hey guys.
how accurate is the sight glass? i fixed an oil leak by replacing the copper washer on the drain plug.
i did a complete drain and full top up but noticed that the oil level in the sight glass remains the exact same when hot or cold.
i topped up with 1.25 litres of oil as stated in the manual. i measured it.
i put the motorcycle on a horizontal motorcycle stand, and ran the bike. when i checked it while the motor was cold, the oil level was about 3/4 of the way up, then i ran the bike until the cooling fan came on, re-checked the oil level in the sight glass and it was about half way. then i let the bike cool down, to go wash it, re-checked the oil level in the sight glass and it was still half way(on a cold motor).
bike was on the stand the whole time.
just wondering if anyone would know why? or if its normal or not?
doesn't make much sense to me.
the bike is a KTM 450 EXC 2004 model.
how accurate is the sight glass? i fixed an oil leak by replacing the copper washer on the drain plug.
i did a complete drain and full top up but noticed that the oil level in the sight glass remains the exact same when hot or cold.
i topped up with 1.25 litres of oil as stated in the manual. i measured it.
i put the motorcycle on a horizontal motorcycle stand, and ran the bike. when i checked it while the motor was cold, the oil level was about 3/4 of the way up, then i ran the bike until the cooling fan came on, re-checked the oil level in the sight glass and it was about half way. then i let the bike cool down, to go wash it, re-checked the oil level in the sight glass and it was still half way(on a cold motor).
bike was on the stand the whole time.
just wondering if anyone would know why? or if its normal or not?
doesn't make much sense to me.
the bike is a KTM 450 EXC 2004 model.