporter
- Posts: 5374
- Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:59 pm
- Bike owned: Bimota SB6 Yamaha FZR 3TJ x2
- Location: Lundin Taan
Re: oil consumption
When it's not excessive 
When youre topping up rather than "Using" oil. It really depends on how you ride, the amount of miles you're doing etc. Obviously check for oil leaks - the cam cover gasket sometimes weeps. After that check the plugs, see if they're oily that could be rings / bore wear. Look for a puff of smoke on start up suspect the valve oil seals. Check the crank breather pipe isn't pinched or kinked.
The only other thing would be to say these bikes are 25 years old, they weren't built to the tight tollerances of today's engines and so they use oil to fill those tollerances.
When youre topping up rather than "Using" oil. It really depends on how you ride, the amount of miles you're doing etc. Obviously check for oil leaks - the cam cover gasket sometimes weeps. After that check the plugs, see if they're oily that could be rings / bore wear. Look for a puff of smoke on start up suspect the valve oil seals. Check the crank breather pipe isn't pinched or kinked.
The only other thing would be to say these bikes are 25 years old, they weren't built to the tight tollerances of today's engines and so they use oil to fill those tollerances.