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Erz
Posted on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 11:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just realized that checking the oil right after I shut it off, I get a very false oil read because the oil is "foamed".

After a few minutes, the oil seems to give a much better read. Anybody else notice this.
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Birdmanrh
Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 12:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Probably why they say to check it after 5 minutes...
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Adrian_8
Posted on Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 11:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

On level ground with the handlebars in the same position too.
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Teeps
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 08:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Engine oil (or any oil) foaming is not good, are you sure that the oil is foaming?
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Thunderbox
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 09:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I agree engine oil should not be foaming. Find out why it's foaming, that is not normal. You may want to try a different brand of oil immediatly.
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Bertotti
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 12:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My level is always about 2.5 x's up from bottom when I stop. I am at 1700 miles and my 1k service was done at about 1k.
Wouldn't foaming oil indicate some water contamination?
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Alchemy
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 01:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Bertotti,

Somewhere on the forum there was a discussion of condensation (I think) getting some moisture in the oil. If the bike is run for a time(?) so that it is well heated the moisture should boil off. The moisture might build up a bit if the bike is not run enough (mostly short rides) to boil off the moisture.

Searching the archives might clarify this.
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44mag2
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 07:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My oils foams too ... it always has and the bike runs fine.
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Davo
Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 09:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Some HD engines foam more than others. The oil pump is performing so well that it is scavenging some air when the oil is returned to the tank. Try some AMS oil 20-50 MCV. I found that is does well under those conditions. (You can put it in both holes.)

As for checking the oil, it should be checked hot/hot and the oil should fully cover two X's on the stick. If you fill the tank to the top of the full mark you will use oil through the breather tubes. The oil should be checked as soon as the engine is turned off. This will prevent the oil from seeping back into the crank case and giving you a false reading.

(Bertotti is correct, the exact reading should be 2.5 X's)

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