XTZ tenere oil consumption
 

Hi i am a bit concerned about the oil consumption, at my first 500miles i took the bike back to the dealers as the dip stick did not reach the oil level. After the first service when i had a centre stand fitted i checked the oil level with a cold engine and it was mid way with a cold engine. I have just checked the level after 1000 miles and the oil does not touch the dip stick again! I topped up and found it took half a litre to bring it back to mid way with a cold engine. Is half a litre per 1000miles normal? the bike has done 1600 miles up to now. :eusa_pray:

run the motor for a few mins then check the oil level..
oil drains down into the sump when the bike has been sitting
for a while.. " over night etc"

As Pete says, you must check the oil on a warm engine. If you don't it is highly likely you will end up over-filling, which WILL result in oil loss as the excess will inevitably get blown out somewhere (usually into the airbox).

What happens is that on a cold engine a fair amount oil drains down into the sump. After warming up the oil pump will scavenge this excess and return it to the tank, reaching an equilibrium. This is the point at which the level should be measured.

Have a read of this.

oil level consumption
 

Thanks folks it seem s a daft system when you have minutes to check your oil level. I have probly overfilled my bike, i will give the filter tube a check tommorrow.

No oil in air filter tube so i drained out some oil out so the level showed about a quarter full went to the petrol station 3miles and checked the level as soon as i turned the engine off. result well over the full mark but not to the top of the dipstick. i think next time i will fill till it just shows on the dipstick when cold and see where it shows when hot, hopefully it should show full.

When mine is full, or very nearly full on the dipstick (warm engine), the level doesn't even register on the dipstick when cold.

I check my oil when I fill it with fuel - usually it's been running for a couple of miles and stays pretty constant at just near the top of the hatched area. After long thrashes you might want to let it settle a bit as it can occasionally be a bit "frothy".

Just to compare I had an old SOHC Honda CB750 (awful, awful bike) and it would empty the whole tank into the sump overnight. Whereas my BSA C15 just emptied the tank onto the floor.

+1 its scary stuff but you soon get used to it lol

On a recent trip I did with a number of XTs, it was scary to see how many didn't know how to check their oil level properly.

And these were "long term" XT owners!!!

Checking it is a pain but worth doing properly to avoid expensive bills.

Yes, but it does mean your engine is safer when the bike is on i't side.