Oil Change gone WRONG

[Guest]

Put your bike up on the center stand and check it again. The level will change. When my bike is off the center (mine is checked on the center stand) stand it show the sight glass way full, on the center stand the oil level is a wee bit under the full line.

 

[Gregory]

Often the seal gets folded in packaging and takes a slight set. A day or two under a few good books, I'm talking proper literature here, no trashy fiction, leaves you less to fight with getting it to sit in the groove. Obviously, European authors for metric bikes.You may need Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky if the kink is bad.

That made me laugh...very good. I probably would have screwed up and used an almanac

 

[chuck hahn]

30 seconds in boiling water does the trick for kink removal.

 

[Brendan W]

30 seconds in boiling water does the trick for kink removal.

Do you bring the seal in with you as well ?

 

[Gbrown]

Just make sure to either clean it really well or buy momma a new one. I found out once what mobil1 clean 5k 5w30 tasted like because i forgot to reattach my oil pressure gauge line on my 60 c10 rat rod when i was priming the oil system after a cam and crank swap and got the oil geiser money shot. "Honey, can you please pass the rotella?"

This made me laugh (sorry)! I also have a 60 c10 project truck. What are the odds of that?!? Are you on a chevy forum for your truck?

 

[Gbrown]

Do you bring the seal in with you as well ?

:clap::smile::clap:

 

[60ratrod]

This made me laugh (sorry)! I also have a 60 c10 project truck. What are the odds of that?!? Are you on a chevy forum for your truck?

I think i'm still a member of 67-72chevytrucks.com but i haven't logged on in forever over there

 

[Gbrown]

***UPDATE***
When I changed the oil I used the Rotella T (as recommended by many on this forum) and for the first time ever my clutch slipped between 4-5. I asked some of the guys at work who have been riding longer and they say it's because of additives in the Rotella T. Is there a certain type of Rotella T I should have used? Our local O'Reilly Auto Parts only had what's pictured below so that's what I used. I'd love to hear some input on this. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

***UPDATE***
When I changed the oil I used the Rotella T (as recommended by many on this forum) and for the first time ever my clutch slipped between 4-5. I asked some of the guys at work who have been riding longer and they say it's because of additives in the Rotella T. Is there a certain type of Rotella T I should have used? Our local O'Reilly Auto Parts only had what's pictured below so that's what I used. I'd love to hear some input on this. Thanks.

Rotella T or the Syn Rotella 15w/40 or the 10w/40 is fine. The additives didn't make your clutch slip. When was the last time you have inspected your clutch? I would do a clutch inspection and probably new clutch springs and adjust it.

 

[JTGS850GL]

Never heard of Rotella making clutches slip. I'd look elsewhere for the problem.

 

[eil]

Been away from this thread for a while. Wanted to pop in to say: there's actually a procedure for checking the oil level and it's in your service manual. You do have to pop it up on the center stand (on a level surface) but it's not easy as just reading it when the engine is cold and definitely not while it's running.

and for the first time ever my clutch slipped between 4-5

Yeah, if your clutch slipped, it's not the Rotella T. Wait... what do you mean between 4 and 5?

 

[Gbrown]

Been away from this thread for a while. Wanted to pop in to say: there's actually a procedure for checking the oil level and it's in your service manual. You do have to pop it up on the center stand (on a level surface) but it's not easy as just reading it when the engine is cold and definitely not while it's running.



Yeah, if your clutch slipped, it's not the Rotella T. Wait... what do you mean between 4 and 5?

Interesting... I've been told by several guys with more experience than I to check the oil level with the bike OFF the center stand. However, after closely reviewing my owners manual, it says nothing about taking the bike off the center stand before checking the oil after a change. So I'll be sure to check it with the bike up on the center stand and see what it reads. 'Between 4-5' referred to between fourth and fifth gear. After all the reassurance here, I'm going to assume the Rotella T was not the culprit so that's reassuring...

 

[JTGS850GL]

On the center stand on level ground for all GS's. I believe the manual says to start up the engine, run it for a short time and then shut it down. Wait a specified amount of time and then check the oil level through the window. I'm assuming that the reason for starting the engine first is to ensure that the oil filter compartment and all passages are filled with oil. That would take into count a dry filter after a fresh oil filter change.

If you're saying the clutch slips when going into 5th gear, then you may want to replace the clutch springs. They're cheap enough and after 30+ years they do tend to get a little weak. Go OEM on the springs for best feel.