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[sugarbear20]

I am leaving for florida next week with 850 miles on bike and no chance to put more on so decided to go ahead and change all fluids. When I took the filter off very little oil ran out maybe a 1/4 teaspoon I turned filter up and no more ran out. My other bikes, I usually had a mess to clean up. Has anyone experienced this? First bike with oil cooler and didn't know if that made any difference.

[grc]

I am leaving for florida next week with 850 miles on bike and no chance to put more on so decided to go ahead and change all fluids. When I took the filter off very little oil ran out maybe a 1/4 teaspoon I turned filter up and no more ran out. My other bikes, I usually had a mess to clean up. Has anyone experienced this? First bike with oil cooler and didn't know if that made any difference.

Did you run the engine and get the oil warm before you changed it?  If you did, that filter should have been full of oil.  Even if the bike had been sitting for months and you just removed the filter without running the engine first, it shouldn't have drained back completely.  What you described is definitely not normal, oil cooler or no oil cooler.


Jerry

[sugarbear20]

someone on the engine section suggested I run the engine and pull the filter again to check it. I think that is a great idea. will let you know.

[Mikey]

I can promise one thing "It aint good"

[sugarbear20]

I just replied in motor section. Loosened the new filter and it was full. I still am puzzled as to what happened but motor seems ok the trip to Florida should tell. Thanks for replying

[sugarbear20]

now have 2 thousand miles on bike and no problem. still puzzled. Did have one problem coming back from florida in a fairly moderate rain. with rain sock on intake. Motor started dying but then picked back up. Don't know if it was moisture or lack of air with sock on. It only happened once. Looked at sock at next stop and it seemed ok. Not sure what was going on. Bike must have been built on Fri.