| Author | Message | ||
     Dtmcnamara |
I just recently picked up a 2000 X1 with 6600 miles on it. Brought it home and checked all the fluids to ensure everything and added a little oil. Went out for a ride and came back noticed the oil was a little low again so I put a little more in it. Rode again the next day and checked the oil again and saw it was low again...Each time i added 1/4-1/2 a quart of oil. I have put almost 500 miles on the bike in 3 days and have added over a quart of oil, is this normal? I was thinking about getting the bike services at buell, getting all gaskets replaced and everything checked over any ideas? Do not notice any leaking oil, bike sits in garage so no spots,removed air filter cover and VERY little oil splatter in there and none going on the bike in odd places. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Check your tranny fluid level. When my crank seal went, my engine oil was being pumped into the tranny. Of course, mine went at 40,000 miles but perhaps chronological age could have compromised yours? | ||
| Dtmcnamara |
how do you know when there is enough in there? i pulled the cover off the left side, if you were sitting on the bike, and i see the chain and it has the tranny fluid all over it, not oil. | ||
| Djkaplan |
These engines burn more oil when the temperature goes up. My M2 also will use a lot more oil if I fill it to the upper mark on the dipstick. When I let the oil level get down to where it just touches the dipstick, the level seems to stabilize there. I use the longer Dyna filter that increases capacity to a full 3 quarts, btw. My bike has 35,000 miles on it and the oil consumption hasn't changed since it was new - fairly high in the summer and going down to barely nothing when the temperature goes down. Try letting it run a little lower, but keep an eye on it. | ||
| Bookyoh |
The transmission fluid should be up to the lowest point of the clutch diaphragm spring when the bike is standing upright. This is also about the same level as where the clutch cable goes into the primary case. Engine oil is checked with the engine warm and the bike standing upright. Mark | ||
| Phatkidwit1eye |
Yes, Please be sure to check your oil when the Engine is warm. If you check it cold it will scare you. I "knew a guy" once who checked his oil when cold and added more oil to it thinking it was low. Only to find out later, once the bike was good and warm, that his dipstick was sent into orbit. | ||
| Dtmcnamara |
haha. ya i know i need to check it when its warm. every time i usually check it is when i am filling up with gas at the gas station. also i think my tranny is a little low. its time for a flush anyways so i will drain and add some tomorrow. i know its on here but how much oil and trsanny fluid do i need to get? i think they said get 2 quarts or tanny fluid just incase they said you should only need one and get three quarts of oil and i should only need two. thanks in advanced | ||
| Djkaplan |
"i think they said..." You have to eliminate 'they' from your Buell experience and only depend on 'you'. The transmission capacity is supposed to be a quart, but not all the oil drains out when you take the plug out. 26-28ozs is usually what it takes to get the oil level up to the bottom of the clutch. It's all outlined in the Service Manual, something all Buell owners should have. |
