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by jo white
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It might just be something as simple as dodgy electrics or oil pressure sender
--- In bike-engined-cars@..., "teambuttnaked" <teambuttnaked@...> wrote:
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> Can't really help as I've only done about 20 miles in mine and about 1/2 of that has been in competition but I'd be interested to know how much overfill you got?
>
> I have a baffle fitted, have modded the AIS and have the breathers connected to a catch tank, I filled mine to the top of the window didn't know how much to overfill. I was out sprinting at the weekend and mine blew about 1/4 of a litre out.
> Prior to the weekend my oil light has never come on once the oil temp has got above about 70 degrees. After I'd lost the oil it was coming on towards the end of my run but that was flat in 2nd, 3rd and 4th down the finishing straight. It soon went off once i backed off.
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> I'm pretty sure I run around on the road in the 7-8000 revs area and I've not noticed it once the oil is up to temp.
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> Andy
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> .--- In bike-engined-cars@..., "adithorp" <adithorp@> wrote:
> >
> > R1 oil level light?
> >
> > I've got an 5VY R1 ('06), baffled and breather mods done feeding to a catch tank. I get no oil in the catch tank, just a little condensation. It's also got an oil over fill as recommended by those in the know.
> >
> > Now the problem. When running at constant mid revs (7-8000) on the motorway the oil level light comes on. Pressure remains good (70-80psi). Ease off and it goes out; push on to 9000+rpm and it goes out!
> >
> > As the engine revs increase, the level drops but that doesn't account for it going back out at higher revs.
> >
> > It's done 4500miles now and not blown up including one run at 90+mph (abroad) for 1 1/2 hour so...
> >
> > Any theories?
> >
> > adrian
> >
>
--- In bike-engined-cars@..., "teambuttnaked" <teambuttnaked@...> wrote:
>
> Can't really help as I've only done about 20 miles in mine and about 1/2 of that has been in competition but I'd be interested to know how much overfill you got?
>
> I have a baffle fitted, have modded the AIS and have the breathers connected to a catch tank, I filled mine to the top of the window didn't know how much to overfill. I was out sprinting at the weekend and mine blew about 1/4 of a litre out.
> Prior to the weekend my oil light has never come on once the oil temp has got above about 70 degrees. After I'd lost the oil it was coming on towards the end of my run but that was flat in 2nd, 3rd and 4th down the finishing straight. It soon went off once i backed off.
>
> I'm pretty sure I run around on the road in the 7-8000 revs area and I've not noticed it once the oil is up to temp.
>
> Andy
>
> .--- In bike-engined-cars@..., "adithorp" <adithorp@> wrote:
> >
> > R1 oil level light?
> >
> > I've got an 5VY R1 ('06), baffled and breather mods done feeding to a catch tank. I get no oil in the catch tank, just a little condensation. It's also got an oil over fill as recommended by those in the know.
> >
> > Now the problem. When running at constant mid revs (7-8000) on the motorway the oil level light comes on. Pressure remains good (70-80psi). Ease off and it goes out; push on to 9000+rpm and it goes out!
> >
> > As the engine revs increase, the level drops but that doesn't account for it going back out at higher revs.
> >
> > It's done 4500miles now and not blown up including one run at 90+mph (abroad) for 1 1/2 hour so...
> >
> > Any theories?
> >
> > adrian
> >
>
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