Bad news
After taking a 12 mile ride the other day to warm up the bike so I could check the oil (side stand for 10 minutes then center stand down), the oil level didn't change so I suspected it was overfilled. I went to start the bike tonight and it would barely turn over so I drained the oil and sure enough, about 6 quarts came out....now I’m thinking serious engine damage due to overfilling.
I decided to check the spark plugs and about 2-3 tablespoons of oil ran out of the left cylinder spark plug hole. When I removed the right cylinder spark plug there was a small amount of oil on the exposed threads but nothing more.
Now several questions:
1. Is the engine damaged?
2. Would a compression test be the next step to determine the extent of damage?
3. I understood these engines couldn’t be overfilled as excess oil would end up in the air box, I checked this several times during my rides and never saw any oil....is my understanding incorrect?
Thanks,
Charlie
After taking a 12 mile ride the other day to warm up the bike so I could check the oil (side stand for 10 minutes then center stand down), the oil level didn't change so I suspected it was overfilled. I went to start the bike tonight and it would barely turn over so I drained the oil and sure enough, about 6 quarts came out....now I’m thinking serious engine damage due to overfilling.
I decided to check the spark plugs and about 2-3 tablespoons of oil ran out of the left cylinder spark plug hole. When I removed the right cylinder spark plug there was a small amount of oil on the exposed threads but nothing more.
Now several questions:
1. Is the engine damaged?
2. Would a compression test be the next step to determine the extent of damage?
3. I understood these engines couldn’t be overfilled as excess oil would end up in the air box, I checked this several times during my rides and never saw any oil....is my understanding incorrect?
Thanks,
Charlie