Charles,
i didn't put that thing in either and my oil is staying right
where i put it.....steve #1131
>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Oil red light comes on (Some one is listening out
>theeeereeee......)
>Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 17:56:32 +0200
>
>Hi TC,
>
>I thought that message regarding the red light got lost somewhere out in
>space. Seems you are the only one brave enough to answer.
>
>The oil changes I cannot do myself since the bike is still under warranty.
>Yam rep. over here used a special running in oil for the first 1000 miles
>and he has changed it for the standard once, that is the oil I have in
>there. I appreciate you saying that there is no problem if you mix
>synthetic and mineral, but I would prefer not to since as I just mentioned
>I am still under warranty. ( the weather is so lousy anyway that I did not
>take that long ride anyway).
>
>One question I never asked Dynojet was the reason for installing the
>restrictor orifice on the breather line out from the crankcase (DJ7011),
>you see I have not installed it due to difficulties in accessing the
>breather hose. Could this be the reason for lost oil? I personally can't
>see why, but I could be missing something.........
>
>Regards,
>Charles ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: TC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 5:01 PM
>Subject: Re: Oil red light comes on
>
>
> > Charles,
> > You can mix synthetic and mineral ... it is not a big deal ... I
> > thought you were doing your own changes ... With the price difference
> > however .. I would think it unlikely that a shop would use synthetic
> > without you specifically asking for it. In fact ... with the frequent
> > oil light .. I suspected that you might have already switched to
> > synthetic ... as the viscosity difference will make it light a whole
> > lot more than what you might be used to seeing. I have been running
> > the Mobil 1 15-50w auto synthetic and I can light the lamp practically
> > at will ... and this is a lot different than when I used to use
> > Castrol 20-50 mineral oil.
> >
> > Another thing that I never noticed until I started using the
> > synthetic, (not implying that it could not have been happening all the
> > time anyway), is an 1/8 -1/4 inch, (3-6mm), difference in the sight
> > glass oil level ..... sometimes ..... Once .. after replacing what I
> > thought was "missing" oil ... I had to siphon it out a short time
> > later. On several occasions I have watched almost a 1/4 inch of oil
> > magically reappear in the window after the bike was allowed to set
> > overnight ... I finally determined that this was largely due to the
> > operation of a check valve in the oil filter I was using ...
> >
> > In your case ... if you are sure the oil is really gone .... then you
> > are right ... it either went out the tailpipe or you have a leak.
> > There really isn't any place else for it to go. I know you recently
> > changed to individual filters .. and I suspect using the braided
> > DynoJet piece into the front two air filter tops ........ I wouldn't
> > be surprised if it isn't exiting in that fashion ... if not ... you
> > might want to do a leak down and/or a compression test and if
> > everything is OK then adjust your oil weight, (IMHO).
> > campbell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Oil red light comes on
> >
> >
> > My red light on the dash comes on more and more often.
> > > snip <
> > I don't know what kind of oil he used, mainly if it is mineral or
> > synthetic.
> > > snip <
> >
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