You should also make sure the bike is level side to side. If you center stand the bike and it is not level then it will give you a false reading in the window.
I was riding in Germany the first time the oil light came on and it freaked me out since I was no where near a shop to buy oil. Now I let the light come on and dump a baby bottle of oil in. baby bottles tend to have great seals and is 300 ml which seems to be perfect when the oil light comes on. Logically I could ride for a whole with the light on but it annoys me. Mike Coan www.warmnsafe.com Home of the Heat-troller www.ttg-global.com Motorcycle & Travel Site -----Original Message----- From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Crisler, Jon Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 7:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Do NOT check oil with engine running !! Pablo, I cannot figure out why they told you that, but I firmly believe that is incorrect. You should check the oil while the bike is on the center stand, and engine has been off for a few minutes. Please see the owners manual and service manual for more info. The oil level tends to change slightly as the engine is running. At higher rpms, the oil level actually goes down slightly due to the amount of oil in the top end. Of course, this depends on the motor, the temp of the engine, oil viscosity and other factors. Overfilling the crankcase on a wet sump engine (which almost ALL engines are except purpose built dry sump engines in race cars) is bad, because the crankshaft causes excessive foaming of the oil. Heavily foamed oil does not lubricate well, causes excess wear, loss of hp/gas mileage, republicans to mate with democrates, and other bad side effects. There is usually some tolerance, but 1/2 to 3/4 quart too full on a GTS is probably the limit. Very frequently on a dipstick or in the manual you will find the phrase "never overfill !!" in bold letters. There is a reason for that.... PS: Yes, most automatic tranmissions are checked at idle, while warm, in park, with the engine running. -----Original Message----- From: pablo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 6:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: dreaded oil consumption thread Sorry there�s a mistake: "I was told I had to fill oil and check level with engine running. There should be a minimum oil level through the window while engine running." Don�t try to fill oil with engine running. I meant just to check oil level through the window while engine running. Pablo. -----Mensaje original----- De: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En nombre de pablo Enviado el: viernes, 10 de mayo de 2002 11:48 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: dreaded oil consumption thread I haven�t measured oil consumption. I was told buy Yamaha official dealer that oil consumption is a normal characteristic of this engine, which was corrected from 98�s Yamaha engines. They�ve stated that there�s no engine damage until oil consump. goes to half a liter per 1000 Km. (625 miles). I was worried about oil consumption red light�s frequent lighting. I was told I had to fill oil and check level with engine running. There should be a minimum oil level through the window while engine running. It implies to overfill a bit according to manual. But that�s what I did and forgot about oil consumption's light. Regards. Pablo. The information contained in this e-mail including any attachments may constitute Corvis Corporation Proprietary Information that is subject to Non-Disclosure Agreement and cannot be disclosed to any other party without the express consent of Corvis Corporation. If you are neither the intended recipient of this e-mail nor responsible for delivering this e-mail to the intended recipient, note that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or retention of this e-mail is prohibited. If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, we request that you notify the sender by return e-mail and then delete this e-mail and any return e-mail immediately.
