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Evening all. Sorry got another question. I’ve had my 400/4 a few months now and was wondering how much oil its normal to use? I estimate that I’ve used about 1.5 litres and riden about 800 miles. Is that about normal or have I a problem? There’s no obvious oil leak that I can see and haven’t noticed blue smoke out of the exhaust.
Hi Julie. Had a look at the air filter and foam in the bottom of the air box. Seems pretty dry and good there ( to my untrained eye). Will try K2-K6 Redex idea and see what happens. Is it ok to still use my bike with this oil problem or is it likely to make things worse?
My brain is still thinking 😀😀😀 Are you checking the oil level correctly each time. Cold engine, bike on centre stand, clean dip stick, put dip stick back in the hole, do not screw it back in, just have it resting there on the lip and check level. You say there is no evidence of blue smoke from the exhaust 🤔, have you had someone ride / drive behind you to confirm this? Either the oil is leaking out or burning out.......either way, it's coming out, we just need to find from where. Don't worry too much though, these engines are as tough as old boots and I'm sure you don't ride it like a maniac 😀😀😀
Quote from: Nurse Julie on May 28, 2019, 10:16:59 PMMy brain is still thinking 😀😀😀 Are you checking the oil level correctly each time. Cold engine, bike on centre stand, clean dip stick, put dip stick back in the hole, do not screw it back in, just have it resting there on the lip and check level. You say there is no evidence of blue smoke from the exhaust 🤔, have you had someone ride / drive behind you to confirm this? Either the oil is leaking out or burning out.......either way, it's coming out, we just need to find from where. Don't worry too much though, these engines are as tough as old boots and I'm sure you don't ride it like a maniac 😀😀😀I'm sure there was a thread recently saying we had got it all wrong on checking oil levels, should be hot, screwed in not cold on top of threads. The way you describe is the way I always checked the oil levels Julie.