RE: Re: R1 oil level light?

I wonder if this has anything to do with the rate at which oil can return to
the bottom of the sump via the baffle plate?? i.e. not enough and/or large
enough drian holes in the baffle plate. By increasing revs the pressure
relief valve may be actuated directing oil more quickly back to the sump?

Just a theory - otherwise it sounds like a dodgy level indication.

- Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: bike-engined-cars@...
[mailto:bike-engined-cars@...]On Behalf Of adithorp
Sent: 25 June 2009 10:59
To: bike-engined-cars@...
Subject: [bike-engined-cars] Re: R1 oil level light?


It's usefull that at idle to know the level isn't dropping and also comes on
if you get the revs up before the engine is warm so reminds me not to thrash
it when cold! I'm not worried, 4500miles in and it's fine (not blown up) but
just curious to know why. Would just put it down to the swich being high up;
The switch is more a "oil level below full" than "oil low" and the level
drops as the revs increase, ...but why does it go out at higher revs ...and
not happen after the oil has done a few miles?

adrian

-- In bike-engined-cars@..., "Jonathan Rarity" <jonathan@...>
wrote:
>
> Simple solution ..... Disconnect it :)))) The oil level light  is as
useful
> as a chocolate ashtray in a BEC. If the oil level ever got so low as to
> trigger the oil level light then you'd have much bigger things to worry
> about in your engine than the light coming on.
>
> Oil pressure is the only thing you need to worry about.
>
> jr
>




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