Motorcycle Oil Level Sight Glass

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Motorcycle oil level sight glass. The first two steps 1 and 2 ensure that actual oil level is well below the sight glass. My oil sight glass looks like there is condensation on it this a double thickness type thing. The oil level should be at or near the middle of both marks. Step 4 take note of the oil level in relation to the upper and lower oil level indicator marks on the sight glass.

As soon as the oil covers the window by tilting it the cloudiness goes away. A layman s attempt at changing the oil sight glass in a gs 1200 adventure. I don t go for rides shorter than about an hour. Rubbing alcohol that is how do you change your oil level sight glass on a dirt bike.

Bikes with a sight glass require that you hold the bike level either from the saddle or beside the bike look at the window conveniently located on the bottom of the engine to make sure the oil level is between the two marks on the case. Here is a photo of it so you can see by yourself. I run my oil to the low mark so i get the same thing. If doing an oil change at the same time 1 and 2 are not needed.

Last time i checked it was clear now you can just see the oil through it. 1 tilt the bike to the right for oilheads. This a common thing. Observe the oil sight glass window as it fills with oil.

Regular 3 4000 mile oil changes with mobil 1 4t until about 30k miles and have since been using rotella t6 full syn. The oil level lens has a pair of marks imprinted on the top and bottom of the lens indicating the amount of oil in the motor eliminating the need for a messy dipstick. One problem about that is that the oil level sight glass gauge is completely unreadable there is some opaque thing on the inner side that prevents me from seeing the actual oil level. After 1 500 miles i have noticed that the oil level in the sight glass has gone from in the middle of the high and low marks to above the high mark about 2mm.

2 put the bike on the side stand on classic k bikes k1 k75 k100 k1100.