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#282098 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:oil using s.o.b. 2 Years ago   Well, it's either leaking or it's burning, but it can't do either one undetected!!!   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #282102 Mark7 (Moderator) Look for me on MSN chat if you want. Moderator Posts: 2051 Re:oil using s.o.b. 2 Years ago   If you're not going to trust the 4 quart rule and are insisting on checking the oil volume with the dipstick you need to just go ahead and put your Road Star up for sale because you're NEVER going to have time to ride. You're constantly going to be trying to determine how much oil is in the thing, get ticked off and have the opinion that the bike is crap. In reality the bike is fantastic, it's just the method for checking the oil is flawed. Trust us man, put the 4 quarts in. screw down the dipstick and unless you have a leak or your trailing blue smoke the oil level is just fine. Again, if you can't work with that head down to Wally-mart and get you a sign like the one below. -M7   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #282156 davej (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 4201 Re:oil using s.o.b. 2 Years ago   I think if I just had the recall done and they had the motor apart and put new rings in it when the recall was done and now it's using oil. It would be going back to find out what they did wrong. If they say nothing is wrong make sure you get "GOOD" documentation that a complaint of oil use was filed. That will give you some leverage in the event of a major problem.   Logged     dave   The administrator has disabled public write access. #282181 bowhunter4265 (User) Detroiter by Birth Eastsider by the Grace of God Gold Boarder Posts: 707 Re:oil using s.o.b. 2 Years ago   grey wolf, did you put the cap in and run it to move the oil out of the tank? It fills up to easy when you do not run the engine for a moment, but remember to put the cap in and screw it. another ? are you sure that the proper plug is removed to get oil out? oil should come out of both real easy if the proper plug is removed, both should drain even if one is takin out and empty, the other still drains when removed.. that can give you a thought or area of where the oil is going, basically which is empty engine or tank.. anyway hope this is all good info for you. here is a link for oil change with nice pics http://roadstarclinic.com/content/view/158/116/ I think we all have made a mistake in the past, so good info to track down the parts and see where the oil is. Paul   Logged     Paul K&N, V&H Powershots, 185DJ, Stock Pilot, 3.25pms   The administrator has disabled public write access. #282184 bowhunter4265 (User) Detroiter by Birth Eastsider by the Grace of God Gold Boarder Posts: 707 Re:oil using s.o.b. 2 Years ago   Oh yah forgot, Davej when the engine was rebuilt... A bit of oil like break-in of a new bike would be understandable, but over 2 qts sounds extreme. Just seems odd that this much oil is not showing up somewhere... bike would rattle like a drum that low on oil..   Logged     Paul K&N, V&H Powershots, 185DJ, Stock Pilot, 3.25pms   The administrator has disabled public write access. #282214 EPRoadie (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1264 Re:oil using s.o.b. 2 Years ago   Have a '01 Silverado and as the others say, 4 qts in and 4 qts out( new filter ) ! I changed mine for the first time last year and if I hadn't bought a service manual from JP Cycles and decided to check out HOW to change the oil on this bike I'd jacked it all up no doubt ! But it was easy enough !   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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