GMAK
Well-known member
Through my experience, and experiences discussed here, many are
aware of the oil level "growth" issue after an oil change.
I certainly don't have the answer, but I've got a circumvention that I
accidentally stumbled upon. It does not 100% eliminate the growth,
but certainly ******* it to a barely noticeable level.
It's premium grade gas. A few summers ago I began using premium
gas in hopes of gaining a little cooler operation for the hot months.
I began to notice that at my normally short ~2K change interval, that
I hadn't yet filled the entire sight glass. Before the gas grade change,
I would complete an oil/filter change, being very careful to bring the
new oil level to the halfway point of the lower and upper margins. Of
course, this was accomplished after brief run-in to gain a stable oil
level.
As I rode, it would generally take somewhere around 2-2.5K miles
for the initial oil level to expand to, or beyond the full sight glass.
After the gas grade change, that I really just continued throughout
the entire year, my oil level at change time is still very close to the
original midpoint.
YMMV, based on any number of factors. I'm only describing this as
my experience.
Thanks.
aware of the oil level "growth" issue after an oil change.
I certainly don't have the answer, but I've got a circumvention that I
accidentally stumbled upon. It does not 100% eliminate the growth,
but certainly ******* it to a barely noticeable level.
It's premium grade gas. A few summers ago I began using premium
gas in hopes of gaining a little cooler operation for the hot months.
I began to notice that at my normally short ~2K change interval, that
I hadn't yet filled the entire sight glass. Before the gas grade change,
I would complete an oil/filter change, being very careful to bring the
new oil level to the halfway point of the lower and upper margins. Of
course, this was accomplished after brief run-in to gain a stable oil
level.
As I rode, it would generally take somewhere around 2-2.5K miles
for the initial oil level to expand to, or beyond the full sight glass.
After the gas grade change, that I really just continued throughout
the entire year, my oil level at change time is still very close to the
original midpoint.
YMMV, based on any number of factors. I'm only describing this as
my experience.
Thanks.
